ritual

I think having these patterns is comforting to people in a way because we don't have as many traditions that we are sticking to daily or weekly that bring that element of ritual into our lives in a less religious community.

Maya Man, Maya Man on Generative Meaning

There is always a person who serves as the subject, someone who picks up the yarrow stalks, tosses the coins, brings their question and their will to the ritual.

Xia Liu, Seeing Machines: Luba Elliott on the 2026 CVPR Art Gallery