tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638026473198839266.post971352474831039297..comments2012-08-21T08:03:46.932+01:00Comments on Pagan Chaplaincy: The Power of LanguageClare Slaneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14937627339653914404noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638026473198839266.post-19621177995002418572010-08-30T21:05:10.539+01:002010-08-30T21:05:10.539+01:00Thanks Amanda, you've highlighted a number of ...Thanks Amanda, you've highlighted a number of important issues and given me an excuse to bang on further. I hope to have a post up on a couple of these subjects in a few days.<br /><br />I hope your sister is feeling better, all the sooner for your love and attention.Clare Slaneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14937627339653914404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638026473198839266.post-81462377988627381262010-08-30T19:45:49.332+01:002010-08-30T19:45:49.332+01:00Wonderful post.
"Whilst all of creation is s...Wonderful post.<br /><br />"Whilst all of creation is sacred and we are sacred beings living sacredly as part of it, we also have to maintain some perspective and keep our knickers on. Getting breathless about canning pears is a tad hysterical."<br /><br />Perhaps people are confusing the idea of "mindfulness" with ritual. I know we all get into trouble by calling our daily habits rituals, and I do get awfully contemplative while washing dishes... but gosh. It's bothersome. <br /><br />My sister miscarried recently and I found myself absolutely tongue tied when I spoke to her for the first time after the event. We do not share a spiritual path, but even if it were so I do not know what I could have said to her. I am not a mother, I cannot begin to know the pain of losing a child. This is one area that troubles me as I consider continuing on the path to fully involved pagan clergy... will I ever be able to find the "language of mystery" to help with this very particular kind of grief with no knowledge of that relationship myself? My last class on grief covered the topic, of course, but I still feel I am not prepared.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12217935120177154949noreply@blogger.com