Jeltje Gordon-Lennox

Crafting Meaningful Funeral Rituals (eBook, ePUB)

A Practical Guide

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Funerals are among the most important life events in Western society, and fashioning a personalized ceremony for yourself or for a loved one is often the most meaningful way to celebrate the life of the deceased. For those wanting non-religious or secular funeral ceremonies, this step-by-step guide begins by identifying what you want from the funeral and showing how you can make it happen.

With sections on society's views of mortality, our need for rituals and crafting the actual ceremony, this guide provides the tools and philosophy to understand, plan and tailor a funeral for individuals. Includes all the tools necessary for the creation of a ceremony, such as a Ritual Profiles, checklists, and many other handy resources.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. November 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781784507466
• Artikelnr.: 57079957

Autorenporträt

Jeltje Gordon-Lennox is an author, psychotherapist, and founder of the Ashoka Association (Ashoka.ch), where she trains secular celebrants in the craft of secular ritualization. Jeltje lives in Switzerland.

Inhaltsangabe

Ritual Toolbox: List of Tools with Their Icons
List of Figures
Foreword by Margaret Holloway
Acknowledgements
Preface
Part I - MortaliTy
1. My Death Waits
a) Notes on last wishes
2. Gone Too Soon
a) Notes on ritual profile and strategy
Part II - our need for ritual
3. The Sense of Ritual
a) Notes on repackaging ritual
4. Preplanning Makes Sense
a) Seven destressing techniques
b) Questionnaire on my ritual profile
c) Coronach will
d) Inventory on ritual profilefor funerals
Part III - Crafting theceremony
5. Planning the Ceremony
a) Toolbox for the planning phase
b) Notes on the pillars of ritual design
6. Creating the Ceremony
a) Toolbox for the creating phase
b) Notes on rules for ritual design
7.Realizing the Ceremony
a) Toolbox for the realizing phase
b) Notes on funerals for sensitive situations
Part IV - the FUTURE OF THE DeaD
8. New Mourning
Glossary
Resources
a) Notes on mortality, illness and dying
b) Notes on solace for the bereaved
References
Index