Ritual, everyday ritual, is incredibly powerful!
Examine the ritual of power, be that in the opening of parliament, royal celebrations, religious ceremony…and you begin to see the importance and power of ritual!
So where does this fit into a sustainable life or a permaculture smallholding?
It is simple to understand in the context of power…
Since the rise of the Age of Technology, our real power as human beings has become diminished.
We have become reliant on technology, without stopping to assess and filter the bits we really need and want.
I was contemplating this as I lit the stove this morning, moving to and fro with paper and wood, collecting fuel from the barn, whilst casting my eyes over the pile of long thin trunks, standing erect ready to be sawn into logs. 
My early morning coffee is predicated on lighting the stove and doing small chores, as I wait for the kettle to boil. This is a ritual I choose to partake of.
I could have kept my electric kettle and simply touched a switch each morning, but chose instead to avail of that great commodity: time!
Rising a little earlier, cleaning the ash-pan, lighting the stove and waiting, allows my morning to begin a sacred quietness.
I walk to the back door and stand by the open portal to Nature, as she heralds the morning in with birdsong.
The power of ritual is our power.
It is what we have forgotten, as technology imbibes us to forget our humanity.
We need both.
We need to be selective and thoughtful about what we wish to keep in our lives.
It is our power to choose.
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Rising a little earlier, cleaning the ash-pan, lighting the stove and waiting, allows my morning to begin a sacred quietness.
Lovely pictures and home. I’d love it if you did a YouTube update. Love seeing the beauty!
Thanks Kim, but it takes so long to upload a video without a landline, otherwise I’d post videos daily!
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enjoying the morning and my ritual awakening. Thanks for this post.
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I agree Colette and I think also that ritual in daily life sanctifies it somehow and gives us the time to reconnect with Nature and the elements
Well said and totally agree Colette & in a couple of years i hope to put this life style into practice in the west of Ireland…..X
A beautiful post this morning… Thanks so much.
good morning to you, and yes we do need ritual it keeps us(me anyway) feel normal and something to look forward to. have a wonderful day!
Beautiful inspiring post Colette, thank you. Happy Thursday. x
So true, especially about our needing BOTH the technology and the ritual. I remember an old American Indian legend about the white man (European) and the red man all being in America together back in time, and that white man went across the sea to learn technology and bring it back here. He was supposed to SHARE it with his red brothers and sisters, and the combination of knowledge COULD have made a great new world. But he chose the greedy path and we all know the eventual end result of that -we are LIVING it!