The Place Where Bells Ring ~
~ is here to remind people of how to care for our dead, and that we too will become ancestors - the purpose that incites in us to risk everything for what is holy; to discern through the kaleidoscope of trauma and death-phobic, supremacist forces what truly matters most, and that this knowing is worth fully living for, fighting for, grieving for, suffering for, praising for, and unabashedly loving for.
In this spirit, we are excited to announce~
Our first gathering bringing The Place Where Bells Ring fully alive in the world. This gathering will serve as a golden thread that continues to feed into the wider web and movement around reclaiming and remembering our belonging with death and the care we bring to that threshold.
This workshop
~ braids together ancestral and contemporary home funeral skills, the creation of a community deathcare kit that holds everything needed for the autonomous care of our beloved dead, immersive sound and story experiences pertaining to dying and grief, and co-created ritual integrating our time together.
Holding the nuances of how deathcare has been exploited by white supremacist systems, and uplifting the intersections of cultural experience and knowledge, this container will be co-created in truthtelling. All of this will be in rhythm with a collaboratively woven willow casket that will take form over the three days and become a part of the death care kit.
A glance at our time together:
Vigil - Day 1
Bones, Body, Breath
Walking the Body Home / Bringing deathcare back into our own hands
-Teachings about local home funeral skills
-group funerary hand work
-story burial
-begin weaving willow casket
Vigil - Day 2
Sitting Up Is Holy Time
Immersive sound experience walking us through the funerary rite of ‘sitting up’
-Community deathcare kit
-caring for the body
-practicing ‘sitting up’
-continue weaving casket
Vigil - Day 3
Petals Falling, Bells Ringing
Body as a future offering
-storytelling
-complete casket
-bell choir
-ritual procession and burial
Cost For the three days:
$150- $400 sliding scale - no one turned away for lack of funds so please let us know if cost is a barrier in any way - theplacewherebellsring@gmail.com
Some Details:
We will be gathering in Chimacum, WA at a lovely spot held by the forest. We will begin our days at 9 and end around 4/5. We will provide some nourishing snacks, but participants must provide their own lunch. Camping with amenities available for $15 a night. Folks will receive more detailed logistical information once fully registered for the event.
++ To register ++ start by filling out the form below. When we receive word from you we will respond with final steps and payment information.
+++ In Love + Solidarity +++
MO & SARAFINA
