The Magic Circle

The Magic Circle reminded me of Burke's terministic screens. We each have our own perceptions and group identities that we relate to. Niemeyer said that "you expand your perceptions with deliberate actions," which I took to mean that one must open oneself to ideas that may be new or different from one's own, in order to grow as a person. I liked his description of the football game as a Magic Circle in which rituals take place to start the game, such as the kickoff and the standing crowd, and rituals take place to end the game. One knows that one is leaving the Magic Circle when the teams shake hands and leave the field. Another interesting thought was the discourse that we use at games; words that we don't usuallyuse in our daily life, and that we leave behind when we leave the stadium. So much unspoken common agreement goes into the creation of a Magic Circle, and I am amazed at how we take our interactions for granted.