These four celebrations of life are at the heart of the activities of mankind. Under one form or another, this has been the basis for what people do. As they go through life, they naturally enter these stages, and there is some kind of rite or celebration to help them. Each stage is a rite of passage, a way of coming into being.

Sri Harold Klemp, Be the HU: How to Become a Co-worker with God, p. 238

ECK Clergy

The Four ECK Celebrations of Life are special spiritual services offered by Eckankar that are officiated by members of the ECK clergy. They are available to ECKists and members of the public. You may request an ECK cleric in your area to perform one of the services for you by contacting the local ECK contact in your area.

The services are free, but the officiating ECK cleric will accept free-will donations.

The ECK Consecration Ceremony celebrates new life and the beginning of a new phase in Soul’s journey home to God. It also celebrates the commitment of the parents to bring a spiritual awareness into the home and the life of the child.

Sri Harold Klemp, Welcome to the Wonderful World of ECK! Your Membership Guidebook, p. 50

Who is it for?

  • Infants and very young children, with the consent of the parent(s) or legal guardian(s).
  • Children may have the ceremony through age twelve.
  • At the request of the parent(s), two or more siblings can have a joint consecration ceremony
ECK Consecration Ceremony
inner compass

This ceremony celebrates the youth’s personal commitment to the ECK teachings and growing awareness of his or her true spiritual nature.

Sri Harold Klemp, Welcome to the Wonderful World of ECK! Your Membership Guidebook, p. 50

Who is it for?

  • Youth on the threshold of becoming adults, at about age thirteen. One may take it up to age twenty-one.
  • At the request of the parent(s), two or more siblings can have a joint ECK Rite of Passage.
  • The youth needs to know the basics of ECK.

This celebration of life occurs when we find our complement in another person. When two people come together with pure hearts, their marriage is filled with the ECK.

Sri Harold Klemp, Welcome to the Wonderful World of ECK! Your Membership Guidebook, p. 51

Who is it for?

  • An unmarried couple wanting a legal ceremony who meet the legal requirements in the region where the marriage will be held, usually certified by a marriage license.
  • A legally married couple who wish to renew their vows.
ECK Wedding Ceremony
Red flower

When a loved one translates into a higher realm of existence, leaving the physical realm behind, it’s a time for those who remain to honor this Soul’s continuation, to celebrate eternal spiritual life.

Sri Harold Klemp, Welcome to the Wonderful World of ECK! Your Membership Guidebook, p. 51

Who can request the service?

  • A deceased who made advance arrangements or instructions.
  • Family of the deceased.
  • Friends of the deceased who have the family’s permission.

Want an ECK clergy to perform an ECK Celebration of Life Ceremony for you? Click that button to request one in your area.