Induction ceremony.

The reason the American flag is folded thirteen times in ceremony.

The Native American pipe ceremony is a sacred ritual.

Written last July, it was never published until now.

Sexuality is the gateway of life. Sexual union is a sacred offering of pleasure and a journey into the ecstatic horizon — where the manifest and un-manifest, possible and impossible, merge into one.

Exorcism is the act of breaking the power of the Devil or other evil spirits that influence or control a person’s actions. Exorcism presupposes the existence of the Devil as an evil force in the lives of human beings.

The symposium was an elaborate ceremony that usually took place in a ruler’s dining hall or public building, often a temple.

SIDS Candlelight Ceremony 2007.

The Bat Mitzvah is a ceremony that celebrates a Jewish girl’s becoming an adult member of her community. Somewhat like Quinceañera and debutante balls, the Bat Mitzvah is a rite of passage for many Jewish girls, especially in North America.

This piece is about creating your own self-love ritual to help cultivate unconditional love within your own heart and mind and spirit to share with the world. It all starts with you.