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The wild edge of sorrow : rituals of renewal and the sacred work of grief  Cover Image Book Book

The wild edge of sorrow : rituals of renewal and the sacred work of grief / Francis Weller ; foreword by Michael Lerner.

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"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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781583949764
  • ISBN: 1583949763
  • Physical Description: xxiii, 200 pages ; 22 cm
  • Publisher: Berkeley, California : North Atlantic Books, [2015]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-181) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
An apprenticeship with sorrow -- To and from the soul's hall -- The five gates of grief -- Stories of sorrow: rituals of renewal -- Silence and solitude: the house of our aloneness -- Pushing through solid rock -- Drinking the tears of the world -- Entering the healing ground: the sacred work of grief -- Becoming ancestors.
Subject: Grief.
Rites and ceremonies.
Mourning customs.
Spiritual life.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Nakusp Public Library.

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Nakusp Public Library 155.9 WEL (Text) 35160000825688 Adult Non-fiction Volume hold Available -

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