Ceremonies & Rituals

“One purpose of creative ritual was to experience the connection to “the other” as well as a deeper connection to oneself. That’s why ancient people would say: that ritual made me more aware of how I’m connected to life, to the earth, to the spirits, to the song of creation, and made me more aware of who I am inside, at the level of my own being. What we’ve lost is partly the sense that we are each connected to the whole thing, that each human soul is secretly connected to the living soul of the world.”

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-Michael Meade

“Ritual is able to hold the long-discarded shards of our stories and make them whole again. It has the strength and elasticity to contain what we cannot contain on our own, what we cannot face in solitude.”

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-Francis Weller

As an interfaith & inter-spiritual minister, I facilitate and host bespoke ceremonies and rituals that honor life's sacred transitions:​

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• Weddings/Commitment Ceremonies: Co-create vows from the deepest truth and understanding between you and your beloved in a way that reflects your spiritual and personal values for commitment and symbiotic life design.
   

• Funerals/memorials: A deeply personal reflection of your loved one can be profoundly healing on your grief walk following your loved one’s transition from life to the afterlife.
   

• Baby blessings: Honor your deepest wishes and values for your baby, through an intentional ritual that will serve as a guiding foundation to steward your child’s soul through the journey ahead.
   

• Divorce / relationship completion: When a new couple is married they are supported with joy and well-wishes, yet it is when the relationship has come to its completion that we most need support. I specialize in completion ceremonies that honor the relationship for all the lessons learned, both joyful and difficult, and gather the community to participate in the closing of the circle. This healing and supportive ceremony helps the newly parted couple and those who have participated in their life to offer love and care for the new life ahead.
   

• Personalized rituals for transformation: The power and transformation of ritual is known throughout human history, yet our modern world has forgotten how to make sacred each and every moment of our lives. Any life experience can be ritualized, and I help to create rituals that mark a significant change, beginning, ending, or celebration of awakening.
   

• Sologamy / Marriage to Oneself: A symbolic expression of self-love and an affirmation of a deep, meaningful relationship with one’s self, Sologamy ceremonies are uniquely individual and deeply empowering.
   

• Healing from spiritual Injury: Countless lives have been greatly diminished by a punishing, judgmental, wrathful image of God, or through the heart-wrenching betrayal of a congregation or worship community. In truth, whatever your spiritual injury, your soul remains innocent and can never be corrupted by anyone or any experience, and I am here to compassionately support you as you heal from the injuries of those who misused spiritual gifts to cause harm. Through ritual and deep loving kindness, you will reclaim your divine birthright to a loving, intimate, fulfilling relationship with Spirit. You will then be fully free to open your shining soul to a presence whose love and peace surpasses all understanding.
   

• Bespoke baptism: Baptism (“ceremonial washing”) is a profound ritual most commonly practiced in Christianity, yet it is a sacrament offered by most faith traditions throughout human history. It can be designed to ritualize any spiritual desire to be cleansed of the past and born anew in a different way. This sacred clearing with water can be a blessed threshold of “rebirth” for any significant transition, such as a newly affirmed gender identity, a new name, or the release of addiction or other habits that no longer serve your highest good.