Kari Tauring, practicing ritual artist
Times of change and transition become powerful transformations when marked with intentional ritual.
I am available to help individuals as well as groups create ritual for rites of passage such as weddings and funerals, selling a house, taking a new job, quitting smoking ... any transitional time needs ritual!
Fees are negotiated with each individual according to their need. Initial consultation of up to 30 min. is free! Travel and other expenses are negotiated individually.
You may know exactly what you want as in these examples:
To design and conduct a full ritual costs a standard $100/hr plus travel expenses. Here are some examples:
Sample Ritual I did for myself: Kari's Dasa Change Ritual
I often do simple ritual acts such as writing my intention on a bit of birch bark and casting it into the wood stove. This can assist me in small transitions such as changing an attitude towards a project or removing emotional obstacles to my success.
Public ritual shows Discovering Origins/Building Traditions project. The average ticket price is between $10 and $20.
Methods and Materials
I use music, dance, rhythm such as Staving, plants, runes, art, food...many things to create intention and meaning for life transitions. These things are referred to as Ritual Tools. Theatrics such as mask making or dance help us get out of our "Ego Space" and move into a different consciousness. We never "leave our body" or fall into a trance that pulls us out of awareness. It is awareness and conscious intent that creates powerful transitional experience.
The basic ingredients
of a ritual include:
Marking the space as Sacred (through scent, sound, visualization)
Grounding and Centering yourself (through prayer or meditation etc.)
Vocalizing the Intention (sound creates reality)
Raising Energy (this is often done with song, dance and movement)
Grounding Energy in the Intention (breathing, chant and prayer)
Closing the Sacred Space (like saying "amen", this puts closure on
things)
To contact me with questions or requests:
email karitauring@yahoo.com
phone (612) 729-4019 in the US
Office hours
Monday and Tuesday
10 am to 1 pm CST
Fridays 9 am to 11 am