Whether in ceremonies or in everyday life, we all need inspiration. A great place to find this is in books. One of my favourite inspirational Canadian writers is Oriah Mountain Dreamer. This is a quote from her bestselling book The Invitation about celebration:
"We are having a special meal to celebrate the end of my sons' school term. You can tell it is special because we are eating in the dining room. The table has been set with the Blue Willow china - not really "good" china, but a different pattern and less chipped than what is used daily. I am in the last-minute frenzy of trying to get everything from the kitchen to the table while it is stil hot...Suddenly Taras is on his feet, grinning and moving toward me from the opposite end of the table. "God, you look beautiful!" he says...His unexpected exuberance makes me believe him. He starts singing the wordless melody of the Blue Danube waltz and dancing around the table pulling me with him as I halfheartedly protest that the food will get cold...Joy finds us and lifts us in ordinary moments like this, if we let it." (The Invitation, pages 48-49)
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Carrie Rathwell, B.A.(Honours), Funeral Celebrant, Ceremonialist: Offering personalized ceremonies that mark the transitions in your life and reflect who you are. Weddings (same sex or opposite sex unions), Vow Renewals, Funerals &/or Memorials, Divorce Ceremonies, Naming Ceremonies, Mother Blessings, House/Apartment Blessings, Rites of Passage, Earth-Honouring Celebrations, Pet Funerals & any other celebration you can imagine!
Contact Me
If you want to find out more about what I do and how I can help you create ceremonies and mark special moments in your life please contact me. I would love to talk to you. My rates are reasonable and I can send you further details on request.
Either leave a message for me at tel. (613) 237-1473 or email me: crathwell2(at)yahoo(dot)com. (I've written this strangely to avoid getting random junk mail, simply replace the (at) with @ and the (dot) with a period).
Si vous voulez en savoir plus à propos de mon travail et comment je peux co-opérer avec vous pour créer des cérémonies qui marquent les transitions importantes de votre vie, veuillez me contacter. J’aimerais bien vous parler. Mes taux sont raisonnables et je peux vous envoyer plus de détails en temps voulu.
Vous pouvez me laisser un message par téléphone au (613) 237-1473 (le message sur le répondeur que je partage avec un collègue est en anglais, mais vous pouvez me laisser un message en français) ou par courriel à crathwell2(à)yahoo(point)com. (Je l’ai écrit comme cela pour éviter de recevoir du spam, alors remplacer le (à) avec @ et le (point) avec un .).
Either leave a message for me at tel. (613) 237-1473 or email me: crathwell2(at)yahoo(dot)com. (I've written this strangely to avoid getting random junk mail, simply replace the (at) with @ and the (dot) with a period).
Si vous voulez en savoir plus à propos de mon travail et comment je peux co-opérer avec vous pour créer des cérémonies qui marquent les transitions importantes de votre vie, veuillez me contacter. J’aimerais bien vous parler. Mes taux sont raisonnables et je peux vous envoyer plus de détails en temps voulu.
Vous pouvez me laisser un message par téléphone au (613) 237-1473 (le message sur le répondeur que je partage avec un collègue est en anglais, mais vous pouvez me laisser un message en français) ou par courriel à crathwell2(à)yahoo(point)com. (Je l’ai écrit comme cela pour éviter de recevoir du spam, alors remplacer le (à) avec @ et le (point) avec un .).
Vision Statement
- Carrie Rathwell
- I believe that personalized, enlivened ceremony can deepen the meaning of your own life. I am committed to creating ceremonies that cause a greater sense of Abundance, Well-Being and Grace by offering you a space to be in the presence of the Extraordinary.
For More About Me
Carrie Rathwell has a passion for celebration that brings all of her life experiences together as Ceremonialist. To learn more about how I became a Ceremonialist and what my qualitifacations are please read my blog entry "Carrie's Bio and Qualifications" from February 9, 2007.
“The function of ritual…is to give form to the human life, not in the way of a mere surface arrangement, but in depth.”
~ Joseph Campbell
~ Joseph Campbell
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