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E-mail:
TheSpiritMuse@comcast.net
Phone: 612-419-4958
Mailing Address: 3010 Hennepin Avenue South, #148, Minneapolis MN 55408
"Arts and Ceremonies for the 21st
Century Spirit"
Interfaith Minister - blending cultures & spiritual paths in writing &
celebrating original ceremonies to observe life events (weddings/commitments,
funerals/memorials, namings/baptisms, house blessings). Spiritual counseling.
Guest speaker.
InnerVoice - cabaret-style concert programmes
created as an anthology of material from all time periods & styles, each
programme unified by a central theme. Includes songs, stories, poetry,
monologues & short scenes, drumming & other instrumentals.
Weddings
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I'd be delighted to share your
joy. We have so many backgrounds, combining families, traditions and spirits is
complex today. Synthesis is my gift; with my
eclectic background and experience with different faiths, I can guide you
through writing your own ceremony, or draft a piece specifically for you that
you can then review. I begin with a series of questions to learn more about your
own Paths and histories, then discuss which direction you'd like to head,
creating a genuinely unique celebration of unity!
Home and Office Blessings
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Many ancient traditions hold sacred the
initiation of a new home. The energies of our rooms can build up or tear down.
Drumming, chanting, censing, smudging, ringing and singing all are brought to
bear to clear out the old and bring in the new - blessings, healing, joy and
goodness may be invited into your space. You can have a ceremony with or without
a celebratory party, alone or with a group, each year or when you and a space
are new to each other. This can be a light-hearted yet powerfully enabling
ritual.
Funerals and Memorials
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As a culture, this is the life event we are
taught the least about and often struggle with the most. I can talk with you,
explore your hopes and fears as you need, sort out the details and create a
ceremony of letting go that will help you honestly mark this difficult rite of
passage.
Baptisms and Namings
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A naming is often loosely included in the
traditional Christian infant Baptism. But, a name carries with it so much!
Certainly older than Baptism is the choosing and giving of a name within a
community context, which can, knowingly or not, influence a person's entire
character and behavior. Design with me this special event, marking the
significance of granting completeness to this precious life!
Spiritual Counseling
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Confused? Seeking? Grieving or ashamed? The
family of origin's ways no longer fit your own Path? I am happy to talk with you about
where you've been and where you're going, exploring this splendid universe with
you, examining the deep questions that we humans grapple with. My eclectic
background and "real world" experience help me relate to where you are on your
journey.
How I Got Here/About Rev KEngel
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I was ordained an Interfaith Minister through All Faiths Seminary in New York
City, which is affiliated with The New Seminary, the oldest interfaith seminary
in the country.
I came to the ministry in a round-about fashion. My degrees are in music -
voice performance and teaching, to be specific, and I have lived and worked,
writing, conducting choirs and performing, in light opera, historical revues and
musical theatre, from Alaska to Florida. In addition, I have training in pastoral
counseling and creative writing.
As an immigrant's daughter with
varied life experiences; I have always had an eclectic experience of spirituality, even as a young
girl. I was troubled by rules and restrictions, the point of view that "we are
better than you" if we believe a certain way. The Creator is bigger than our own
egos would indicate! Since discovering the Mystics, I have found a language that
more clearly expresses for me the universal truth that We Are One.
In college, I explored other faiths, while not abandoning completely my
family's Catholic faith. I drew friends together from many backgrounds, and it
is a skill I continue to develop, socially, spiritually and professionally.
Among these, while in Alaska, I found the Native American cultures and
traditions resonate profoundly within me, building a stronger eco-spirituality. I have a Buddhist meditation practice, and as a musician,
of course, Nada Brahma - the World is Sound.
One way I combine my many interests and capabilities in creative expression
to promote healing and encourage peacemaking is through my performance troupe,
InnerVoice.
I became keenly aware of how
many people have no particular spiritual path when I went through a three-year
period of the loss of five close friends and family. So many seekers are
struggling with the greatest life questions. With our world getting smaller,
there is an ever-growing need to reach out to the many people trying to find
their way, mix their different backgrounds and create a new life, incorporating
the positive elements of their traditions into the 21st century point of view.
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