Joseph Campbell says this about ceremonies:
"The tribal ceremonies of birth, and initiation, marriage, burial, installation, and so forth, serve to translate the individuals life crises and life deeds into classic, impersonal forms... the whole society becomes visible to itself as an imperishable living unit. Generations of individuals pass, like anonymous cells from a living body, but the sustaining, timeless form remains. By an enlargement of vision to embrace this super individual, each discovers himself enhanced, enriched, supported, and magnified."
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