Also known as the threshold, liminal spaces are transitional points between stages and are seen everywhere in life. I have been thinking about this for the past couple of months but I had never heard the term before.
I had been thinking a lot about transitions lately as the world changes. There are points in history that we look back upon as major milestones. Off the top of my head I think of World Wars, Vietnam, The fall of the Berlin Wall, 911 as examples of turning points in our society where such a deliberate change was made that a return to normal is not an option and a new direction must be charted. I believe we are in this period right now post-covid where we see liminal points globally where a multitude of changes are happening globally and simultaneously as the human race readjusts its course.
That sounds grandiose, but it is occurring on many levels. On a personal note, I am currently in a major liminal period in my life as I transition to a newer, better, re-aligned version of myself. I am literally and metaphorically throwing out things in my life that I no longer need and am replacing them with things that suit my new direction. I am certain that is where "mid-life" crisis comes from as most adults transition as they realize the inevitability of death and try to re-adjust lifestyles for the second half of their life, but also seeing friends and family die makes them realize that the second half of life is much more tenuous than the first as the body and mind start to wane, the soul becomes ever more important.
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