Sleep does not come easily. The ritual often is rudely interrupted by intrusive thoughts that combat sleep and create an antagonistic ritual of wakefulness. Cyanotype printing on cotton fabric with cotton embroidery floss hand-stitching. Text by A. Bernstein.
RiTUAL. A ceremonial act ~ Rites used in the course of worship ~ The performance of ceremonial acts ~ The prescribed form of conducting the ceremony ~ A method of procedure that is followed without variation ~ performance with gestures, words, and objects, often in a sequestered place.
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