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Test Tubes of Love By Darren C. Polito Blog Post In my last post, I mentioned my "test tubes of love." Here's how a used spice kit and some leftover, long, colorful strips of paper helped inspire our gratitude ritual. Last year I decided to cel…
The Patience Stone Ritual By Darren C. Polito Blog Post This ritual was inspired by a film we reviewed, The Patience Stone, which itself was inspired by the Persian myth Syngue Sabour (patience stone) about a stone into which you can shed your misfortune…
Receiving Ritual By Darren Polito Blog Post Reading Joyce Rupp's book The Cup of Our Life, I was inspired to create a "receiving ritual" by this suggestion: "Hold the empty cup in your hands. Look at all the room the cup has for filli…
S&P Open House / Birthday Celebration By Darren C. Polito Blog Post The weekend of March 19 – 20, 2016 was quite a celebratory time for Spirituality & Practice. Patricia Carlson (Senior Editor/Program Director) and I (Creative Director) traveled from our respectiv…
Origami Flower Blessings By Darren C. Polito Blog Post I recently celebrated turning 50 with some simple yet special rituals. On my actual birthday, the spiritual director of my seminary, Diane Berke, asked if I'd like to renew my vows with the One Spir…
Marking the Holidays By Darren C. Polito Blog Post The holidays have come and gone, and I find myself feeling in limbo. I should admit something. I'm known for my no-holds-barred, over-the-top Christmas decorating. But this past year I decided to gi…
Forgiveness Ritual By Darren Polito Blog Post This ritual salon was co-created with one of my friends who approached me about doing something around forgiveness. He was in the process of reconciling with his father whom he had not seen for many…
Fertility Ritual for Creativity By Darren Polito Blog Post At the end of our Forgiveness salon, I asked my guests for suggestions of what rituals they wanted to explore next. A writer in the group asked for a fertility ritual for creativity. That really cau…
5 Senses Meditation By Darren Polito Blog Post The holiday season from November through New Year's is for many people a challenging time, to say the least. So for our December ritual salon I envisioned a simple mindfulness meditation exploring f…

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