Nov 30, 2020
Discover your secret sound. Take a lesson from crows about adapting, from parrots about diplomacy, and from dolphins about communicating with other species. Build an altar to the element of air. Visit RitualRecipes.net for more details.
Nov 7, 2020
To a writer, the blank screen can be exciting or daunting. Find helpful rituals with magic pens, stones, and draw on the special qualities of lions, ants, cardinals, and whales.
This episode also looks back in history at cultural changes brought about centuries ago by the Black Death, the invention of the printing...
Oct 25, 2020
Did your grandmother's house have a parlor that was used to care for the dead? Mine did.
When the time comes, which do you want: a funeral home or a home funeral? Burial or cremation? Fancy casket or cardboard box? Ashes in an urn or scattered someplace special? Who have you talked to about what you want? No one? I'm...
Oct 10, 2020
Most couples don't get married expecting to get divorced. But when a marriage is dissolved, can ritual help the couple move on? Rocky Road is a marriage maintenance ritual. Untying the Knot is a funeral ritual for the death of a marriage.
As heretical as it might sound, I don't believe that all marriages are meant to...
Sep 26, 2020
Over 11 million dogs and cats die in the United States every year. Because of the close bond people have with their pets, the people are often referred to as "pet parents." So, what do we do when a beloved pet dies? How do we celebrate the life that gave unconditional love?
The first pet cemetery in the U.S. was...