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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