@vgr ceremony is self-conscious ritual. what you're calling "ritual" seems more like "habit." ritual="changing mental states with others"?
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@vgr I'm working on explaining all of social media as ritual so my definitions are oriented toward that! - 3 more replies
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@vgr@sarahdoingthing ritual is dogmatic. Ceremony is nostalgic. -
@calitalieh@sarahdoingthing Watching Grimm, they're showing a ceremonial nazi-ish trial. That doesn't seem nostalgic. Power signal? - 1 more reply
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@vgr@sarahdoingthing ceremonial rituals are hierophanic: they order the physical and spiritual world. No sharp line though.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@vgr@sarahdoingthing Ceremony is formalism, ritual is magic. Marriage ceremony is ritual supposed to cause significant change in the world.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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