In our contemporary society, we no longer experience rites of passage which nevertheless marked the important stages of life. The latter set the rhythm of life and the evolution of each one according to our sex, our origins, our status or our personal situation thus providing points of reference. Rituals accompany punctual events in life from birth to death, these are rites of passage such as baby naming, the first day of school, marriage, retirement, etc. Nowadays everybody has to manage more or less alone in their life course and the models proposed are often disconnected from real life or more focused on apparent success than on the accomplishment of our life. These passages are more and more often experienced as crises that will sometimes lead us to a therapist. A ritual of passage is a work of detachment, of mourning, of what is left behind and of welcoming, of openness to becoming, of the unknown that one is going to create or invest, supported by the community which accompanies and validates the process.
Preparing and conducting a personalized ceremony requires a significant investment from the celebrant in terms of time spent. Fees are different for each kind of ceremony and also vary according to the complexity that each ceremony requires. As an approximate guideline, our fees are as follows based on an 80.- Chf / hour. Please note that extra travel and accommodation costs may be charged in addition to the agreed fee, but always by prior agreement.
Humanist ceremonies
- ± 5h => meetings & accompaniment
- ± 5h => composition & elaboration
- ± 3h => rehearsal & celebration
- ± 2h => coordination & liaison
- + Debriefing
- ± 7h => meetings & accompaniment
- ± 7h => composition & elaboration
- ± 3h => rehearsal & celebration
- ± 3h => coordination & liaison
- + Debriefing
- ± 10h => meetings & accompaniment
- ± 10h => composition & elaboration
- ± 4h => rehearsal & celebration
- ± 6h => coordination & liaison
- + Debriefing