ceremonies
individual, couples, and collective ceremony
Ceremony is the soulful acknowledgment of a liminal moment in the human lifecycle and is an essential element of all human cultures. Four Seasons Sisterhood offers the following multiphase sessions incorporating myth, Jungian dreamwork, music and the expressive arts. These ceremonies unless indicated otherwise are often a tri-phasic process of sessions for preparation, the ceremony itself, and integration.
CALLING IN A CHILD:
Three sessions for those open to pregnancy, adoption, or the fostering of a child.
RELEASING A CHILD:
Three sessions for those grieving the loss of a child through miscarriage, stillbirth, abortion, infertility, illness, etc.
CEREMONY FOR WOMB TRANSITIONS:
Three sessions for those who have experienced their first/last period, pregnancy, postpartum, hysterectomy, etc.
BLESSINGWAY:
This is a three hour circle for expectant mothers, her friends, and family to celebrate, strengthen, and confront relationships prior to the birth of a new child. This is a special time for mothers to voice and receive their wants, needs, and preferences from their mothers, sisters, and community in the perinatal period setting themselves up for an integrated support system after delivery. Some have also incorporated gifts for showering the mother prior to birth.
UNION CEREMONY:
Couples open to children (or those who are already parents) to meet for several pre-union sessions preparing several key dimensions of their relationship (intimacy, conflict resolution, mutual vision). This work culminates in a ceremony which may be part of a wedding or renewal. Union ceremonies are intended for marriages with a commitment to becoming an ancestor that inspires the imitation of children.