“Any ritual is an opportunity for transformation.”

— Starhawk

As quoted in Infinity in Your Hand : A Guide for the Spiritually Curious (1994) by William H. Houff, p. 151
Context: Any ritual is an opportunity for transformation. To do a ritual, you must be willing to be transformed in some way. The inner willingness is what makes the ritual come alive and have power. If you aren't willing to be changed by the ritual, don't do it.

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American author, activist and Neopagan 1951

Bernie S. Siegel (1932) American writer

“With commitment and dedication he transforms simple opportunities into incredible realities.”

Prevale (1983) Italian DJ and producer

Original: Impegno e dedizione trasformano semplici opportunità in incredibili realtà.
Source: prevale.net

“A person who is transformed by the instructions of a teacher, devotes himself to study, and abides by ritual and rightness may become a noble person, while one who follows his nature and emotions, is content to give free play to his passions, and abandons ritual and rightness is a lesser person.”

Xun Zi (-313–-238 BC) Ancient Chinese philosopher

Sources of Chinese Tradition (1999), vol. 1, p. 180
Human nature is evil

“A prayer couched in the words of the soul, is far more powerful than any ritual.”

Paulo Coelho book Brida

Source: Brida

“Never underestimate a woman. A woman is a fortress capable of facing difficulties and transforming them into opportunities for lived experience.”

Prevale (1983) Italian DJ and producer

Original: Mai sottovalutare una donna. Una donna è una fortezza capace di affrontare le difficoltà e di trasformarle in opportunità di esperienza vissuta.
Source: prevale.net

“In the transformation from a rural to an urban society, children are — though they might not agree — robbed of the opportunity to do genuinely responsible work.”

Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890–1969) American general and politician, 34th president of the United States (in office from 1953 to 1961)

At Ease: Stories I Tell to Friends (1967); also quoted in Childhood Revisited (1974) by Joel I. Milgram and Dorothy June Sciarra, p. 90
1960s
Context: One circumstance that helped our character development: we were needed. I often think today of what an impact could be made if children believed they were contributing to a family's essential survival and happiness. In the transformation from a rural to an urban society, children are — though they might not agree — robbed of the opportunity to do genuinely responsible work.