Custom Rituals:
Transition with Support & Intention
As a minister, one of my greatest passions is holding space for people who are moving through major transitions and life cylce events. I want to be there for you in all the ups and downs, the transitions that are celebratory as well as sorrowful, and everything in between.
I believe there is profound power in honoring and being intentional about your transitions - considering who you were prior, what you are experiencing in the transition, and who you want to intentionally become as you move forward. I also find that there is a sacred shift that comes from rituals - not that it magically heals us, but that it does provide to a real shift in the transformation process. I feel passionate about you feeling seen, held, validated, honored and expanded in your transition.
We live in a society that both encourages us to move through life quite quickly, and isn’t always “encouraging” of emotional processing. This combined with a continuous decrease in spiritual practice has led to us really only allowing ourselves to honor specific experiences and to not process a lot of what we’re experiencing with intention or presence.
As a minister, I create and hold space for both traditional rituals (baby blessings, weddings, funerals). And I also LOVE holding space for experiences that are often swept under the rug or passed over. No matter the transition, I provide supportive counseling - a safe space for you to process your experience and intentionally consider your path forward. I also develop custom and personalized rituals that fit who you are, your unique experience and your needs and desires.
Traditional Life Cycle Events I Design & Lead
New Life
Rituals to welcome a new life - Baby Blessings, Naming Ceremonies, or casual rituals
Commitments
Custom Weddings & Commitment Ceremonies designed to be uniquely you and wonderfully memorable
End of Life
Funeral, Memorial, Celebration of Life - any gathering or ritual to honor the loss of a loved one.
Transitions & Rituals our culture DOES NOT often honor (BUT I DO)
Coming of Age & Menopause
Birthdays (have a ritual)
Re-Namings & Affirmations of Gender, Identity, Sexuality, Spirituality, etc.
Breakups/Divorce
Moving from Parents to Co-parents
Family role shifts - becoming siblings, grandparents, etc.
New partners/polycules
Every type of reproductive experience:
Pregnancy & Birth Experiences
Miscarriage
Abortion
Fertility struggles
Adoption / Fostering
Parenting decisions - new parental figures, choosing not to have children, etc.
New Pets & Pet Loss
Other big shifts in life
A move or new home
Job or Career changes, Retirement
Medical diagnoses/Illness including living loss/memory loss and its impacts
Shifting from being a child to a caretaker of a parent
Continued grief from loss
trauma release
…and many more.
“The ceremony included each of us authentically, incorporated our family and friends in beautiful ways, and the commitments we made were much more meaningful for having gone through the process with Devin. ”
OK, so how does this work?
I work with individuals, couples, families and groups, providing personal and spiritual support, guidance, care, ministry and coaching.
I have specific packages for weddings but for other transitions and rituals, I develop custom packages for each situation (which usually range in price from $500 to $4500). Each package will include at least a couple Intuitive Support Sessions in which we discuss and process your experience, as well as being intentional about your path forward and the custom ritual elements that can support you. I work with you to incorporate whatever feels good for you of your faith(s) and spirituality, or none at all.
Meet Your Minister (Rev Dev)
I am not your traditional minister. I am a spiritual person who loves to support others. I feel it is my role to be an instrument of love and connection in the world.
I’m Interspiritual & Interfaith. I believe that each faith is valid and is essentially talking about the same fundamental truths in different languages. The truth of connection, divine love and meaning.
I’m intuitive. I can pick up on things that are going on under the surface. I can see where the resonance and the dissonance.
I’m empathetic. I hold you, your feelings and your experiences compassionately and as part of a sacred journey.
I have a way with words. My intuition also translates to communication - I am able to clearly communicate with you and with your guests, bringing things into clarity and beauty.
I’m deeply loving. I with hug you (if you want), but more so, I will love you fiercely - protecting you from influences that may negatively impact your experience, and helping you to stay connected to your wholeness and lovability.
I’m real. I am a pretty direct person. I am a contemporary version of a minister - I show up genuinely as myself, I just happen to be an ordained minister.
Frequently Asked Questions
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I think so, but it’s completely up to you. I am an ordained Interfaith/Interspiritual minister. I am open to supporting individuals and couples of all faith backgrounds and bring different spiritual traditions and teachings into my work. What it means for YOU in your ceremony is that I will honor who you are, what you believe and what feels important for you to include in your ceremony (spiritual or not). I do not bring any traditionally religious concepts or language into a ceremony unless it is requested and aligned for your ceremony.
I also don’t talk like the ministers of your past. I am a contemporary version of a minister which means I show up genuinely as myself, I just happen to be an ordained minister.
You can learn more about what I believe and feel comfortable with here. -
I provide depth, love and intuitive connection in my work with you. I am dedicated to honoring you, being there for you and helping you to truly move forward. That combined with really customized, personalized rituals can created real, long-lasting impact on your life - in your current transition and in general. I encourage clients to look at this work as a true investment in yourself.
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I work anywhere and everywhere. Because I’m located in Maine, I offer in-peson rituals in the New England area, but I will travel if needed.*
I do sometimes work with clients who live nowhere near me. We work virtually leading up to the ritual and they can either travel here to me for the ritual, I can travel to them, or I can also create some rituals for them to perform on their own if appropriate and desired.
*Any ritual venue that is more than 15 miles from downtown Portland incurs a $0.70/mile roundtrip fee. And any location more than 80 miles away requires overnight lodging. If the situation warrants airfare, we will discuss the situation and details will be incorporated in your custom package. -
As much as you want!! When I work with clients, the process is co-creative. I provide guidance but we collaborate completely on the design of the ritual. And what we are all involved in is up to us. Some clients want to edit and contribute to each element of their ritual, and some want some or most of it to be a revealed in the ritual itself. It is completely up to you and we will discuss that when we chat.