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Ritual Stories

A Ritual after Miscarriage

A Ritual after Miscarriage

Marnie wanted to find peace with the miscarriages, and to clear the family field of any blockages they may have created. She and her husband wanted a clean, clear, welcoming space into which to invite another child.

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Digging my Father’s Grave

Digging my Father’s Grave

There’s something deeply cathartic about passing the shovel from hand to hand, and carving out a spot for the one we love.

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Saying Goodbye to Bill

Saying Goodbye to Bill

We’ve been vigiling with him since mid afternoon. All six of us are gathered around his bed, singing, crying, telling stories, chatting, and holding his hand.

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A Sacred Abortion Ritual

A Sacred Abortion Ritual

I worked with a couple who were choosing to terminate a pregnancy, and we held a series of rituals to help everyone involved get through it with as much love and grace as possible.

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Supporting Twins to Connect Beyond Death

Supporting Twins to Connect Beyond Death

The brother had never been ritually conveyed to the Village of the Ancestors, and the sister hadn’t been helped to reconfigure their bond so she could relate to him as an ancestor, rather than a living sibling.

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A Hospice Deathbed Ritual

A Hospice Deathbed Ritual

They knew the death was coming, but that didn’t prevent the shock and confusion they felt. The ritual brought loving structure to a situation in which the family felt totally unmoored.

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A Coffin Closing Ceremony

A Coffin Closing Ceremony

Instead of standing around awkwardly, drinking bad coffee, and trying to figure out how to act with a dead body in the room, the ritual gave them a way to move their grief.

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A Funeral Held 50 Years After the Death

A Funeral Held 50 Years After the Death

When Annie was three, her mother and sister died together in childbirth. Fifty years later, the family system was still out of balance and Annie still struggled with her grief.

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A Community Support Circle

A Community Support Circle

After his stroke, I held a series of rituals to help my Dad find peace with what had happened, and to bring the larger family and community system back into balance.

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A Home Funeral for a Grandfather

A Home Funeral for a Grandfather

We never left Richard that night. About two in the morning, we bathed and dressed his body. It was a beautiful, beautiful night. There was a chorus of frogs coming through the window, and moonlight.

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