The importance of rituals or symbolic acts in managing change - The Churning

The importance of rituals or symbolic acts in managing change - The Churning

In a changing world it is often not the physical changes we find difficult but rather the emotional and psychological processes involved in letting go of the way the world used to be and the shifting to a new reality. These emotional / psychological processes are called transitions. And they come in three stages. The first stage is called Separation. This is where we come to terms with the idea that we need to let go of a past that has gone fore…