TY - BOOK AU - Weller,Francis TI - The wild edge of sorrow: rituals of renewal and the sacred work of grief SN - 9781583949764 PY - 2015///] CY - Berkeley, California PB - North Atlantic Books KW - Grief KW - Rites and ceremonies KW - Mourning customs KW - Spiritual life KW - Self-help publications KW - lcgft N1 - 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 N2 - ""Through story, poetry, and insightful reflections, reveals how ritual, community, and the sacred restore the original context of grief."--Provided by publisher"-- ER -