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Ritual: Why Seemingly Senseless Acts Making Life Worth Living (Dr. Dimitris Xygalatas)

The Coaching Lab: Health, Wellness & Performance! (Brad Cooper, PhD)

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The Role of Belief in Rituals

Rituals are particularly effective in producing these multiple effects that we see of a virtual. People might get into this ritual by expecting specific outcomes, not unlike the placebo effect. In my book I describe the a particular example known as voodoo death. There's a belief among some people that pointing a bone at someone might actually result in their, in their death. If you truly believe that curses have, have power then it can be extremely stressful.

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