We often think of ritual as sacred or grand—but what if the everyday is already ceremonial? Making tea. Washing hands. Saying goodbye. We’ll explore how micro-rituals restore coherence and offer a rhythm of return to self and other. Homecomings can have infinite tidings. From the smell of your morning brew to the taste of that go-to pizza and the rhythm of your partner’s moves or the echo of a distant owl. Returning to begin again belights and delights.
Let’s explore rituals of return through naturescope. Possibilities include numerous household routines, praying daily wherever the time finds, and placing your shoes exactly where fit best. What might rituals feel like for grouper gathering, meerkat waiting, and heron baiting?
Are there rituals of return that are born out of independent singleness?
How do these rituals open up and constrain new opportunities?
Meet – Rituals of Return: Daily Acts as Portals to Presence
