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Links
Rites of passage:
The Deer Tribe Metis Medicine Society web site discusses training programs in the wisdom of native peoples in the Americas. Its page on rites of passage, http://www.dtmms.org/rites-of-passage/index.htm, includes two excellent discussions of rites of passage: “What are rites of passage?” http://www.dtmms.org/rites-of-passage/what-are-rites.htm and “Why do we need rites of passage?” http://www.dtmms.org/rites-of-passage/why-need-rites.htm.
Rites of Passage - Rites Of Passage Cross-culturally, Cultural Performance, Social Drama, And Rites Of Passage, http://family.jrank.org/pages/1414/Rites-Passage.html, includes several articles on rites of passage from an anthropological perspective.
BeliefNet’s page on Life Events, http://www.beliefnet.com/Love-Family/Life-Events/index.aspx, gives links to pages with various levels of information on several different life passages (scroll about half-way down the page to Moments and Milestones). Some of the linked pages provide more information than others. The page on Death, for example, gives a brief overview of the death-related beliefs, funeral practices, and mourning rituals from several major religions and denominations, while the Coming Out link only leads to a prayer. For those who are interested, BeliefNet is quite a large site with links to just about any aspect of religion or spiritual life one might want to examine.
Weddings:
http://www.webmd.com/sex-relationships/marriage-prep-101 on WebMD: “Marriage Prep 101: From the burning questions you should ask each other before you walk down the aisle, to the jitters and cold feet, here’s a crash course in building a marriage that can last a lifetime.” This article includes a good check-list for the married-couple-to-be.
http://www.weddingceremonycenter.com/ Wedding Ceremony Center.com provides an extensive list of free resources and information related to the wedding ceremony. This is an especially good site for ceremony ideas from different cultures.
http://www.weddingsgalore.com/ Weddings Galore features pages on many aspects of planning a wedding, including possible ceremonies for lighting a unity candle, ideas for readings, and some options for music for the ceremony.
http://www.todays-weddings.com/planning/readings.php Today’s-Weddings.com covers many aspects of wedding planning, including a compilation of about 80 possible readings, divided into categories of Religious, Poetry, and Other.
http://www.weddingyellowpages.net/articles/wedding_vows_collection.php features a collection of about 200 possible wedding vows, divided into categories from traditional to contemporary and from religious to secular.
http://www.topweddingsites.com/wedding_ceremony_music.html gives a good overview on how to select music for your ceremony, plus a list of examples of music to choose from that includes links to some sites where you can listen to samples of some of the suggested pieces.
http://www.weddingvendors.com/music/ WeddingVendors.com includes a list of over 14,000 possible music pieces to choose from. It is organized by category, such as ceremony or reception music, or by artist.
Memorials:
http://www.funeralswithlove.com/funeral.htm gives a nice overview of the difference between funerals and memorials, and what a committal or interment is. It also provides some simple guidelines on how to decide what to include in the service, plus links to other helpful resources.
http://www.memorialserviceplanning.com/ This site includes just about everything you would need to know to create a funeral or memorial ceremony, including sample readings and songs and guidelines on how to write a eulogy.
Baby Naming Ceremonies:
http://infantstoddlers.suite101.com/article.cfm/baby_naming_ceremony is a brief overview of baby naming ceremonies and what to consider in creating one.
Cronings:
http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-croning.htm wiseGEEK gives a good overview and history of the Croning ritual, honoring a woman’s rite of passage into the third part of her life and celebrating her as a wise woman.
Rev. Jenny Sill-Holeman, CHt, RM
Contact Rev. Jenny
650-369-6215 (phone & fax)
Redwood City, CA |
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