{"product_id":"the-ancient-bones-of-ceremony-remembering-the-heartfelt-ways-9781733137805","title":"The Ancient Bones of Ceremony: Remembering the Heartfelt Ways","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLearn to Create Meaningful, Life-Changing Ceremonies. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStep into the mysteries of the ancient ways as you travel on an allegorical journey to explore the many dynamic aspects of what makes a ceremony transformative for yourself, your family and your community.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWeddings, rites of passage, baby blessings, funerals, yes, and also life changes that are not typically honored: loss of relationship, divorce, new home, new job, eldership and retirement.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor many of us, the formats provided by higher authorities are not enough, and imitating traditions of other cultures is controversial. We need to return to the bare bones of ceremony and create transformative events that are personalized to our own lives and the culture we live in. This is where our power lies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWith Tasara Stone's careful guidance, you will learn to: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eIdentify your heart's yearning and turn its message into a pure, ceremonial intention\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCreate beautiful metaphors and symbolic language to express your heart's need\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eInvoke and maintain sacred space\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePerform ceremony with effective, safe practices\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFor public ceremony you will learn to: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eIdentify community needs and desires\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEmpower others to participate in the ceremony-creation process\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eManage large groups of people when the energy is unpredictable\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHold ethical and safe space for others\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eTasara Stone's lyrical writing, which includes prayers, blessings, and paeans of gratitude, transports us to a sacred landscape where our heart's needs are treated with utmost care. We tune into the light that glows at our core, connecting us to all of life. We spend time with Mother Earth and her elemental spirits, who teach us to walk the sacred spiral path. We learn about the importance of aligning ourselves with the cycles of growing and dying, accepting and letting go. \u003cem\u003eOnly with this wisdom and love can we craft and experience ceremonies that are truly transformative.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTasara Stone offers us not only a practical guide, she gives us a powerful and moving experience of the energies that will nourish our practice. Her words root us in the very soil out of which ceremony grows. Fully engaged, heart, mind, body and soul, we come to understand how the wisdom of ancient times can help us cultivate an authentic spiritual practice in the midst of modern life. This is another essential gift of \u003cem\u003eThe Ancient Bones\u003c\/em\u003e. As we contemplate the lies and distortions that bombard us daily, we come to understand ceremony as a way of creating alternative stories for ourselves, ones that give our lives true meaning.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccess The Sweetness Within You. Sing Your Song. Shine Your Light.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eStone, Tasara:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Tasara Jen Stone brings to us her decades of experience crafting ceremonies and facilitating public gatherings in the Pacific Northwest since the mid-'90s. A life-long practitioner of earth-based spirituality, she is known for her informal leadership style and her welcoming spaces. She is trained extensively in core shamanism with the Foundation for Shamanic Studies, as well as with Betsy Bergstrom, Sandra Ingerman, Leslie Conton, Tom Cowan and Bhola Banstola. You can read more about her and her offerings at http: \/\/littlelight.info. Her blog, Ravenspeak, is at http: \/\/ravenspeaks.littlelight.info\/.","brand":"Littlelight Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50516338344210,"sku":"9781733137805","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d1b2de6d-e30d-407e-a82d-2b0de785be43.jpg?v=1731023597","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-ancient-bones-of-ceremony-remembering-the-heartfelt-ways-9781733137805","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}