Rituals | Sheila Collins

Hallow’s Eve

by Sheila Collins | Oct 31, 2014 | Grieving, Personal Stories, Rituals, Story-telling

The pumpkins are prominently displayed at the grocers, along with the colorful pots of the season’s most celebrated flower, chrysanthemums. Front yards in my urban neighborhood sport dried corn stocks while the nearest farmland is at least a twenty- minute drive away....

The Summer Solstice

by Sheila Collins | Jun 21, 2014 | Gatherings, Personal Stories, Rituals

Today is the Summer Solstice. It is the longest day of the year in the northern hemisphere, because the Earth tilts 23.5 degrees on its axis and causes this part of the Earth to face the sun directly. We’re not moving closer to the sun as people often think, it’s just...

Sacred Water

by Sheila Collins | Mar 14, 2014 | Environment, Rituals, Spirtuality, Women, Girls & the Feminine

Walking on the beach this morning on the Florida shore of the Gulf of Mexico my husband and I agreed that we’re both water people. For more than twenty years we’d walked the beach on Padre Island, three seasons of the year. Before that, in spring times we’d strolled...

Towards a Resilient Grief

by Sheila Collins | Dec 20, 2013 | Dances, Grieving, Health, Noteworthy men, Rituals

Like many people around the world, I watched the bereavement rituals for the beloved Nelson Mandela. In my case, I was looking for clues to answer a question that has been on my mind for years. “Can what is done at the time of a death, and immediately afterwards, help...

Healing Astronomical Grief

by Sheila Collins | Nov 26, 2013 | Art & Life, Grieving, Rituals

The evening started with a family ritual. My husband and I had been invited to attend a Friday night Shabbat dinner at a friend’s house. I felt honored to be included in what, for this family, is a weekly event. Prayers and blessings were chanted by the hostess, her...

Dance of Destruction: A Response

by Sheila Collins | Jul 10, 2013 | Environment, Rituals, Story-telling

A particular pleasure in the early morning hours, when I visit my family in the high desert of California, is to walk the labyrinth my son and daughter-in-law built in their desert-landscaped backyard. I didn’t see the space before they began what must have been a...

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Hallow’s Eve

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Dance of Destruction: A Response

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