Obituary
o·bit·u·ar·y/ōˈbiCHo͞oˌerē/
Noun:
A notice of a death, esp. in a newspaper, typically
including a brief biography of the deceased person.
For many writing assignments young authors are presented
with the task of writing their own obituary.
This can be something that helps a lot with introspection. I’ve seen a post going around Facebook that I’ve
shared below:
As part of the Pagan Blog Project I’m supposed to take
letters of the alphabet and create a pagany post on them. This is our first week at the letter O. O is a tough letter. Right now there’s a huge trend in posting
about Obesity. And yes a subject near
and dear to my heart; I couldn’t bring myself to write yet another article on
it.
I woke this morning to the news of the shooting in Colorado
and my mind quickly thought, what would be presented in the media about these
people lost to this violence. What would
be said about them? Then I thought ‘obituary’.
As a pagan, specifically Hecatean, I am not going to have a
funeral. Not that this is especially
pagan, but it’s a personal decision that I made. Hecate is specifically connected to death and
the underworld, and is thought to be a guide between the two worlds. Death is not seen as an end, but yet a
beginning to another part of life. This
is how I feel about my own mortality written in the form of an obituary.
Take a moment to think about what made us friends, what
things made us family and remember, that even though as Pagans, we each have
our own individual “Valhalla”, we still
leave many behind who will mourn our passing.
This song always reminds me of faeries. This is what I will hear.
I have passed. Today my journey with Hecate begins. I’m moving from this world of the physical
and into the mystical. I leave behind me
a wonderful family. I have many things
thing I am thankful for. My husband, my
child and my spiritual sisters that have joined me in this life are all things
that I will take with me into the shadow realm.
I have opened my heart and life to those that are in need, from the four
legged furry friends I have come to know and love to the two legged kind that
have broken my heart. Today I want no sadness
or tears. I want for love to pour forth
from all that I know and share that same love that you saw and knew in me with
every living being. Today, this part of
my journey changes course and moves into the world of the unknown. Look for me in the trees, in the grass and in
the flowers. Hear my voice on the wind,
as I was in life, so am I in death. I am
always with you.
Sending love and healing to those who have watched others
cross over.
Namaste & Blessed Be
Sosanna
)O(
4 comments
Beautiful post, Sosanna!
Amazing! This is beyond beautiful and thanks for sharing.
Wonderful post. I don't want a funeral either, I want a party - a going away party; a I'll-see-yall-soon kind of party. I want my family and friends to celebrate my life instead of focusing on and mourning my death. Blessings. ~)O(~
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