Rituals and ceremonies with Master Reding Designing farewells – with dignity, clarity and heart
A farewell is more than a moment – it is a transition. Designing this transition requires time, mindfulness, and supportive words. Master Reding accompanies people during this sensitive phase with individually designed ceremonies that provide space for grief, remembrance, and gratitude.
Whether outdoors, by the water, in the forest, or in a chapel: Every ceremony is unique – like the life it honors.
The focus is always on the person. Their history, their values, and the traces they leave behind.
The following rituals express this attitude – simple, honest forms of farewell in which the visible fades away and the essential remains.
Outdoor Urn Burial
Return to Nature
An outdoor urn burial is a quiet, earthy farewell. It symbolizes a return to nature and connects grief with peace and gratitude. The surroundings – forest, meadow, or clearing – become part of the ceremony. The interment of the urn here symbolizes a return to nature. The trees we see around us today will grow and flourish – just like the memories that liv on within us.
Master Reding designs these ceremonies with simple language, inner peace, and deep respect for the place. He leads the ceremony, accompanies with words, music, and symbols, creating a space where grief can become peace.
Funeral Service at the Lake
Farewell in the Mirror of Water
Water represents change, letting go, and returning to wholeness.
A funeral service at the lake combines this symbolism with the clarity and expanse of nature.
When the ashes are scattered on the water, a moment of silent connection arises.
The water absorbs, carries away, and reconnects all life with its source.
The lake becomes a place of remembrance – free, open, and peaceful. Master Reding accompanies this farewell with dignified language, gentle rituals, and the certainty that love and memories will remain.
Fire Ceremony
The Transient Becomes Light
Fire has always been a symbol of transformation. During the fire ceremony, relatives may place letters, drawings, or thoughts into the flames. The rising smoke transforms the transient into light – a sign of love, gratitude, and reconciliation.
The fire absorbs them and carries them upwards, transforming the transient into light – our love, gratitude, and reconciliation into something lasting.
This ritual can mark the conclusion of a funeral service or be performed as a standalone act. Master Reding conducts it with calm, respect, and language that makes the unspeakable tangible.
The Lord's Prayer
Words that have provided comfort for centuries
Even beyond religious ties, the Lord's Prayer remains a text of deep human meaning.
Its words guide us through pain and hope, opening the heart and leading us into silence.
The Lord's Prayer reminds us that we can let go—of pain, of resentment, of unresolved conflicts—and at the same time open ourselves to the love and connection that connect us to other people and to life itself.
Whether recited together or heard in silence, the Lord's Prayer often forms the solemn centerpiece or conclusion of a funeral ceremony.
In Master Reding's voice, his words resonate calmly, solemnly, and full of inner dignity.
Phoenix Ritual
Incense and Sandalwood – A Sign of Transformation
The Phoenix Ritual combines the symbol of renewal with the scent of incense. Everyone present may light a small pinch of incense or sandalwood. The rising smoke carries thoughts, gratitude, and love—a visible sign of transformation. Just as the phoenix rises from the ashes, this ritual reminds us that every farewell is also a new beginning.
The smoke becomes a carrier of memory and a symbol that life is constantly renewed.
Master Reding leads the ritual with a calm voice and clear symbolism – as a solemn conclusion or as a standalone commemoration.
Attentive accompaniment
Each of these ceremonies is personally designed by Master Reding – with sensitivity, skilled precision, and deep respect for the person and their history. Whether classical or free, simple or symbolic: The process is always tailored to the wishes of the relatives and the character of the deceased. The goal is an honest farewell – a moment in which pain, gratitude, and love find their place.
What we let go remains – transformed, but alive.
This attitude characterizes every ceremony with Master Reding.
Words become bridges between life and memory, rituals become signs of peace.