someone asked a question about the fire ritual

he had said that the ritual should not be appropriated by westerners

on saturday, he let up and said it's good for some westerners

do y'all think he should have let up on that front?

i didn't because what i understand about his discussion of ritual is that you need to find things in your own life and context that achieve the goals of the ritual

i don't see how adopting another cultures ritual could ever be helpful, but i think it could be mistakenly used as a tool for unity in the diaspora