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The Bookends of Marriage

All marriages end. Whether by death, divorce or old-fashioned neglect, the rose-hued dreams we had for Happily Ever After become eroded in the passage of time. To love is to risk. Who here hasn’t gambled on love? And if we knew that…

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The Heart of Things

Years ago, I came across the most beautiful postcard of a gorgeous wild-garden scene, with the words: The meaning of life is… The answer (if there was one) would have been written where the crumbled part of the stone wall was in the picture.…

Celebrant

What is a death café?

The words death and café conjure such different images, don’t they? The idea of placing them alongside each other evokes confusion or curiosity, but rarely is the response neutral. Grief, pain, torment, shock, loss,…

Celebrant

Just You and I: the magical intimacy of eloping

Is ‘running off in secret’ something couples do to avoid dealing with complicated relations, permission, expensive commercialised wedding days and high-level stress or is the shrouding of the event in secrecy a form of magical intimacy?…

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The Final Curtain

Is the closing of curtains a vital ritual in the cremation service or an out-of-date tradition? A fundamental aspect of being a funeral celebrant is the ability to listen the needs and wishes of the chief mourner. One of the questions that we…

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Sacred Cords: the ancient ritual of joining hands

Some of the oldest rituals transcend time because, when words can no longer express our deepest needs, we turn to the art of storytelling by imagery. This allows deeply significant symbolism to embed into our psyche. It’s akin to…

The Bookends of Marriage

What is a death café?

Just You and I: the magical intimacy of eloping

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The Bookends of Marriage

The Heart of Things

What is a death café?

Just You and I: the magical intimacy of eloping

The Final Curtain

Sacred Cords: the ancient ritual of joining hands

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