Perhaps in order to escape from hollow technological rituals, Musafar and others have turned in alternate directions to re-create ritualization. Vale and June see the de-individuation process as originating in the mass production of images which assault modern culture on many levels. This is achieved to a large degree through television. In this way people's experiences and identities have become extensions of the machine as Erikson foresaw. An individual is considered incomplete without each of these areas being given equal attention and capacity to develop.
Western society has many taboos and restrictions revolving around the body and sexuality.
Though Erikson never directly addressed these when discussing ritual, they seem to lie at the root of rituals connected to the soma. In such ways these drives are proven to exist although society has demanded they be repressed. It is interesting to note that the majority of rituals from these subcultures have revolved around the body. It is here people such as Musafar feel something is lacking in society for complete development of all aspects of self. Erikson spoke of.