The wild edge of sorrow : rituals of renewal and the sacred work of grief /
Weller, Francis, 1956-
The wild edge of sorrow : rituals of renewal and the sacred work of grief / Francis Weller ; foreword by Michael Lerner. - xxiii, 200 pages ; 22 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
""Through story, poetry, and insightful reflections, reveals how ritual, community, and the sacred restore the original context of grief."--Provided by publisher"--
9781583949764 1583949763
Random House Inc, Attn Order Entry 400 Hahn rd, Westminster, MD, USA, 21157 SAN 201-3975
2015002333
GBB5A4914 bnb
017471312 Uk
Grief.
Rites and ceremonies.
Mourning customs.
Spiritual life.
Self-help publications.
The wild edge of sorrow : rituals of renewal and the sacred work of grief / Francis Weller ; foreword by Michael Lerner. - xxiii, 200 pages ; 22 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
""Through story, poetry, and insightful reflections, reveals how ritual, community, and the sacred restore the original context of grief."--Provided by publisher"--
9781583949764 1583949763
Random House Inc, Attn Order Entry 400 Hahn rd, Westminster, MD, USA, 21157 SAN 201-3975
2015002333
GBB5A4914 bnb
017471312 Uk
Grief.
Rites and ceremonies.
Mourning customs.
Spiritual life.
Self-help publications.