The Pagan Book of Living and Dying: Practical Rituals, Prayers, Blessings, and Meditations on Crossing OverRITUALS AND RESOURCES FOR HONOURING DEATH IN THE CIRCLE OF LIFE Birth,growth,death,and rebirth are a cycle that forms the underlying order of the universe. This is the core of Pagan belief – and the heart of this unique resource guide to de |
Contents
Current Practice | |
Practices and Meditations | |
Preparing for Death | |
Working with the Dying | |
The Moment of Death | |
What We Must Do for the Dead | |
Funerals and Memorials | |
Part FourDeath Has Many Faces | |
AIDS Children Violence and Sudden Death | |
Death and Choice | |
Myths of Descent and Return | |
Part TwoThe Pagan View of Death | |
Lessons from Death | |
The Land of the Dead | |
Karma and Reincarnation Embracing the Wheel of Birth and Death | |
Part ThreeThe Dying Process | |
Making Room for Grief | |
Practical Work | |
How to Make a Mask | |
Contributors | |
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