​"...I do believe that if your culture or tradition doesn't have the specific ritual you are craving, then you are absolutely permitted to make up a ceremony of your own devising." - Elizabeth Gilbert I recently watched a beguiling and moving docu-series hosted by the wonderful Grayson Perry, about the effects and possible benefits of ritual on society and on us as individuals. He sought out, and immersed himself in, a variety of rituals ranging from a mixed faith marriage