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The Wild Edge of Sorrow : : Rituals of Renewal and the Sacred Work of Grief

Weller, Francis, 1956- Book - 2015 155.937 We, Adult Book / Nonfiction / Self-Help / Death & Grief / Weller, Francis None on shelf 6 requests on 3 copies Community Rating: 5 out of 5

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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"-- Provided by publisher.

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PUBLISHED
Berkeley, California : North Atlantic Books, [2015]
Year Published: 2015
Description: 200 pages ; 22 cm
Language: English
Format: Book

ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9781583949764
1583949763

SUBJECTS
Grief.
Rites and ceremonies.
Mourning customs.
Spiritual life.