Weddings

ritual oathing stone with handfasting cord made with Douglas clan tartan

Ritual: Oathing Stones

DARE YE VOW ON AN OATHING STONE?  Hearken back now to a time long ago when the land was always viewed as the home of the ancestors. Everyone knew that the spirits of loved ones who had died now guided and protected those still walking the earth. Everyone understood that physical survival in this world […]

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Rites of Passage: Weddings

By its nature, a rite of passage is a ceremony intentionally practiced and witnessed by a group whose members affirm that the person who completed the actions of the rite has been irrevocably changed. Thinking about the elements of today’s weddings and funerals, I can see why writer Ronald L. Grimes says ritual may have […]

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