[vulikox]

Stephen, I was only thinking about your father and you the other day, and wondering how he was... I guess I must have picked up his passing on the ether.

By publishing the article in the opening post to this thread, I'm not just airing a theory. One of the roles of the shaman is to be a psychopomp. We help to carry those souls through to their next destination who have got stuck in this one, for various reasons, but usually due to sudden, unexpected and traumatic death. In other words, unlike someone who dies after a long illness, they weren't prepared for it and were unable to naturally make the transition.

So from being a psychopomp that has visited the "Realms of the Dead", please know, if you didn't already, that your father is in a wonderful, loving and nuturing place, where he is being prepared for his next incarnation.

It is only the living that mourn the dead ... it is probably the hardest thing that the human being ever has to bear, the death of someone close to them. It is so final. This creation is so wondrous that every being it produces is totally unique and once they pass, they will never come this way again. The loss of them is very hard for those of us left behind ... but giving heartfelt thanks for the gift of their life, and the gift of knowing them, can really help.

I'm very happy that you've gained some comfort from the words written in this thread, and to add to them, I'm sending a huge cyber hug and a jar of honeybee Love and Blessings to you and yours.