"**The purpose of ritual isn’t to win the gods over to our side** (though that can’t hurt!). **It’s to settle our bodies** (and our minds) down **when Fortune is our opponent on the other side of the net**." ([Location 2185](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B07QY3CZ9L&location=2185)) --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[routines]], [[habits]], [[responding-to-opportunities]] **Source** -- [[202409180133 - B - Stillness is the Key]]