SANCTUM OF

DEATH

The Sanctum of Death stands as a sacred space for transition, rememberance, & renewal. Rooted in Pagan tradition & guided by reverence for the cycles of nature, this work honors death as a continuation of life’s sacred spiral. We offer spiritual care, ceremony, & education to support individuals, families, & communities through all stages of dying, death, & remembrance.

Whether standing at the threshold of life, tending to a loved one’s passing, or seeking to honor your ancestors, The Sanctum of Death welcomes you into compassionate presence.

  • Education & Community Work

    Building death literacy & sacred connection within our community.

    Workshops & Talks : Exploring ancestor reverence, death care, & practical end-of-life education within Pagan & earth-honoring frameworks.

    Community Mourning Circles : Spaces for shared grief, storytelling, & collective remembrance.

    Volunteer & Circle Training : Teaching others to companion the dying & tend grief within their own communities.

  • Ritual Craft & Sacred Tools

    Tools for connection, remembrance, & release.


    Custom Ritual Kits : Candles, anointing oils, incense, or altar pieces crafted for funerary or ancestral work.

    Written Ceremony Scripts : Personalized rituals for families or community leaders to facilitate on their own.

    Community Ceremonies : Public circles to honor the turning of the wheel with death & rebirth as sacred teachers.

  • Ordained & Clergy Services

    Guidance & officiation through life’s sacred thresholds.

    Ministerial Officiation : Legal & spiritual officiation for funerals, memorials, handfastings, or other rites of passage.

    Spiritual Grief Counseling : Pagan-aligned support for navigating loss & transformation.

    Blessings & Clearings : Home or land blessings following a death, honoring energy release & renewal.

  • Ceremonial & Ritual Offerings

    Personalized rites to honor the journey between worlds.

    Funeral & Memorial Rites : Ceremonies to honor life, ancestry, & the soul’s transition.

    Ancestral Honoring Ceremonies : Marking Samhain, anniversaries of death, or seasonal ancestor observances.

    Threshold Rituals : Ceremonies marking significant transitions such as diagnosis, hospice entry, or the first year of grief.

  • End Of Life Support

    Gentle, heart-centered care for those nearing the end of life.

    Death Planning Consultations : Spiritual & practical guidance for preparing one’s death with intention & ritual.

    Vigil & Passing Support : Holding sacred presence at the bedside through prayer, song, or silence.

    After-Death Care Education : Guidance for families wishing to perform home funerals or body care within their own spiritual tradition.

    Compassionate Companionship : Gentle presence, story listening, or energy work for the dying & their loved ones.

Meet Your Clergy

  • Debra Jay walks the liminal path between life & death, serving as High Priestess & ordained minister through The Arctic Bonfire. Her work is rooted in devotion to the sacred art of tending death as transformation. Through The Sanctum of Death, she offers deathwork as holy service, weaving together ceremony, compassion, & embodied presence to honor each soul’s passage with reverence & care.

    Living & serving on the ancestral lands of Alaska, Debra moves with the knowing that death is not an ending but a continuation, a natural turning of the great cycle. Her practice invites others to remember that in touching death, we touch the deepest currents of life itself.

    Through ritual, body work, & sacred companionship, she serves the living, the dying, & the grieving. Her presence helps others find beauty in surrender, healing in remembrance, & belonging in the ever-turning rhythm of birth, decay, & renewal.


  • The Sanctum of Death is a living altar, a community devoted to restoring reverence, ritual, & tenderness to the way we meet death. We welcome those who feel called to serve at the thresholds, to sit beside the dying, to hold space for grief, & to tend the sacred work of remembering that death is part of life’s great cycle.

    To volunteer with The Sanctum is to answer a sacred call. It is a chance to weave your compassion into ceremony, to learn the language of presence, & to walk alongside others who honor death as transformation. Whether through gentle companionship, creative offerings, or community ritual, each volunteer becomes part of the circle that keeps this work alive.

    If your spirit stirs at these words, we invite you to take the next step. Apply to volunteer with The Sanctum of Death & join us in tending the beauty and mystery of life’s final threshold.

Past events

  • This Cup's For You

    Jewel Lake Kaladi Brothers
    NOVEMBER 02, 2025
    11:00 am - 1:00 pm

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    Dust off those urns, gather your mementos, & bring your beloved dead out for a cup of coffee & conversation.

    This gathering invites us to sit together in remembrance. to share stories, laughter, & maybe a few tears as we honor the ones who have crossed the veil. Whether you bring an urn, a photograph, or simply a memory held close to your heart, all are welcome.

    Because sometimes, remembering together is the most sacred ritual of all.

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