Ritual Theory and Ritual Design

Ritual Theory and Ritual Design On-Demand on Thinkific

Originally taught as a four-week course on Morbid Anatomy, this course in ritual design basics and troubleshooting is intended to help you understand how rituals work, why they work, and how to design your own. You are only a few clicks away from this powerful tool for communicating with your unconscious.

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How Rituals Work

Learn the psychology behind rituals and why they work the way they do. This will help you to design effective rituals for yourself and groups.

Basic Design Tools

Discover the basic elements of rituals, altars, and the ways we communicated with the unconscious via metaphor and symbolic language.

Groups & Zoom

If you have to lead a ritual for a large group or a virtual group via a tool like Zoom, the course offers tips and tricks to make sure it is effective for everyone.

Community & Support

In addition to the course, resources, and downloads, you will also get access to community forums, monthly office hours, and regular support from the instructor and your peers

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How to Use Fairy Tales in Ritual Design

In the introductory course, I explain that rituals are in the language of the unconscious – myth, metaphor, fairy tale and archetype. In my new course using fairy tales, I dive deeper into HOW to use a story to design a ritual.

This new course includes a Three Step Process to selecting and analyzing a tale. And four active examples using details from these stories:

  • Snow White
  • Vasilisa the Beautiful
  • Cinderella
  • The Handless Maiden