Welcome

Welcome to The Ideal Ceremony and thank you for taking the time to view my site. I have had a passion for ceremony ever since I was old enough to light a candle. As a child I was always creating sacred spaces whether in my room, in a fort created by me and my brother or in a cave in the forest behind our house. I loved to help my mother set the table for dinner and put everything in its place with loving care.

I first noticed a desire to conduct ceremony at eight years old. Kneeling in the pew at the Catholic Church, observing the priest conducting mass in his purple and white robes, listening to the chanting in Latin, smelling the frankincense, I became impassioned by the reverence and the ritual and decided that this is what I wanted to do.

Of course I was informed that girls don't grow up to be priests. However, 1960 is a long time ago and much has changed in the world. I now design ceremonies for all kinds of events.

• weddings and vow renewals
• blessing ceremonies for children and babies
• rites of passage for teens and adults
• birthdays, new beginnings
• business launches, career changes, important victories
• house and land warming ceremonies and energy clearings
• memorials, life events...

All ceremonies are custom designed

for the individual or group.

Ceremony,

is an art form that has been practiced since the beginning of time. It enables you to bring significance, clarity and vision to your personal or professional life. Ceremony will help you reconnect with yourself and energize your life by:


Setting the tone for the next phase of your life.

Giving yourself sanctuary, a place to focus and think creatively.

Clearing mental clutter, re-evaluating needs and goals.

Feeding your soul, refreshing your spirit.

Biography

Raven Lamoreux-Dodd has actively studied intercultural spiritual traditions for over 30 years. New Year's Eve 1970, she met her greatest shaman/mentor who was her guide for 28 years. During her journey, at each rite of passage, more masters appeared to teach her the Martial Arts, Japanese Tea Ceremony, Chinese Painting and Calligraphy, the study of Herbology and Ancient Mystical Ceremony. Raven went on to study Native American and Celtic Ceremony, Egyptian and Hawaiian ritual.

In 1992, the United Nations selected Raven to teach Shamanism and Ceremony at an international cultural festival in New Zealand. She continues to teach internationally and is based in Naples, Florida. She is a certified graduate of the Coaches Training Institute and enhances her coaching by designing unique ceremonies for groups and individuals.