Creating Rituals: A New Way of Healing for Everyday Life - Softcover

Clarke, Jim

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Synopsis

Life is full of ups and downs. Whether we like it or not, we are on a constant roller coaster of successes and failures, major life changes, losses, and transitions. For our happiness and inner peace, we often need help in negotiating these passages through turbulent times. We in the North American culture have forgotten the magic our ancestors knew―how to use rituals for a successful life journey. This book will teach you the secrets of how to create personal, family, and communal rituals that will change your life. Through this book readers will learn: • how to create rituals for life stages and transitions • how to heal and transform relationships • the differences between ceremony and ritual • the important elements of an effective ritual • the skills to move forward through times of loss and change • how to repair ritual failures †

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About the Author

Father Jim Clarke is director of spiritual formation and assistant professor of spiritual theology at St. John's Seminary in Camarillo, California. A popular speaker and retreat master, he is a frequent speaker at the Los Angeles Religious Education Congress.

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