on the purposeful seperation of ritual from occupation

The Spirits teach that, on many occasions, it is important to separate ritual from daily life.

For example, a person might be traditional pagan, but work @ a diner.

If one were in ritual, it would dictate that a person to whom one serves a glass of beer would be one's "chosen" or whatever....but, if one worked in a place that served beer, one would literally be "chosening" all over the damn place.
So it is important to recognize that, while the beer in question might help the customer, it is most certainly NOT ritual in orientation.

Similarly, if one were an Islamic sculptor, one's occupation would be to write the holy scriptures in stone above mosque doorways and the like and technically, that's ritual written magic. However, if the same person were to sign a check, the very motion of writing one's name could be conceived as a ritual movement, but it's not...it's just signing a damn check...

To me, the issue is always creativity for the benevolence of animate beings.
While some creativity is ritual, some is useful, and some is both, creativity is never niether.
If a person can be creative in ritual or in daily life...that's fantastic!
if a person can create for others, that's ritual and useful, but never directive.
It's simply art for the sake of art.

It's also important to note that, while one may be attracted to a particular culture, belief system or mode of being (for a variety of reasons)
If one chooses to use elements from that sphere for others, it is in NO WAY indicative intent. It's simply a base of knowledge.
For example, if a person chooses to study ancient Peruvian culture, perhaps even ascribes to any recorded belief system those old mountain dwellers might have...but, for July 4th, sends pictures of Peru to friends and relatives, this in no way indicates the persons desire for others to hold these beliefs or even appreciate Ancient Peru for what it was...it's simply all the person knows.

Lastly, I'd like to say a little something about fascism.
It's a shame to live in a "society" where one's motivations are constantly in question because one does not adhere to the general "cultural" system.
It's horrifying to have to live amoungst a people that doesn't trust itself enough to TURN OFF THE GODDAMN VIDEO CAMERAs long enough to simply relate to one another in a benevolent way.
I didn't really care too much for America b4, now...with the nuprofits....it's shot to hell....