As with any resource, we recommend you use common sense and good judgment when deciding the usefulness of the information for you and your group. These sites have been recommended by Pagan clergy for Pagan clergy. If you come across any others in your online travels, please contact us.
Counseling Basic for Wiccan/Pagan Clergy
Crisis Reactions and Coping Mechanisms for Children and Adults (English and Spanish languages)
Caring Connections is a program of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization. A national consumer engagement initiative to improve care at the end of life, they provide free information for actively learning about end-of-life resources. They have a brochure called Conversations before the crisis and Advance Directives for all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
Hospice Net is a great information resource for hospice and end-of-life issues, such as how to talk to family and children about death, how to support caregivers, and a guide of readings for those sitting vigil.
ElderCare Online’s Transitions and Spirituality Channel has articles on family dynamics, funeral planning, hospice and palliative care, death and dying, and grief and bereavement.
Crossings: Caring for Our Own at Death, based in Silver Spring, MD, works to integrate dying and after-death care back into our family and community life. They are a resource center for after-death care alternatives — particularly educating the family to act as funeral director, which is legal in almost all states. Their practical workshops teach how to bring or keep the beloved dead at home for a three-day vigil and funeral service.
“Pagans & Hospitals: Meeting the Growing Need”
This slideshow is designed primarily to educate hospital chaplains on how to interact with Pagan patients, and their Pagan visitors and clergy. It could be used in situations, such as:
The slideshow contains:
This slide show is designed mainly as a live group presentation to chaplains, with a knowledgeable presenter to answer questions. It can also be handed out as a packet by itself, but there are a few undefined terms. Groups intending to distribute may wish to modify or expand on the materials.
The slideshow refers largely to European-oriented Neo-Paganism, with most examples from Wicca, since that is what the author is most familiar with. Groups are encouraged to make changes to the presentation to fit their needs as long as:
A copyright notice for the original version is at the end of the presentation and should be left in place. Questions regarding this slideshow may be directed to the author, Michael Reeder, at genzagone@yahoo.com.