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For Small Creatures Such as We: Rituals for Finding Meaning in Our Unlikely World
Sasha Sagan
4.11 AVERAGE
375 reviews for:
For Small Creatures Such as We: Rituals for Finding Meaning in Our Unlikely World
Sasha Sagan
4.11 AVERAGE
:( I don't love it but I can appreciate that the author felt passionate enough to write it.
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Gorgeous. A meditation on meaning, love, memory, and the wonder inherent in the science of the natural world. We are lucky to have passed on the wisdom of Carl Sagan by his daughter, who is clearly more than a little wise herself.
So, I went into this thinking it would be a little different than what it turned out to be. I was looking for something to help me create my own rituals. However, I ended up liking it so much that I bought it, because so much of what she has to say really just resonated with me. I even *gasp* dog-eared a page!
Sagan discusses how human beings need ritual - we thrive on it. And how, since so many of us are no longer a part of the church (or whatever religion we may have started out in), we lose out on that feeling of togetherness with the rituals. And that really hit home for me. She goes from the beginning of the year to the end, and discusses the traditional rituals, where they may have come from, and even sometimes what her own family does. She talks about her parents with a devotion that is just so lovely. And while I didn't come out of the book with any specific ideas for my own rituals, I still felt like the book was a bit of a balm to my aching soul.
It's a great book, it's not a long read, and it's one that I can see myself reading over and over again. Well worth the purchase price, for sure.
Sagan discusses how human beings need ritual - we thrive on it. And how, since so many of us are no longer a part of the church (or whatever religion we may have started out in), we lose out on that feeling of togetherness with the rituals. And that really hit home for me. She goes from the beginning of the year to the end, and discusses the traditional rituals, where they may have come from, and even sometimes what her own family does. She talks about her parents with a devotion that is just so lovely. And while I didn't come out of the book with any specific ideas for my own rituals, I still felt like the book was a bit of a balm to my aching soul.
It's a great book, it's not a long read, and it's one that I can see myself reading over and over again. Well worth the purchase price, for sure.
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Such a beautiful book about the myriad ways, both secular & religious, that humans throughout our history as a species have used (and continue to use) ritual to mark important moments.
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
This is a beautiful book, but it's much more an autobiography and reflection on rituals rather than an actual collection of rituals.
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medium-paced
I found this book to be so beautiful and a breath of fresh air.
This is a beautiful, thoughtful, well researched, and heartfelt book.