Living Passages for the Whole Family: Celebrating Rites of Passage from Birth to Adulthood

Darian offers a fresh perspective of what it means for a young person to come of age in our 21st century culture.

Living Passages for the Whole Family: Celebrating Rites of Passage from Birth to Adulthood

by Shea Darian —

This is a groundbreaking resource for creating contemporary rites of passage in the family from birth to adulthood.

Darian offers a fresh perspective of what it means for a young person to come of age in our 21st century culture. She empowers parents and caregivers to hallow a place in the family to honor and celebrate the ages and stages of a young person’s life through infancy, childhood, youthhood and young adulthood.

The book contains creative ideas and guidance for celebrating contemporary rites of passage; over 20 rites of passage ceremonies for children of all ages and young adults; over 30 songs to honor life transitions; soulful wisdom and encouragement for parents; and ideas to reclaim and heal life passages from the past.

$21.95 — Gilead Press, 4151 W. Augusta Ave., Phoenix, AZ 85051.

Reprinted from AzNetNews, Volume 27, Number , December 2008/January 2009.