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I just found a link to a Candle Ceremony for ill, dying, and dead companion animals. As a whole, it wasn't my cup of tea (I've never liked the term "furbabies" or "furchildren", since it suggests anthropomorphism and I've always believed in loving and respecting animals for their true animal natures, not out of sentimentality). The last line, however, hit me like a truck:
"I have sent you on a journey to a land free from pain, not because I did not love you, but because I loved you too much to force you to stay."
*starts crying again... dammit, when do the tears ever stop?*
You can find the ceremony at:
http://www.petloss.com/ceremony.htm
Elements of it might prove very effective for my 2004 Samhain ritual... we'll see.
"I have sent you on a journey to a land free from pain, not because I did not love you, but because I loved you too much to force you to stay."
*starts crying again... dammit, when do the tears ever stop?*
You can find the ceremony at:
http://www.petloss.com/ceremony.htm
Elements of it might prove very effective for my 2004 Samhain ritual... we'll see.
