Well said. We certainly fight death in this country. Rituals certainly can help us with the inevitable justice...death. We are all equal in the end. Still I have found other cultures can have what I consider healthier attitudes towards death. In Thailand I saw Spirit Houses visited daily with offerings, tribal nations honor the change of worlds, and Vikings went out with a blaze. As a child spending some summers in my mother's small mountain village in Austria where I observed something beautiful. After dinner all the women and young children would walk and meet at the cemetery. The kids pumped water from the well to fill the watering cans while the women tended the graves,... and in turn themselves. and Children played along the graves and to this day I feel some happiness and peace when I go to the cemetary. Sometimes I saw women cry and other women give consolance, but mostly it was a beautiful quiet time to check in with the living and the dead.
Thank you for sharing. i love hearing about the death rituals of others. The walk to the cemetery with the next generation, women meeting together in that space - we find a way somehow, to come together to grieve.
Stunningly beautiful post, Josie. So true. The older I get, the more I love this time of year when the veil thins and I prepare to go even deeper within. I'm feeling it so intensely this year. Much love to you. 💗
Well said. We certainly fight death in this country. Rituals certainly can help us with the inevitable justice...death. We are all equal in the end. Still I have found other cultures can have what I consider healthier attitudes towards death. In Thailand I saw Spirit Houses visited daily with offerings, tribal nations honor the change of worlds, and Vikings went out with a blaze. As a child spending some summers in my mother's small mountain village in Austria where I observed something beautiful. After dinner all the women and young children would walk and meet at the cemetery. The kids pumped water from the well to fill the watering cans while the women tended the graves,... and in turn themselves. and Children played along the graves and to this day I feel some happiness and peace when I go to the cemetary. Sometimes I saw women cry and other women give consolance, but mostly it was a beautiful quiet time to check in with the living and the dead.
Thank you for sharing. i love hearing about the death rituals of others. The walk to the cemetery with the next generation, women meeting together in that space - we find a way somehow, to come together to grieve.
Beautifully said❣️🙏
Stunningly beautiful post, Josie. So true. The older I get, the more I love this time of year when the veil thins and I prepare to go even deeper within. I'm feeling it so intensely this year. Much love to you. 💗
Me too!