Now that you have revisited some of the more public ceremonies from your past, let’s focus on how creating your own ceremonies can help to support healing, to move through grieving, to release and forgive, or for celebration.
Personal ceremonies can be joyous or reverent, but most important, they serve as an intentional way to mark and honor an important aspect of your journey. What will your CEREMONY be?
Inquiry
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- Consider your purpose for creating a ceremony, whether it is for a client, loved one, or yourself. What is it that you want to celebrate, honor, or release through this process? (If you need help deciding, take a look at the list on the previous page.)
- For the purpose of healing, could you revisit or revise an old ceremony, and give it new life? Or would you like to create something completely new?
- When you are ready, write this down. “The purpose of my ceremony is to: ____________ .”
- Is there anyone who should be present at your ceremony, either in person or in spirit? Write down their names.
- The parts of the “old story” that I am ready to release are: ____________ .
- The most important parts of the “new story” that I want to tell are: ____________ .