558 reviews for:

The Power of Ritual: Turning Everyday Activities Into Soulful Practices

Casper Ter Kuile

3.97 AVERAGE

aisathey's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

4.5

sbdutson's review against another edition

5.0

LISTENED. Seemed well written and I loved most of the concepts. Would be a good one to actually read because I would get more out of it.

ryankmotter's review

4.0

I entered this book wanting to enjoy it and giving thanks for Casper’s regular newsletter and work. I left it feeling as though I wanted it to be something more. Casper’s a great storyteller and teacher, and there were moments in reading where I felt like I had come alongside him as he recorded a very lengthy episode of a podcast. That said, beyond encouraging folks to reflect on a large cast of rituals playing out in the world I’m not sure I feel like Casper effectively invited us to live into or create the “Rule of Life” he returns to at the end of the book.

hmbickes's review against another edition

challenging inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

juliabutwithbooks's review against another edition

hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

3.25

megangrint's review against another edition

3.0

Some good information for sure and I feel like I learned, but it was also very repetitive.

ayannasarah's review against another edition

this guy wouldn’t stop yapping about harry potter and it was grating on my nerves

rkw25's review against another edition

1.0

Since I teach about ritual, I was curious about this book which has gotten some press. It was disappointing--nothing new or groundbreaking and the author relied way more on "religious" writers than I expected for a none. The rituals discussed are: for connecting to oneself: reading and sabbath; for connecting with others: eating and exercising; for connecting to nature: considering pilgrimage and calendars; for connecting to the divine/transcendent: prayer and small groups of accountability. Everything old is new again; everything new is already part of the human cycle somewhere.

hollymcb's review against another edition

informative inspiring reflective

3.0

emmisary's review against another edition

4.0

A re-read for book club. I love the ideas about remixing traditions to make them more applicable for yourself in whatever state you're in. And taking the things you already do and turning them into ritual by creating a more mindful practice around them. The big ideas: connection with self (ex. sacred reading of secular texts, tech sabbath), nature (ex. pilgrimage, celebrating seasons), others (ex. eating together, exercise together), and the transcendent (ex. rethinking prayer).