Rituals and Ceremonies/Honouring the Seasons and Cycles

I have a vision of joining together with others to create organizations

Just as the cycle of the seasons is recognized, so too is the seasonal cycle

where rituals and ceremonies are created to honour people and work.

We honour the privilege of being gathered together for a meeting and

the initiation, duration and completion of projects. Birthdays, deaths of

workers and loved ones in their families are honoured, as are the passage

of the seasons – the spring and autumn equinoxes and summer and

winter solstices. 

 of a person’s working life. Spring is the time of birth as a person comes

to a new position. Summer is the time of youth, growing and developing

in that position. Autumn is the time of having knowledge, experience, skills

and confidence. This is the time of the elder and mentor – advising and

counselling based on all of the learning that has occurred. Winter is the

time of death – letting go of that job or position. As the fields lie fallow,

resting and waiting for spring, we need to lie fallow and in the void. This

is often the part of the cycle where we feel depressed, wondering whether

a new direction or a new job will open to us. It is also a time of incubation

of the next step in the creative calling of work. Spring brings rebirth and

resurrection in a new job or vocation.