What are Rites of Passage?
Rites of Passage are innate to being human and have functioned as a form of cultural cohesion and individual renewal across all cultures throughout human existence. Traditionally these ceremonies are an acknowledgment of moving from one phase in life to the next in a conscious, and communal manner. At its most basic, a Rite of Passage is characterized by three stages: separation (leaving the familiar), threshold (the testing time), and reincorporation (return).
Rooted Expansion practitioners are committed to enacting Rites of Passage ceremonies that are rooted in the bare bones of ancient tradition while exploring the edges of what is needed for modern people to truly grow and develop in meaningful ways.