Long-time Urn Attendant C. Meade shares her story and feelings about the Spirit Group experience, the All Souls Procession, and the part we all play in this community pageant of life, death and love. I moved to Tucson in 2004, arriving on July first. Unloading the U-Haul the next day I pretty much thought I…
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by Karen Falkenstrom of Odaiko Sonora Who am I to understand this weaving? Growing up, holidays were a reason to shop, eat too much, and plan stressful (but mostly pleasant) family gatherings. I hadn’t experienced the ecstatic, rarified state said to come from spiritual practice yet (which came upon reading Edgar Allen Poe’s “The Bells”…
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By Kristin Hedges, Mama of Nathaniel Lewis Hedges I have defined myself in a number of ways throughout my life. But since having had children, I am first and foremost a Mama. Being a Mama is physical work; hard, full-body work. There are butts to wash, food to cook, hair to comb, clothes to wash, beds…
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