http://www.erowid.org/columns/teafaerie/2009/02/04/what-dreams-may-come/ Psychedelic Musings from the Center of the Universe Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:05:16 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.erowid.org/columns/teafaerie/2009/02/04/what-dreams-may-come/comment-page-1/#comment-263 Frank Zukiewicz Mon, 16 Mar 2009 02:46:41 +0000 http://www.erowid.org/columns/teafaerie/?p=7#comment-263 Nicely written Teafaerie! One thing I would like to add to this issue is that opposed to many of the dying scenes represented on the idiot box (there have been a couple closely accurate ones!) the very end can be damned right difficult to predict. Death truely waits for no one and while you or the rest of the family are mentally preparing for the big moment the departing one has already made the leap! Make sure to say what you think you have to say to the dying as soon as you think of it and never let others intimidate or pose embarressment! Make any arrangements to ingest a psychoactive while keeping in mind the impredictability of 'launch' time and be willing to share your loving presence all the way through the end. I strongly recommend gently holding or stroking the dying as it is very soothing and some interesting energies can sometimes be felt during the passing. My last bit of advice is to do whatever you have to to be with a friend or family member during their end time. Do not chicken out ...your felt presence could be the most important action you will perform in your entire life. Nicely written Teafaerie!
One thing I would like to add to this issue is that opposed to many of the dying scenes represented on the idiot box (there have been a couple closely accurate ones!) the very end can be damned right difficult to predict. Death truely waits for no one and while you or the rest of the family are mentally preparing for the big moment the departing one has already made the leap!
Make sure to say what you think you have to say to the dying as soon as you think of it and never let others intimidate or pose embarressment! Make any arrangements to ingest a psychoactive while keeping in mind the impredictability of ‘launch’ time and be willing to share your loving presence all the way through the end. I strongly recommend gently holding or stroking the dying as it is very soothing and some interesting energies can sometimes be felt during the passing.
My last bit of advice is to do whatever you have to to be with a friend or family member during their end time. Do not chicken out …your felt presence could be the most important action you will perform in your entire life.

]]> http://www.erowid.org/columns/teafaerie/2009/02/04/what-dreams-may-come/comment-page-1/#comment-246 Ru Thu, 12 Feb 2009 23:28:30 +0000 http://www.erowid.org/columns/teafaerie/?p=7#comment-246 Hey Teafaerie, I'm an undertaker, albeit an alternative one from the UK. I take funeral ceremonies, and would love to think that one day in the not so distant future we could be using psychedelics without harassment in rituals. All power to MAPS and others for their work. Living and working immersed in other people's grief is a powerful trip in itself, and when people ask us how we cope with the constant exposure to it, I take a quick assessment of their cultural position before sometimes telling them. Dancing all night on MDMA as often as family and work commitments allow. Rave on folks. Hey Teafaerie, I’m an undertaker, albeit an alternative one from the UK. I take funeral ceremonies, and would love to think that one day in the not so distant future we could be using psychedelics without harassment in rituals. All power to MAPS and others for their work. Living and working immersed in other people’s grief is a powerful trip in itself, and when people ask us how we cope with the constant exposure to it, I take a quick assessment of their cultural position before sometimes telling them. Dancing all night on MDMA as often as family and work commitments allow. Rave on folks.

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