Celebrate!: Ceremonies and Blessings for Individuals, Families, and Spiritual Communities - Paperback

by Arlyn J. MacDonald (Author), Catharine Gates (Illustrator)

What is missing in modern life is the recognition of the sacred in life. Celebrate is a resource book for individuals, families, and communities to integrate the sacred back into ordinary life through blessing ceremonies and rituals. Sacred ceremonies are the bridge between the material and spiritual worlds reconnecting us to wholeness. The ceremonies included in the book can be used by all cultures and all faiths, marking important life events for children and adults, as well as holidays. Some are familiar ceremonies, and some are new, especially created for times that give meaning to life in the modern world. The section on Creating Your Own Ceremonies assists readers to create personal ceremonies to mark their own life journeys.

Author Biography

Arlyn J. Macdonald's mission in life is to help people reconnect with their spiritual natures to bring back wholeness and harmony. In counseling with individuals and helping families and communities create meaningful ceremonies, her main objective is to bring the feeling of sacredness and blessing to the experience. "It's imperative that people feel their connection to the sacred within themselves and regain their wholeness in this modern world." She has a BA in Community Arts Management and a Ph.D. in Spiritual Education and serves as Senior Minister for an interfaith church in Western Colorado, and as Dean of the Spiritual Development Institute. She wrote Celebrate! as a guide for individuals, families and communities to reclaim the sacred in their lives. She is the author of three other spiritual self-help books based on Huna, the ancient Hawaiian spiritual philosophy of integrating heart, mind, and spirit.