Homosexual Rites of Passage: A Road to Visibility and Validation will help you, as a gay or lesbian individual, work through identity issues, come out, and become visible in a healthy and safe manner. You will find this unique book to be an excellent resource for validation and support during your courageous acts of personal growth. Furthermore, you will discover a positive affirmation of homosexual identities as well as issues that impede or prevent your positive homosexual identity formation. Homosexual Rites of Passage facilitates your journey toward visibility and personal validation by naming fear and shame as obstacles of your growth and describing affirming homosexual rites of passage so that you will not feel alone in your journey through life. Throughout Homosexual Rites of Passage, you will explore the essential relationship between homosexual identity development and rites of passage, or life experiences or events that mark emotional, familial, and growth transitions in your life and that they are different for homosexuals than for heterosexuals. Compelling and informative, this important book discusses how homophobia and homosexuals'internalized shame often cause these rites of passage to be ignored or not considered valid rituals for gay men and lesbians. You will find helpful and insightful ideas in this informative book to help you affirm your homosexual identity, such as: discovering the definitions of the stages of homosexual identity formation and their significance in defining your view of self and others examining outlines and descriptions of obstacles that prevent positive homosexual identity development, such as fear, shame, and guilt learning to address the role and significance of rites of passage in creating personal identity and space analyzing the description of rites of passage that is specific to the homosexual community and that covers developmental milestones from birth to death, such as coming out or choosing a life partnerHomosexual Rites of Passage will assist your homosexual identity development through the celebration of homosexual rituals and rites of passage in a positive effective way. This valuable book addresses the issues that may impede your positive homosexual identity development and provides you with strategies to heal wounded and shamed identities, as well as providing you with a thorough description of homosexual rites of passage to help you understand and validate your homosexual identity.

Homosexual Rites of Passage: A Road to Visibility and Validation will help you, as a gay or lesbian individual, work through identity issues, come out, and become visible in a healthy and safe manner. You will find this unique book to be an excellent resource for validation and support during your courageous acts of personal growth. Furthermore, you will discover a positive affirmation of homosexual identities as well as issues that impede or prevent your positive homosexual identity formation. Homosexual Rites of Passage facilitates your journey toward visibility and personal validation by naming fear and shame as obstacles of your growth and describing affirming homosexual rites of passage so that you will not feel alone in your journey through life. Throughout Homosexual Rites of Passage, you will explore the essential relationship between homosexual identity development and rites of passage, or life experiences or events that mark emotional, familial, and growth transitions in your life and that they are different for homosexuals than for heterosexuals. Compelling and informative, this important book discusses how homophobia and homosexuals'internalized shame often cause these rites of passage to be ignored or not considered valid rituals for gay men and lesbians. You will find helpful and insightful ideas in this informative book to help you affirm your homosexual identity, such as: discovering the definitions of the stages of homosexual identity formation and their significance in defining your view of self and others examining outlines and descriptions of obstacles that prevent positive homosexual identity development, such as fear, shame, and guilt learning to address the role and significance of rites of passage in creating personal identity and space analyzing the description of rites of passage that is specific to the homosexual community and that covers developmental milestones from birth to death, such as coming out or choosing a life partnerHomosexual Rites of Passage will assist your homosexual identity development through the celebration of homosexual rituals and rites of passage in a positive effective way. This valuable book addresses the issues that may impede your positive homosexual identity development and provides you with strategies to heal wounded and shamed identities, as well as providing you with a thorough description of homosexual rites of passage to help you understand and validate your homosexual identity.

A beautiful starchild is born remembering the magic of the universe in her heart and treasuring the colors of love and light that shower her in creative possibilities and divine goodness in all ways. She grows strong, healthy, and happy in this blanket of loving guidance and joy. Until one day, she hears others' disbelief that true magic exists. With a believing and hopeful heart, she shares her star sight and her colors of magic with everyone she sees, trusting the vibrant colors and happy thoughts to express what she deeply knows inside. But when no one reflects back to her the world she knows within, her light grows dim. She then experiences life without such heart visions of hope and luminous possibilities. It takes the re-awakening of her inner ears and heart wisdom that ultimately helps her to find her inner starshine once more. In this full circle journey, this special starchild reflects a magical essence that indwells us all - that invites us to color our own heart visions again!

An Affirming and Inspirational Story for Readers of ALL Ages! A dragonfly finds himself in a flightless journey where he feels the wonders of the world in his heart but doesn't understand the weary nature of his life experience. Through the kindness, wisdom, and mentoring of old turtle, dragonfly re-discovers the true nature of his core light. He remembers to integrate the four chambers of his heart, that mirror and reflect the wisdom and gifts of his four sacred wings. Through willingness and commitment, dragonfly coordinates his wings to fly free of perceived limitations. As he integrates his heart wings, rises above his past footprints, and lives his core light, dragonfly soars in the bliss of true flight! A Heart Integration Exercise (and/or Meditation), on which the story Dragonfly is based, is included in the back of the book as well. This is a wonderful story to read with children, it is a heart inspiring story for the timeless inner child, and it is a call to remember the light we truly are.

An affirming and inspirational story for readers of ALL ages! A kind and creative chameleon named Leonard lives with his chameleon tribe and practices their ancient chameleon ways. Then one day, through a series of incredible events, Leonard finds his way out of the ritual of camouflage to express his creativity and sing his own song in the world. By singing his song and finding his unique sparkle, Leonard ultimately finds freedom in true self-expression. Leonard and his whole chameleon tribe discover the joy of sharing their gifts and shining their light! A great story for anyone at any age who is experiencing change, exploring self-discovery, expressing creativity, or simply seeking a cozy "feel good" book that celebrates their happy perfect divine nature!