Grief Ceremony The purpose of this ceremony is to recall, regurgitate and release all the emotions and grief you can feel for everything that is, was and will be— your losses, anxieties, sadness, hurt feelings, societal oppression, the pain of Mother Earth and her people and plants … the animals … the trees.. our ignorance … our trauma … our victimizations and our afflictions towards others ….
Grief is a powerful release to the emotions that may arise during the recapitulation and reclamation processes. Held emotions can easily create pain in our body and mind.
Create a ceremonial altar— whatever feels right for you … perhaps a light blue cloth representing emotional waters …
When ready, drum / rattle / sing for a few moments to shift your consciousness Perhaps listen to sad, emotive music …
Enter your stillness …
Allow yourself to think and feel the pain in your life... Allow yourself to become vulnerable … scream … cry … allow anything and everything to come up and out … swell up with anger, frustration, fear, depression, sadness, anxiety, emptiness … whatever comes up … hit a pillow … cry until your gut hurts … just LET IT OUT!
Whatever the feelings and reactions, let them out without judgment … RELEASE, RELEASE, and RELEASE!
Release even more! Do so with wild abandon! As you finish purging, notice if you are feeling lighter ….
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