Ritual
Whether you find ritual in the kitchen or in the wild, ceremony and ritual help mark important moments in our lives.
From simple acts like enjoying a cup of tea, to momentous occasions like weddings, rituals can be created with care and intention to mark life's milestones.
Rituals already exist in our lives, whether devoutly religious, vaguely spiritual, staunchly atheist, or somewhere in between.
Ritual as a rite of passage
Ritual practices connected to the passage of time have been woven into mainstream religion and culture, but for some, have been forgotten entirely.
Humans need ways to process life’s experiences fully, and rituals can help folx tune in and develop their own rites of passage rituals. These can include events like birth or adoption, entrance into adolescence, passage into parenthood or matrescence, losses or grief, and seasonal rituals.
Ritual as a trauma-informed practice
We experience trauma with our bodies, and to heal, we must use both our minds and bodies to metabolize and release it. In his book on trauma, My Grandmother’s Hands, Rasmaa Menakem writes,
“A common first step in the mending of trauma is completing the action that was thwarted. This releases trauma energy stuck in your body. You can then use this energy to metabolize the trauma.”
This metabolizing can be completed either literally or symbolically through ritual, using physical movement, words, and symbolism.
Ritual as an ancestral connection
Most cultures and religions at one time used folk or earth-honoring rituals as a tool for ancestor connection, but many cultures have been unable to pass down that knowledge due to assimilation or persecution.
The most powerful ritual practices are those that attune to or reclaim an individual’s unique cultural history.
Plan a Ritual Session
Ritual sessions are personalized to meet each person’s needs. We draw on our own intuitions, cultural backgrounds, and witchy-woo weirdness when creating rituals.
Sessions can be booked to help in the planning and also to assist in guiding or leading a ritual.
Some options for rituals that we can help to plan or lead:
Mother blessing/Parent blessing
Coming of Age/First Menstruation
Transition Ceremony (for LGBTQ+ folks)
Grief and Loss (divorce, breakups, loss of pet, loss of loved one)
Medical Trauma or Diagnosis Processing
Home Blessing
Ancestor honoring/Altar Building