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A review by britlovestoread
The Wild Edge of Sorrow: Rituals of Renewal and the Sacred Work of Grief by Francis Weller, Michael Lerner
challenging
emotional
informative
reflective
medium-paced
There were several aspects of this book I appreciated and believe are very important, but I also wasn't overwhelmingly moved or affected by this book like I expected to be.
The focus on community and dealing with grief as a community I really loved. I also really appreciated the way he describes grief as a fundamental and essential part of life and how Western culture has tried to shorten grief or separate itself entirely from the process or reality of things like loss and death.
I also loved the idea of group rituals to deal with grief but I don't know that I appreciated the descriptions he gave of rituals he has lead as much as I was supposed to. It felt in some instances that perhaps he wasn't the best person to lead certain rituals and perhaps rituals inspired by Native culture could have been done by asking someone from that culture to either lead or help design those specific rituals.
The focus on community and dealing with grief as a community I really loved. I also really appreciated the way he describes grief as a fundamental and essential part of life and how Western culture has tried to shorten grief or separate itself entirely from the process or reality of things like loss and death.
I also loved the idea of group rituals to deal with grief but I don't know that I appreciated the descriptions he gave of rituals he has lead as much as I was supposed to. It felt in some instances that perhaps he wasn't the best person to lead certain rituals and perhaps rituals inspired by Native culture could have been done by asking someone from that culture to either lead or help design those specific rituals.