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SUMMARY:Death Café - A space for open\, respectful conversations about death
DESCRIPTION:What is a Death Café?\n\nA Death Café is a facilitated gathering where people come together to talk openly about death\, dying\, and mortality.\nThe goal is to increase awareness of death in order to help people make the most of their lives.\n\nThere is no set agenda. Conversation is participant-led and guided by curiosity\, listening\, and mutual respect.\n\n\n\n\n\nWhat a Death Café Is\n•A welcoming\, confidential space for conversation\n•A place to share thoughts\, questions\, stories\, and reflections about death\n•Open to anyone\, regardless of beliefs or background\n•Based on respect\, listening\, and equality among participants\n•A non-commercial space – no products\, services\, or businesses will be promoted\n\n\n\n\n\nWhat a Death Café Is Not\n•Not grief counseling or group therapy\n•Not a support group\n•Not a place for medical\, legal\, or financial advice\n•Not affiliated with any religion\, ideology\, or belief system\n•Not about persuading others how to think or feel\n•Not a venue for promotion of any business or service\n\n\n\n\n\nA Brief History\nDeath Café originated in 2004 with Swiss sociologist Bernard Crettaz\, who created informal gatherings called Cafés Mortels.\nIn 2011\, Jon Underwood brought the concept to the UK\, where it became known as Death Café.\nSince then\, Death Cafés have spread worldwide as a grassroots movement\, held in homes\, libraries\, cafés\, community centers\, and online.\n\n\n\n\n\nWhat to Expect\n•Open conversation\n•A respectful\, non-judgmental atmosphere\n•Tea and cookies will be served\n\n\nThis is purely a conversational space\, with no intention to sell\, persuade\, or lead participants to any particular conclusion.\n\n\nhttps://www.truthdig.com/articles/preparing-to-meet-your-maker-plus-cake-the-life-of-a-death-cafe/
URL:https://commonstreet.org/event/death-cafe-a-space-for-open-respectful-conversations-about-death/2026-03-12/
LOCATION:Meeting Room of CSSC
CATEGORIES:Dialogue,Meeting
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ORGANIZER;CN="Cynthia Miller":MAILTO:cmiller0805@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:Rite of the Womb
DESCRIPTION:Join us for The Rite of the Womb\, a monthly women’s circle\, typically held every third Saturday at Common Street Spiritual Center in Natick. \n\nThis sacred gathering offers a space to connect\, heal\, and celebrate your feminine essence through empowering workshops and sacred sisterhood. The evening culminates in the Rite of the Womb\, a shamanic ceremony for releasing fear and ancestral pain to reclaim your inner power. Throughout the evening\, you’ll be embraced by a supportive women’s community\, fostering connections that uplift and inspire.  \nThis month our women’s circle falls during the Spring Equinox\, the sacred turning point when day and night come into balance—and when the goddess Persephone returns to earth after her six-month reign as Queen of the Underworld\, bringing with her the energies of renewal\, fertility\, abundance\, and the awakening of spring. It feels deeply fitting to honor and embody the archetype of Persephone: the initiate who descends into darkness and returns transformed. Together we will honor the painful experiences that have carried us through our own underworlds\, recognizing that certain thresholds in life change us forever\, yet do not erase who we are. Like Persephone\, we learn to live between worlds- light and shadow\, maiden and queen\, loss and renewal- awakening the goddess energy within us that holds both tenderness and power. Through reflection\, ritual\, and shared sisterhood\, we reclaim the wisdom born from hardship and transform it into personal sovereignty. And as the Spring Equinox marks Persephone’s radiant return to the living world\, we will celebrate with lightness\, dance\, laughter\, flowers\, and abundance—joyfully welcoming the season of growth\, blooming life\, and new possibilities. Together we honor that we\, too\, have emerged from the underworld carrying both our depth and our radiance. \nIf you feel called\, a few items you may want to bring: \n\nA snack to share with the group\nA personal water bottle\nAny items you would like honored on the collective altar\nDivination tools you work with (examples: crystals\, cards\, smokes\, etc)\nMusical instruments such as drums or rattles\nAnything else that you feel will support the space!\n\nContact Sherry at owls.rising@gmail.com or via text or WhatsApp at 617-980-6022 with any questions or concerns. \nAlthough preregistration is not required\, it is helpful for event preparations. Suggested donation to support the center\, workshop supplies and the group is $22 to $44\, although no one will be turned away for financial hardship.   \nPreregister using the following form link: https://forms.gle/SiZUYrMemju433yK8
URL:https://commonstreet.org/event/rite-of-the-womb-mothers-blessing-3-2-4/
LOCATION:Sanctuary at Common Street Spiritual Center\, 13 Common Street\, Natick\, MA\, 01760\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community,Cultural,Healing,Meeting,Other,Spiritual,Talk,Women,Workshop
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ORGANIZER;CN="Sherry Solchenberger":MAILTO:sherrysolchnp@gmail.com
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