The Transformation Story Ritual, You Have to Go to a Land Where You're Not Welcome

Abram took serai's wife and lot his brother's son, and all their substance that they had gathered. They went forth to go into the land of canaan, into exile, let's say. And there he buildedh an altar to the who appeared unto him. He removed from thence unto a mountain on the east of bethal, and pitched his tent. Now we don't understand these rituals precisely. You know, i don't know if the people who did this engaged in a meditative ritual. I think it's useful to sit down and think, o k, what's the most important thing i should do to day? What i have in array of things that...