It is September 21, 2022- Autumn Equinox!
Halloween is coming up fast and as such, it is
appropriate to think a little about Death.
Death can be personified if you like; usually, people
personify Death as a figure wearing a long black robe and cowl that conceals
the face, sometimes with skeleton hands and arms, or sometimes carrying a
scythe. And if you are the type of
person who feels the need to personify, then you should feel free to personify
Death as you like.
But seriously, Death is not really a “thing” at all;
it is merely a transition from one state of being to another. In terms of the physical body, it is a
stopped clock only, a simple cessation of the human life-force and the
breath. But the subtler parts of the
person continue on to their next states of being.
The secret to a successful Death is to embrace it. Even if you fear Death, or find it
distasteful, embrace it anyway like a lover embracing the person that she loves
most of all. And pretend to love what
holds you; pretend that Death is, in fact, the person you love most of all.
And then, unexpectedly, you will believe instead of
pretending; you will really believe that Death loves you. And when that happens, you will easily pass
to the next state and then continue on to new levels of creativity and fulfillment.
This is what Halloween is, Dark Friends and Colleagues, the acceptance of Death and the celebration of Life!
JLS
