| DEATH
SALON
A Weekend for Mortals and Those Who Love Them
Facilitated by Dave Nimmons
Friday, October 29 - Sunday, October 31, 2010
A weekend on DEATH? Isn’t that
kind of… creepy? Not on your life!
Death is the last great chapter in our
human story: utterly universal, yet profoundly personal,
as inevitable and it is intimate. Yet in our culture,
the topic remains largely shrouded in uneasy silence.
We call it “morbid,” euphemize it, hide
it from view, relegate it to the experts, and vaguely
hope it won’t really happen to us. Yet, as our
mortality circles ever nearer, we are left pondering
it individually, feeling at best uneasy, at worst distressed.
Until now.
The Death Salon breaks new ground. In
this unique setting, we lift the veil on this most profound
human experience, personally and collectively. Come,
explore Death’s deep precincts in lively company.
We provide the chance to meet and map mortality –its
meanings in mind and body, symbol, spirit and faith
– as a door to our soul’s deep meaning and
power.
The Death Salon is unlike any retreat
you’ve ever done. It offers a deep, positive,
proactive and provocative exploration of the cultural
and personal issues, legal and medical facts, bodily
experience, and philosophical and spiritual values around
death. You’ll enjoy performance, discussion, activity,
rite and ritual, celebration, meditation, reflection,
writing, laughter, and action. All in an atmosphere
of supportive fellowship.
Among our topics:
- Mortality: A Meet and Greet What
we imagine—or don’t —about death
- Fact, Fear, and Faith: What happens
when we die? Where—if anyplace—do we go?
- Pinking the Black: Gay men’s
special tribal wisdom about death
- My Best Death: What makes a humane
passage & how can we improve our (and others’)
odds?
- Planning Passage: How to view, imagine,
approach, prepare, and conduct a proper passing.
- Take Back the Night: Unplugging the
Mortality Machine to Get the Death You Want
- Put the FUN back in Funeral: Revels
to Remember our Lives and Loves
- Dying Words: Obituaries, Vivuaries,
and voices from the dead
- Making Love to Morticia: The embrace
of mortality as a path to vitality
Calling all souls. Those who seek a
truly unique experience for next Halloween, join this
transcendent journey as we shine a whole new light on
our oldest companion.
Really, to be anywhere else would be…just
plain creepy!
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