Tags: [[🌲️/=]] Title: [[= 2020-11-21 Thoughts on performative religious ceremonies]] Formation Date: [[2020-11-26]] --- - people desire a "performance" in religious ceremonies - these performances connecting us with what we perceive to be supra-natural - by regularly taking part in these performative acts we "recharge" our spiritual batteries - we get drained by the tedium of life and want to be refilled - refilled with the energy of something greater of feeling like there are greater and more powerful things at work - we need to feel this connection to others and the acts themselves to anchor our selves in our reality and feel like we're a part of something real - We are primitive animals and we often forget to indulge our baser instincts in regards to performative spirituality [[Performative spirituality is not a hollow show rather it is a means of restoring our spiritual energy communal ties and anchor us to the present]]