In the West, we no longer remember how to die with grace and dignity. We shuttle the dying off to hospitals where death is considered a ‘disease’ and extraordinary measures are taken to prolong life at all costs. Families do not know how to come to closure with the passing of a loved one. Many people die in fear, with unresolved issues, not having said the ‘I love yous’ and ‘I forgive yous” that would be so healing for them and their families. We have tried to make death invisible, thinking that if we ignore it long enough, it will go away.
The message of the Greatest Journey is that we can come to the end of a life with grace. Its purpose is to assist the person who is making the journey beyond death to do so in a peaceful manner, full of light.
The great death rites practiced by the shamanic traditions allow us to understand the kind of psychological and emotional closure needed. They provide specific steps to bring reconciliation and healing both to the loved ones and to the person dying. Resources are listed to help all involved prepare medically, emotionally, and spiritually.
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http://www.dyingconsciously.org
This was a very interesting seminar that pointed out to me how society has changed the way we look at dying compared to beliefs of indigenous peoples beliefs going back centuries and 100 years ago since hospitals became the norm for healing.
Energy healing also involves working with emotional needs and in these situations I needed answers. Understanding what spiritualist believe and practice is all a part of my learning process. I am open to knowledge from every possible source, call it what you will, holy spirit, chi, universal life energy, ki, mona, ect. it is there.
Our society doesn’t talk about dying even though we will all go through this experience. Dying is the most traumatic experience your soul will experience other then birth. Most of us will leave this world from a hospital bed, scared with unfinished business. They’re many reasons crossing over is more difficult for some then for others. Reasons that cause your spirit to be hesitate. Helping your family expedite the grieving process is also a benefit dying consciously.
I learned so much of what we lost because of living in an industral age verses when cowboys & Indians or shamans & herbalist were the norm.
