... sister never knew anything outside of her husband, was she really ready to be on her own? I was scared for my sister because she was gullible to the world outside of her marriage and her family. She decided to come live with me, while she would work through the details of her ... very intense and fulfilling. But most rituals exist for the community: they celebrate some aspect of belief that everyone shares or they mark transitions in people's lives that the community should be witness to. Everyone involved in ritual gives energy to it, whether they're actively participating or not. For .....