RITES OF PASSAGE FOR YOUTH

Spiritual and Healing Arts & Crafts for Boys and Girls
(can also be adapted for teens and adults as well)

Growing up can be challenging in these complicated times as family and community gets redefined in the contexts of the technological age we are now in.  As children and youth respond to internal biochemical and emotional changes,  grounding self awareness through art and ritual can be vital for balance, confidence, and a centered place within themselves to draw on. All of the activities include storytelling, song, and support for discovery through the individuals (child)  process, as they create their own unique ritual object.

INDIVIDUAL :

MASK MAKING
discovering and honoring inner strengths, what has been and what is emerging.

FLAG PLANTING
courage to be all that you are. Standing strong and grounded, and in your ‘Bravior Self’.

SILENT CHIMES
ways in which Spirit speaks to us in the silence.

DREAM CATCHERS
weaving the connections.

TALKING STICK
giving voice to your dreams

WITHIN FAMILY OR COMMUNITY :

ULU CIRCLE
celebration for 1 yr olds (blessingway ceremony done with family group)

ANUENUE
getting your wings (blessingway ceremony done with family group)

POHAKU
emerging gifts (blessingway ceremony done with family or peer group)

PERSONAL ALTARS
Spirit helpers (can be created with one person, or as a group blessingway ceremony)