Book of Ceremony: Shamanic Wisdom for Invoking the Sacred in Everyday Life by Sandra Ingerman

The Book of Ceremony: Shamanic Wisdom for Invoking the Sacred in Everyday Life is Sandra Ingerman’s guide to creating ceremonies with intention and meaning. It combines stories and practical considerations to help readers shape rituals for their own circumstances rather than simply repeat a fixed form.

Topics include preparing a space, choosing ceremonial items, working alone or with a community, and adapting ceremonies for people at a distance. Ingerman also discusses weddings, births, rites of passage, funerals, ancestral connection and Prayer Trees. Her guidance is presented within a shamanic spiritual framework, without promising healing or supernatural results.