MIND-BODY-SPIRIT
BY ANNIE LARSON Beyond Grief: Healing With After Death Communication
cultural beliefs about the after- life shape these experiences, rooted in spiritual traditions, folklore, and personal narra- tives. The Grief Process Grieving can be an incred- ibly challenging and lengthy SURFHVV RIWHQ ¿OOHG ZLWK D wide range of emotions that can feel overwhelming. The path to healing is not linear as H[SODLQHG E\ WKH ¿YH SKDVHV of grief — denial, anger, bar- gaining, depression, and ac- ceptance — often referred to as the Kübler-Ross model. It provides a framework for un- derstanding the emotional responses individuals expe-
$IWHUGHDWKFRPPXQLFDWLRQ $'& UHIHUVWRWKHH[SHULHQFHVLQGL - viduals report having with a deceased loved one. These communica- tions can manifest in various forms, such as vivid dreams, auditory messages, or even physical sensations that suggest the presence of the GHSDUWHG0DQ\SHRSOHZKRH[SHULHQFH$'&GHVFULEHWKHVHPRPHQWV as comforting and transformative, often providing a sense of connec- tion that transcends the physical separation caused by death. The SKHQRPHQDRI$'&FDQSOD\DVLJQL¿FDQWUROHLQWKHJULHYLQJSURFHVV R̆ HULQJVRODFHDQGUHDVVXUDQFHWRWKRVHOHIWEHKLQG 7KHLQWULJXLQJSKHQRPHQRQRI$'&KDVFDSWLYDWHGKXPDQFXULRVLW\ across various cultures and historical periods, with countless individ- uals recounting experiences of sensing the presence, hearing voices, RUVHHLQJYLVLRQVRIWKHLUGHFHDVHGORYHGRQHV&LYLOL]DWLRQVVXFKDVWKH Egyptians, Greeks, Romans, and Native American tribes believed the spirits of the deceased could interact with the living through dreams, omens, or tangible manifestations. Religious texts, like the Bible, con- tain narratives of instances of after-death communication, featuring visions or encounters with departed prophets. The 19th-century spiritualist movement, which coincided with the GHDWKV FDXVHG E\ WKH 86 &LYLO :DU PDUNHG D VLJQL¿FDQW surge in public interest in contacting the dead through mediums, VpDQFHV DQG RWKHU SUDFWLFHV 6SLULWXDOLVWV UHJDUG $'& DV JHQXLQH communication with the deceased, while psychologists attribute these encounters to grief, imagination, and the subconscious desire to con- nect with lost loved ones. People often interpret these experiences as DWWHPSWVE\WKHGHFHDVHGWRUHDFKRXWIURPEH\RQGWKHJUDYH'LVWLQFW
Photo by Bruno Guerrero on Unsplash rience when dealing with loss, particularly the death of a loved one, presented in the 1969 book, 2Q'HDWK '\LQJ by Swiss-American SV\FKLDWULVW'U(OLVDEHWK.EOHU5RVV,QKHU FRPSDQLRQERRN 4XHVWLRQVDQG$QVZHUVRQ'HDWK '\LQJ 'U.EOHU5RVVVWUHVVHG SHRSOHGRQRWH[SHULHQFHWKHVHVWDJHVLQD¿[HGRUGHUDQGWKDWWKH\ apply to various forms of grief, change, and loss. Individuals may ex-
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