Radical Creative Liberation in Celebrant Life
© Veronika Sophia Robinson
One thing I witness, over and over again, as a celebrant trainer who works one-to-one with people is the unexpected revelation our celebrants-in-training experience regarding creativity. One door opens, and then another and another and another. From my vantage point, it is a delight to watch.
Our students come from all walks of life and may have come from a lifetime of not believing themselves to be creative or perhaps have worked for many years in jobs with no outlet for exploring ‘joy in expression’.
There is liberation to be found in allowing ourselves to ‘play on the page’ not only in the writing element of celebrancy, but in the imaginal realms of ritual creation and crafting the overarching ceremony.
Hand in hand with opening the door to a creative life is the enhancement of our intuitive senses. Because we don’t have a one-size-fits-all approach to our celebrant training or the style of ceremonies we and our students create, every day is a new opportunity to discover worlds within worlds. We don’t use templates, and our teaching style encourages our students to trust their creative and intuitive self, and to craft bespoke ceremonies EVERY SINGLE TIME. The taking-shortcuts approach to celebrancy (and, indeed, celebrant training) ends up short circuiting a celebrant’s creativity. Radical creative liberation comes down to self-trust. When we give ourselves permission to explore and to experiment with our creativity (without using the client as a ‘guinea pig’), respect for self emerges.
When we give ourselves permission to enjoy creativity in our working life, this soon forges tributaries into our personal life. Creativity makes the world a happier place.
During the journey to celebrant certification, it is important that a celebrant-in-training nurtures their creative environment so that it fully supports and holds them. This will stand them in good stead for their life post certification.
While we might think of creativity as something we make (it is, and can be), it is also about how we play. Play, delight and curiosity are fond siblings. Allowing this to be foundational in your celebrant life is liberating.
