What does this mean?  After an in depth discussion over the last year, it seems clear that Rites of Passage is any form of process and ceremony that prepares and empowers a teenager for adulthood. For many generations the process of this transition has lost its importance in western societies.  I feel this has had a direct impact upon the state of perception within our culture.  Today the only responsibility of a teenager is to go to school.  Can we trust our schooling system to fully equip our children for life? To answer this question we can have a good look at what one really needs to live a conscious,…