Different rituals have different purposes.
A good ritual may get a high rating in just one or two categories, the
others not being relevant. Please rate the ritual on a scale of zero
(nothing) to five (ecstatic). |
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| Prettiness Consider appearance, sound, smell. |
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| Visceral thrill Fire and dancing are two sources
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| Erotic charge How erotically sensual was the
ritual? |
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| Divine presence How much could you feel the
presence of some deity or the divine in some form? |
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| Connection with community How much did the ritual
connect you with other participants? |
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| Connection with place How much did the ritual
connect you with the landscape immediately around you? |
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| Connection with time How much did the ritual
connect you with the season, the phase of the moon, or time of day |
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| Connection with culture How much did the ritual
connect you with your culture? |
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| Personal growth How much did the ritual improve
you? |
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Please describe any problems you
had with the ritual. |
| Physical discomfort Were you bothered by weather,
incense, having to stand for too long, or somesuch? |
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| Distraction Was there anything happening that
made participation difficult? |
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| Inaccuracy Was there anything you thought was
inaccurate, such as the wrong things attributed to particular gods, or
quarters called in the wrong directions? |
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| Incompletion Did you feel that anything was
left inappropriately unresolved? |
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| Incoherence Did you have trouble making sense
of what was going on? |
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| Personal detachment Did you feel like you weren't
involved? |
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| Coercion Did you feel obliged to do anything
you didn't want to do, or regretted later? |
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| Cultural dysphoria Did you have trouble relating
to the cultural sources of the ritual? |
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Thank you for your time. Your input will help the ritual team improve
future ritual production.