Pimp My Rite

My boyfriend dumped me and moved out of our place. I'm on the lease and can't afford to break it, but it still feels like "our place," and that's making it hard to move on. My hippie friend said I should burn sage or light a candle and do a "letting go" meditation. Umm, okay. Can you please explain how rituals like this are bogus and unscientific so I can get her off my back?

--Annoyed

As I see it, lingering emotional distress like yours requires serious intervention -- like sacrificing a goa...