Living
Transitions
In the ways of our ancestors, rituals marked the natural timing of the sacred transition points of our lives, from birth to the after-death journey of the soul. With years of learning from elders, Deanna, an initiated ritual leader and Animist Minister, facilitates rites of passages for individuals today. Living Transitions are for anyone of any belief, religion and gender.
Welcome to the World is the ritual we give to our new babies and children at any age to welcome them into the world and weave them into the tapestry of their community. In this way the child's spiritual protection is strengthened. The welcoming ritual is usually in the home of the family .
INITIATION INTO WOMANHOOD is a timeless ritual young women are guided through the sacred doorway of adulthood. This ritual is tailored to each person's needs to usher our young women along a pathway of life-long learning and to effectively respond to life.
MARRIAGE is a sacred rite of passage between two people. Deanna, as a minister, offers marital support and several styles of matrimonial ceremonies and rituals to facilitate the serious commitment, vows and legal aspect of marriage.
Funerary Rites Deanna follows in the footsteps of cultures throughout the world to care and guide the soul on its afterlife journey.
To learn more about Funerary Rites and to plan Death Directives for yourself or a loved one, contact Deanna.
About Living Transitions
The natural cycles in life express as transitions.
These times call for ritual and experienced ritual leaders
to facilitate an effective catalytic change.
Our true nature is built to align with the living world.
Living Transitions includes mentoring in order to prepare one to walk through the transition zone from one phase of life to the next. The soul requires a catalytic spark for transformation to occur. These rituals are essential tools for individual renewal and cultural cohesion.
There are three phases to a rite of passage ritual: The first is separation, leaving the familiar; In the middle, transition is a time of testing, learning and growing; and, the return to what was once familar, to integrate what has been learn and the changes of this new phase of life.
A Living Transitions ritual is enhanced by the presence of community, family and friends to participate in and witness the spiritual alchemy of one's transformation.
In this specialized world, where
specialists are in demand...one has
to understand the whole, not just one
part of [living]. To understand this
whole, with all its astonishing variety,
nuances, subtleties and extraordinary
beauty, one must have total intelligence,
not a specialized intelligence.
~ Krishnamurti
