Cindy Garner, Life Cycle Celebrant - Of Heart Ceremonies

04/12/2026

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07/22/2025

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"People ask me, 'What can we have for rituals?' Well, what do you want to have a ritual for? You should have a ritual for your life. All a ritual does is concentrate your mind on the implications of what you are doing. For instance, the marriage ritual is a meditation on the step you are taking in learning to become a member of a duad, instead of one individual all alone. The ritual enables you to make the transit.

When eating a meal, realize what you are doing. Hunting peoples thank the animal for having given itself. They feel real gratitude. The main rituals of mature hunting tribes, like those of the Americas, were addressed to the animals. On the Northwest Coast, the principal rights were when the first wave of salmon came in, and they were intended to thank the salmon.

And so, sitting down to eat, realize what you are doing: you are eating a life that has been given so that you might live.

When I was working on the gospel of Sri Ramakrishna, I had a lot of meals with the monks. Their grace before meals is the most beautiful invocation. It goes like this: ‘Brahman is the cosmic, universal, life consciousness energy of which we are all manifestations. Brahman is the sacrifice. Brahman is the food that we are eating. Brahman is the consumer of the sacrifice. Brahman is the ladle that carries the sacrifice to the fire. Brahman is the process of the sacrifice. He who recognizes that all things are Brahman is on the way to realizing Brahman in himself.'

Every ritual is of that order, properly putting your mind in touch with what you are really doing. And so, we should realize that this event here and now: our coming together to help each other in the realization is a beautiful, beautiful ritual.”
​​-Joseph Campbell
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​From A Joseph Campbell Companion: Reflections on the Art of Living

https://www.jcf.org/works/titles/a-joseph-campbell-companion/

01/31/2025

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01/29/2025

Such a beautiful wonderful man🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 My training was life changing. His legacy goes onward in so many different directions, his vision, compassion and wisdom lives on in so many lives. My deepest condolences to his family and all those who loved him🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻💔❤️‍🩹 Glenda Stansbury🫂🫂🫂

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09/23/2024

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09/10/2024

Good stuff!!😊🙏🏻♥️

08/16/2024

The power of ceremony in action🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

08/05/2024

Speak with PURPOSE not impulse… ♥️

08/01/2024

Seemingly small actions, whether positive or negative, nice or mean, kind or unkind, selfless or selfish…sometimes have big and lasting consequences.
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“In the intricate tapestry of our existence, a seemingly inconsequential action can set in motion a series of events with profound implications.” That not only affect us but also OTHER PEOPLE. It’s impossible to avoid as everything and everyone is intricately connected.

In the intricate tapestry of our existence, a seemingly inconsequential action can set in motion a series of events with profound implications. This phenomenon, known as the Butterfly Effect, encapsulates the idea that small actions can lead to significant consequences. As we delve into this intrigu...

07/14/2024

More. Than. Ever.
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Just a little something to brighten your day. What started as an idea on my flight home from college ended in a collaboration with some of the most incredibl...

07/14/2024

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