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The wild edge of sorrow : rituals of renewal and the sacred work of grief
Title:
The wild edge of sorrow : rituals of renewal and the sacred work of grief
Author:
Weller, Francis, 1956-
ISBN:
9781583949764
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Publication Information:
Berkeley, California : North Atlantic Books, [2015]
Physical Description:
xxiii, 200 pages ; 22 cm
Contents:
One. An apprenticeship with sorrow -- Two. To and from the soul's hall -- Three. The five gates of grief -- Four. Stories of sorrow : rituals of renewal -- Five. Silence and solitude : the house of our aloneness -- Six. Pushing through solid rock -- Seven. Drinking the tears of the world -- Eight. Entering the healing ground : the sacred work of grief -- Nine. Becoming ancestors -- Resources. Some thoughts on practice -- The generous heart : the gift of self-compassion -- A loving kindness meditation -- Freedom and choice : working with the complex -- Rituals for you and your community -- Resources for working with grief.
Abstract:
""Through story, poetry, and insightful reflections, reveals how ritual, community, and the sacred restore the original context of grief."--Provided by publisher"-- Provided by publisher.
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Document ID:
SD_ILS:2238418
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