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The Earth & Spirit Council presents Die Wise, in Portland
DIE WISE evening talk ~ Portland, OR
October 19 @ 6:15 pm - 8:30 pm
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Death OK. Let's talk about it, Portland, OR
An Introduction to Dying Wise in Eugene, OR
E&S1TICKETS: advance ticket highly recommended, $25, DOORS OPEN at 6pm
VENUE: Tabor Space, Commons (handicapped accessible and on bus line #15 Belmont/NW)
5441 Southeast Belmont St., Portland OR 97215
HOST: Earth & Spirit Council ContactUs@earthandspirit.org
Die Wise A Manifesto for Sanity and Soul, is Stephen Jenkinson's new book about grief, and dying, and the great love of life. Published by North Atlantic Books. (March 2015) Stephen is also the subject of the feature length documentary film Griefwalker (National Film Board of Canada, 2008), a lyrical, poetic portrait of his work with dying people.
Die Wise teaches the skills of dying, skills that have to be learned in the course of living deeply and well. Not a seven step coping strategy, not an out-clause for trauma or sorrow, Die Wise is for everyone who, hell or high water, is not going to pull off eternity after all. Dying is not the end of wisdom and wisdom not exhausted by dying. Dying could be and must be the fullest expression and incarnation of what you've learned by living. It's a moral obligation to die well. If you love somebody, if you care about the world that's to come after you, if you want somebody to be spared the lunacy of what you've seen, you've got to die wise. This evening begins to imagine a way of doing so.
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About Stephen Jenkinson, MTS, MSW
spiritual activist, teacher, author
Stephen teaches internationally and is the creator and principal instructor of the Orphan Wisdom School, founded in 2010. With Master's degrees from Harvard University (Theology) and the University of Toronto (Social Work), he is revolutionizing grief and dying in North America. Stephen is redefining what it means to live, and die well. Apprenticed to a master storyteller, he has worked extensively with dying people and their families, is former programme director in a major Canadian hospital, former assistant professor in a prominent Canadian medical school, consultant to palliative care and hospice organizations and educator and advocate in the helping professions. He is also a sculptor, traditional canoe builder whose house won a Governor General's Award for architecture.
He is the author of Die Wise: A Manifesto for Sanity and Soul (2015), Homecoming: The Haiku Sessions a live recorded teaching (2013), How it All Could Be: A work book for dying people and those who love them (2009), Angel and Executioner: Grief and the Love of Life a live recorded teaching (2009), and Money and The Soul's Desires: A Meditation (2002), and former contributing author to Palliative Care Core Skills and Clinical Competencies (2007).
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LocationTabor Space Commons (View)
5441 Southeast Belmont St.
Portland, OR 97215
United States
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| Kid Friendly: No |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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