{"id":4160,"date":"2026-01-11T09:18:52","date_gmt":"2026-01-11T09:18:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brianfrandsen.com\/cirklen-som-overgangsritual\/"},"modified":"2026-01-11T09:50:23","modified_gmt":"2026-01-11T09:50:23","slug":"cirklen-som-overgangsritual","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brianfrandsen.com\/en\/cirklen-som-overgangsritual\/","title":{"rendered":"The Circle as a Transition Ritual"},"content":{"rendered":"

This exercise is a reflection tool that can be used when you are in a transition.<\/span><\/p>\n

It may be at the turn of the year. But it can just as well be in the middle of the year, at the end of a project, at the beginning of something new \u2013 or when something old no longer quite fits.<\/span><\/p>\n

The exercise helps you look both back and forward at the same time. Not to reach quick conclusions, but to create an overview that holds experience, direction, and what has not yet taken form.<\/span><\/p>\n

Rather than forcing answers, the exercise works with images, circles, and rhythms. It activates not only thinking, but also sensing and intuition \u2013 as a complement to analysis and planning.<\/span><\/p>\n

The exercise is inspired by DesignWISE<\/a> and works with the cycle of the year \u2013 winter, spring, summer, and autumn \u2013 both as seasons and as mental states.<\/span><\/p>\n

When does this exercise make particular sense?<\/b><\/h3>\n

The exercise is well suited when you:<\/span><\/p>\n