Why new rituals for funerals? We are at this point in human history that the very existence of humanity is under threat

so spirituality is moving back from the “sky ” to the “land”

+ the older structures, habits, rituals don't work anymore.

so there's a huge need for invention of new rituals

1. Rites of passage in:

• Druidry
• Seidr
• Shamanism
• Wicca
• Celtic traditions
• Pagan
• Christian traditions

2. Celebrancy workshops and training:

Shamanic Healing training:

http://www.hallowquest.org.uk

Magic School: Ceremonies are magic!

http://www.magicalwisdom.com

Creative writing/autobiographical writing:

http://www.levensvragen.nu/dienst/autobiografisch-schrijven/

Soulmidwife:

http://www.soulmidwives.co.uk

Art and funerals:

http://www.mémwart.be/mémwart.html

Celebrancy workshops and training:

http://www.greenfuse.co.uk http://www.deadgoodguides.com http://onespiritinterfaith.org http://www.professionalcelebrants.org.uk

3. How to name ourselves?

Soul midwife
Life celebrant
Priestess

4. Facing your own death

living your own funeral
planning your own funeral

http://www.naturaldeath.org.uk http://deathcafe.com

5. Meditations on death and the ancestors

6. The ritual before the ritual

7. The ritual after the ritual

8. Rituals in retrospective

9. Cocreation of rituals

10. The ritual in the ritual

ex.funeral of a child starts with a baby naming
ex. renewal of vows

11. The opposite/negative rituals

ex rituals for divorce
ex rituals for raped women

. Literature list

Seidr, het Noorse pad, Linda Wormhoudt

. Media Library

http://zoeken.beeldengeluid.nl/internet/index.aspx?chapterid=1164&filterid=974&contentid=7&searchID=393809&columnorderid=-1&orderby=1&itemsOnPage=10&defsortcol=12&defsortby=2&pvname=personen&pis=expressies;selecties&startrow=1&resultitemid=2&nrofresults=14&verityID=/222191/224511/374022/3946138@expressies