Heating water for the sacrifice (1917) by Lewis Larsson, John D. Whiting.

Source: Library of Congress

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/8bb33a98-2e04-4cc7-af54-535ba71e2e51

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#Bali, #Indonesia
A mud bath purification ritual on the Balinese Day of Silence, the public holiday held to mark the Balinese Hindu new year, in Kedonganan village.

Photograph: Sonny Tumbelaka/AFP/Getty Images

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How I use small ritual moments—hand-washing, bells, Pomodoro—to anchor attention, deepen presence, and convert ordinary life into purposeful practice.

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/life-lessons/2025/11/importance-of-ritual-moments

#Rituals #Presence #MindfulWork #Mindfulness #Productivity

https://specstories.substack.com/p/dont-settle-for-routines

Don’t Settle for Routines.
Build Rituals That Matter.

A routine is a checklist. A ritual is a choice.

#rituals #routines #substack #WritingCommunity #writer #selfimprovement #personaldevelopment

Sapo: Hunting Magic of the Amazon
Learn about the secretions of the Giant Waxy Monkey Frog (Phyllomedusa bicolor) known as Sapo or Kambo, and its' ritual use as a hunting magic by indigenous communities.

https://youtu.be/PihWE00uHYM?si=vSRi2lyeU0YEt359

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Poor Willie, he's had a hard time of it these last few years.

Wiarton Willie, Ontario's belo...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/wiarton-willie-obit-9.7122450