Bare Bones: What Is a Rite of Passage?
A clear introduction to rites of passage and how they support life transitions. Learn about the three phases, what makes them transformative, and why they matter for personal and cultural change.
by Majka Baur
A clear introduction to rites of passage and how they support life transitions. Learn about the three phases, what makes them transformative, and why they matter for personal and cultural change.
Lately I wrote about experimenting with lightness while creating a new offering – an Authentic Relating mini course. About a month later, I cancelled it. Sharing this experience feels vulnerable. Yet, Hiding is no longer an option. Urgency is something to track. Whenever I feel I must act NOW, I ask: What is really driving me? Am I still connected to the source of this idea, or is ego, fear, or an old wound leading the way?
A month has passed since the beautiful Vision Quest I guided in June in the Swiss Alps. For several weeks, I felt the urge to share about this moving experience – but something held me back. It was as if I hadn’t yet fully understood how my emotions connected to what might be emerging next. Now, a few dots are starting to connect, and I feel ready to share more of what’s unfolding.
What if creating could feel light, inspired, and rooted in trust? I’m experimenting with a new way of bringing work into the world—starting with a small Authentic Relating course in Berlin. In this blog post, I share the story behind it…
Motherhood transformed me in ways I never imagined. From the pain of childbirth to the overwhelming love for my newborn daughter, I discovered strength, resilience, and how being in service provides a sense of purpose. This journey through physical and emotional challenges taught me about sacrifice, self-love, and the power of community support. Join me as I reflect on how becoming a mother reshaped my life and offered profound insights into the joys and trials of parenting.
The “Four Shields Wheel” is a cyclical nature-based model helping to understand and navigate change and transformation processes on the personal, organizational, and societal levels.
What are some of the major life transitions you went through? What can we learn from them for our collective transformation towards regenerative cultures and business?
Coming home to ourselves, to each other, and to the earth implies a new way of being and belonging to the World. My journey took me from learning to “fit in” to losing myself. Coming back home has been about coming back to my body and letting go of the judgemental mindset that permeated me.
Becoming “whole” is a process of developing different qualities and gaining insights about ourselves. Bill Plotkin’s description of the three realms of personal development helps to map various personal development practices, perceive how they relate to each other and which function they can play in our lifelong personal development process.
What are personal transformations? How do we know that we are entering one of these phases in which ´what we perceive as real shifts and we start searching for our own authentic way to be and belong?