The Power of Ritual with Casper ter Kuile

<p class="">I’m so excited to share my conversation with Casper ter Kuile. He has a book coming out this month, The Power of Ritual. He breaks down the architecture of ritual and how to bring more intentional ritual into your work and life.</p> <p class="">I love the four “categories” of ritual Casper lays out in his book- those for connecting with yourself, rituals that connect you to others, nature, and to something transcendent.</p> <p id="yui_3_17_2_1_1600314692991_88" class="">I first encountered Casper’s work through his company, The Sacred Design Lab, and their free PDF, which you should totally download, How we Gather. It showed how the breakdown of organized religion has opened up an ecological niche, if you will, for brands like Crossfit and Tough Mudder to become one of many places that we get meaning and belonging from - instead of just one place of workship.</p> <p class="">Casper’s work is like Biomimicry (studying nature for design inspiration) ..but for religion. Whether you are religious or not, studying religion to understand how it plays a role in people’s lives delivers some powerful insights.</p> <p class="">Casper’s work shows us just how powerful those insights are.</p> <p class="">As he says in the opening quote, we need to be intentional about which rituals we lift up and celebrate because they each tell a story...every myth is communicated from generation to generation through the rituals that we maintain.</p> <p class="">What rituals make up your work life and home life? How do you measure and mark time?</p> <p class="">I hope you enjoy the conversation, and start harnessing the power of ritual!</p> <p><span style="font-size: 18pt;"><a href= "https://theconversationfactory.com/conversation-factory-insider"><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Support the Podcast and get insider access</span></a></span></p> <h1><a href= "https://theconversationfactory.com/listen"><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Full transcription and more on the conversation factory</span></a></h1> <p class="">Casper on the