260: Everyday Rituals and the 'Sparkling of the Sacred' with Casper ter Kuile

Casper ter Kuile is helping to build a world of joyful belonging. He is the author of The Power of Ritual and the co-host of the award-winning podcast Harry Potter and the Sacred Text. Casper is a Ministry Innovation Fellow at Harvard Divinity School and the co-founder of startup Sacred Design Lab - a research and design consultancy working to create a culture of belonging and becoming. He also co-authored “How We Gather” and collaborated with Holstee on his new Ritual Life Planner.

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Resources Mentioned

• Pivot Insider Monthly Q&A with Jenny

• Submit a question for the Pivot Podcast

• Casper on the web

• Twitter: @caspertk

• Instagram: caspertk_

• Facebook: @caspertk86

• LinkedIn: caspertk

• Tech sabbath from sundown Fri-Sat.

• Sacred Design Lab

• Newsletter: caspertk.com

• Articles: NYT feature: God Is Dead. So Is the Office. These People Want to Save Both

• Podcast: Harry Potter and the Sacred Text

• Books Mentioned:

  • Pivot

  • The Power of Ritual: Turning Everyday Activities into Soulful Practices

  • Co-author: How We Gather

  • Ritual Life Planner

  • Outrageous Openness by Tosha Silver

  • Agnostic by Lesley Hazleton

  • Wintering by Katherine May

• Authors:

  • Richard Rohr

  • Abraham Joshua Heschel

  • Byron Katie

  • Tosha Silver

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