Individualism is an Assumption
Typically in american culture and other secularized and capitalistic cultures, we make the assumption of the individual.
We are parts of a larger web and with that comes a responsibility to participate and give to the network. This stands in contrast to modern, secular individualism which centers the individual and their personal well being over the collective.
Psychologization of the World
Because we live in a secular world, psychology becomes the only answer for what were once considered spiritual maladies and experiences. With this comes a pathologizing of all experiences which fall outside the framework of capitalism and how we fit into that system (as either owners of capital or as proletariat) become pathologized as abnormal or unwell.
The DSM-V is the modern day Witches Hammer or malleus maleficarum
this is like diagnosis a wilting plant with wilting plant syndrome rather than looking at the soil and the water.
capitalism benefits from the individualization of wellness because it distracts from seeing the environmental reasons for unwellness.
Ceremony externalizes the locus of power in an individual's lifeCeremony externalizes the locus of power in an individual's life
There is an instinct in modern magical circles to try and understand all magical experiences as functions of our internal psychology. For example, some magicians like to think of the various spirit...
Can someone with no cultural connection to ritual or ceremony develop a ritual system that can orient them to a collective experience?
Yes, I believe so. While most living ceremonies and rituals are handed down through shared culture- I believe a person with no cultural context for ceremony can develop one. In fact must develop a context for ceremony
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