Wise Woman Ceremony for Nicky
These are the words I read as celebrant at the ceremony.
The Reading:
“To each and every one of us here we hold special memories, of this remarkable person who has stepped ever so gently into our hearts and lives and left an indelible footprint, and we honour her for that.
She has many titles daughter, sister, auntie, cousin, friend colleague, neighbour. However she is also a wife, extraordinaire and awesome mother to the joy of her life her beloved sons ….
In these aspects of her persona she has often shone brightly and ever so occasionally there has been some lack lustre. But nothing a fag and a cup of coffee couldn’t sort out! Eh boys?”
” It is in her persona of Midwife, she has dedicated the majority of her energy, expertise, joy, love, and wisdom. She has been practicing her ‘wise woman’ skills for more years than she cares to remember.
These hands have been privileged to welcome many, many souls into this world, with tears of joy, and relief!!”
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The Ritual:
The circle of woman join hands and circle to the left and the right of Nicky as the drum is beaten they chanting or singing
“I am the maiden, the Mother, The Crone. (Which ever applies) and we honor and love you Nicky.
One by one the woman jump into the circle and spin around with Nicky until all are within the circle.
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Jacqueline Hope is a very young gorgeous 64-year-old divorcee and forcibly retired midwife, who has worked in England, Dubai, Australia, and Peru. She is a marriage celebrant from WA and has a practice in intuitive counseling whose motto is H.O.P.E – Hold on pain ends. She is the mother of two grown adult-children a son, who, it seems, are rarely are dazzled by their mother’s, brilliance. (No prophet is recognized in their own land sigh!) She is saving the ‘pennies’ in the hope of swanning off for another adventure.
Dancing photo source: Unsourced.
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