Ritual Testimonials for Elie Cole

Testimonials provide examples of patients benefiting from a service so much they feel inclined to tell others about it. Here is what some of Elie Cole’s ritual participants are saying:

Julie & Warren, Marriage Ritual, December 31, 2006
“Through Elie’s facilitation our marriage ritual created a space that was the most comforting, safe and honest environment of my life. The sense of community that formed over 2 days of “mini-ritual” created a oneness for our guests – they were like family.  This is amazing, considering that our 80 wedding guests aged 19 to 79 years old and came from various cultural backgrounds. Many of them were new to the concept of ritual and were meeting one another for the first time, in a foreign country- Nicaragua! By the end of 1 week, I was married to the love of my life and all the most important people in our lives had given their blessing. Best of all, our “family” of 80+ has formed lifetime bonds and is working as a community to reinforce the love and commitment my husband and I have for one another. Blessed Be!”

Alan, Earth Ritual, June 2006
“When I moved to Portland in Spring of 2006, I was in the middle of many tumultuous circumstances.  I had just shifted gears on a project that had taken up the previous 18 months of my life, and I had just ended a serious relationship.  Elie facilitated a ritual, the intention of which was to lay to rest the chaos of the previous three months and help me move into a totally different phase of my life.  It was remarkably successful.  I sometimes find that it is hard to find an authentic balance between the practice of earth-based spirituality and the reality of who we are in today’s world.  The ritual Elie facilitated had that balance without feeling contrived or forced.  It was joyful and at the same time profound.  It was most effective in helping me allow the dust to settle in my life.  I will certainly keep Elie in mind for future needs of this kind.”

Laura, Fire Ritual, August 2005
“Intriguing, unique, exhilarating, dramatic, fun, exciting, nurturing, cleansing, spiritual. Elie is someone I trust and feel very safe with. Since the ritual, my life has taken an amazingly positive path. I am celebrating one year of sobriety and am growing and healing in ways I never thought possible. I feel happier than I have ever been and have a sense of peace I have never felt before. I truly loved the ritual and attribute much of the success of my current journey to that special and memorable event.”

Stephanie, Cutting of the Vine Ritual, July 2004
“The Cutting of the Vine ritual that Elie performed with my ex and me was the main reason I was able to leave a 6+ year relationship whole. Elie listened to our individual needs, created and facilitated an amazing ritual, and supportively followed up with us individually after. Her warmth, strength, knowledge, patience, creativity, spirit, and positive energy were incredible, and the ritual was exactly what we needed. Thanks to Elie, I was able to move forward from the end of the relationship with positivity and light, as a whole being, excited about the next stage of life.”

S.H., Finding Peace Ritual, May 2006
“I was honored to see my personal transformative process shared among my close friends, and to bring this much attention, light, and intention to the initiation of my divorce. By sharing my wound and potential for healing among community, this experience in turn acted as a catalyst in their lives as well. I found and transmitted a strength that was met by the full participation of the group in sacred space. Elie gracefully and in accordance with non-action facilitated this.”

J.W. Grieving the Loss of a Sibling, July 2009

All I can say is wow! Thank you so much for leading and carrying this tradition!  This was one of the most meaningful and helpful experiences of my life.  I have had many pleasant moments since the ritual. One thing that I didn’t realize could happen as a result of the ritual is that it could give me new and positive associations for something that I have always had only negative associations and uncomfortable feelings about.”