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Today's journey took me in the air first to St. Louis, where from above I saw many flooded areas, and then to Raleigh-Durham (more flooding) and finally on to Saxapahaw, North Carolina, from where I'm now posting. The main event is Father's Day weekend, but there are extracurriculars made possible out of extra good luck, kismet, fate or some mysterious equivalent. This very same weekend, Tibetan monks are in town creating a sand mandala (The Wheel of Time or something like it); and also, Dexter Romweber will be playing here -- I saw him first perform when he was a teenager! Since then, he's done all sorts of intense things from Flat Duo Jets with his sister Sara on drums (proto-White Stripes) to various and sundry other projects. His fierce spirit will continue to be evident with The New Romans in Saxapahaw, I have no doubt.
In transit, I only just began Twyla Tharp's The Creative Habit: Learn It and Use It for Life. A Practical Guide (2003). She quickly brings up the benefits of ritual behavior in her work. Before we delve into this trope at greater length in a future post, let's step back a moment. Here are my questions for the day. What sort of rituals do you perform regularly? A sample or two will be fine. And: how many rituals have you continued performing even during travel? And: have you made any major changes to these kinds of things over time?
One of my rituals: I silently recited many a Hail Mary on my flights today. They were nutty, full rides.
Today's Rune: Protection.
4 comments:
Glad your ride ended safely! Have a great Father's day with family.
Rituals...or habits...I always say a brief prayer when I cross railroad tracks. I thank God-and I am not kidding-every morning for that first dreg of coffee. No real travel rituals other than organizing my travel documents the same way every time. Hope you and Dad had a great day!
I always sign the cross on the outside of the airplane before I enter. I always thought it more a compulsion. Ritual sounds better. Thanks!
Tend to always shoot a prayer skyward before I sit down to draw or paint--never thought of it as a creative ritual, but there it is
Thank you all, for the comments -- much appreciated ~!
Tom -- I do the exact same thing before entering an airplane . . . and yes, it sounds better as ritual!
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