I live in Melbourne, Australia. We don’t have such a strong culture of the “holidays” (plural) as in the United States and other places - our language is still about “Christmas” and the undercurrent of colonial Christianity endures in an unconscious privileging of the Christian rituals. A “secular” Christmas is most commonly imagined as a … Continue reading The Liminal Space in Between the Holiday Rituals: When None of the Festivals Really Fit
Michelle Trebilcock (Episode 9 Part 1)
I chat with Michelle Trebilcock, Ph.D. Michelle is an Anglican Priest and Chaplain at the Brotherhood of St. Laurence in Melbourne, Australia. She's also a contributor to a new book on Liminality titled, Neither Here nor There: The Many Voices of Liminality. Michelle and I explored spirituality and meditation, ritual vs. ceremony, instability, the future … Continue reading Michelle Trebilcock (Episode 9 Part 1)
Ceremony
Whose presence do these hands convey? With what purpose do these gestures speak?The officiant moves with intent, hands and fingers motion across an empty void. They solicit, invite, and provoke what’s hidden to come forth.Gestures, oh how they speak! Motions overflowing with meaning.But whose presence does the officiant bring forth from the empty void?Open palms … Continue reading Ceremony
Liminal Theology 