Tending the Threshold

A Seven-Month Journey into Living, Dying, and the Soul's Deep Wisdom

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN. WE BEGIN 5 November 2026

At some point in every life, we find ourselves standing at a threshold.

 These thresholds ask something of us. They invite us to slow down, to listen more deeply, and to discover what it means to live with greater presence and intention.

Tending the Threshold is a seven-month online journey for those who wish to explore the sacred relationship between living and dying. Together we will create a contemplative community where poetry, reflection, guided meditation, journaling, seasonal wisdom, and soulful conversation become companions on the path.

Here are the themes we will explore and the dates we will meet:

Sessions will be recorded in case you can't attend all of them.

November — Crossing the Threshold
 Awakening to Mortality
November 5, 6- 8 pm PT
November 22, 11 am- 1 pm PT

Creating sacred community
Naming our intentions
Exploring our relationship with death and change
Mortality as a teacher
Introduction to the book of blessings we will create
Poetry and journaling: "What threshold am I standing at?"

December — Grief: The Shape of Love
December 3, 6-8 pm PT
December 20, 11 am to 1 pm PT

Understanding grief as an expression of love
Befriending sorrow rather than fixing it
The many losses we carry- working with the gates of grief
Winter as a season of stillness and remembrance
Rituals of honoring

January — Impermanence
January 7, 6-8 pm PT
January 24, 11 am to 1 pm PT

Letting go and living with uncertainty
The wisdom of endings and beginnings
The invitation of winter
What wants to die so something new can emerge?
Meditation on spaciousness and surrender

February — The Courage to Love
February 4, 6-8 pm PT
February 21, 11 am to 1 pm PT

Opening the heart in the face of loss
Vulnerability and self-compassion
Relationships, forgiveness, and gratitude
Love that continues beyond death
Living your authentic life

March — Belonging
March 4, 6-8 pm PT
March 21, 11 am to 1 pm PT

Our place in the web of life
The more-than-human world as companion
Ancestors, community, and soul
Spring and renewal
What gives us a sense of home?

April — Offering our gifts
April 8, 6-8 pm PT
April 19, 11 am to 1 pm PT

What do I want to leave behind?
Soul gifts and vocation
Ethical wills and blessings
Living so our lives become our legacy
Meaning, purpose, and contribution

May — Blessing the Journey
May 6, 6-8 pm PT
May 17, 11 am to 1 pm PT

Integration
Creating personal practices for tending future thresholds
Celebrating transformation
Blessing ourselves and one another
Closing ritual

Investment: A $200 registration deposit secures your place, followed by seven monthly payments of $115 beginning in November and ending in May.

I have intentionally created a payment structure that allows this journey to be accessible while honoring the depth of this work and the care that goes into creating and holding this sacred container.

If you feel called to join this journey, please respond to this email and send your deposit via Venmo Charlene-Ray-2 or Zelle soulwisdomguide@gmail.com

I am looking forward to a deeply connected journey into this material with you.