Bruce Feiler is a zeitgeist surfer who has a world-class ability to see what topics deserve more attention in the
Guest Post: A Time to Gather: How Ritual Created the World—and How It Can Save Us
Bruce Feiler
May 22, 2026
The Modern Elder Miracle Behind The Book of Modern Ceremony
At the Modern Elder Academy, we learn that transformation rarely comes in a tidy package. More often, it arrives in
Laurentz Gilmore
September 1, 2025
Routine vs. Ritual.
A routine is a habit without a soul. The difference between a routine and a ritual is the meaning we
Chip Conley
April 15, 2024
Why Don’t We Have Rituals For Life’s Second Half?
And yet, other than retirement and death, we have precious little in the way of rites of passage in the
Chip Conley
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Mexico’s New Rite of Passage for Older Women
Thanks to MEA alum Bob Cavnar for turning me onto this story of how one Mexican community is now creating
Chip Conley
March 8, 2024
Our Society is Starving for Ritual.
For some reason, all of our rites of passage occur early in life or at our death. Where’s the menopause
Chip Conley
January 22, 2024
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