Description |
xxiii, 200 pages ; 22 cm |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Summary |
""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. |
Contents |
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. |
Subject |
Grief.
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Rites and ceremonies.
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Mourning customs.
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Spiritual life.
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SELF-HELP -- Death, Grief, Bereavement.
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BODY, MIND & SPIRIT -- Healing -- General.
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FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS -- Death, Grief, Bereavement.
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Grief. (OCoLC)fst00947883
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Mourning customs. (OCoLC)fst01028403
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Rites and ceremonies. (OCoLC)fst01098216
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Spiritual life. (OCoLC)fst01130100
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Genre/Form |
Self-help publications. (OCoLC)fst01941328
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Self-help publications.
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ISBN |
9781583949764 (paperback) |
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1583949763 (paperback) |
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9781583949757 (e-book) |
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