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Casper ter Kuile: The Power of Ritual (2020, HarperCollins Publishers) 3 stars

Ter Kuile, cohost of the podcast Harry Potter and the Sacred Text, demonstrates in his …

I'm still in chapter 1, but this seems like the kind of book that I'd really enjoy. It talks about recognizing deeper meanings in the things that we do and adding an element of ritual to our daily activities to create additional meaning and purpose that nourishes us in ways that traditional religion used to.

So far, I've been really struck by the idea of something like a reading club or CrossFit, or just taking a walk in the woods, becoming a sort of ritualized spiritual experience that can hold value. It rings true.