Discussing Death with Lia

I am wondering, what idea you guys have of how “life after death” could look like or do you believe in anything like that at all?

I read quite a few books on near-death experiences etc. because I think that this is such an interesting topic and it affects us all of course - no exception.
Bascially I like the idea of reincarnation on the one hand, because I think it’s a beautiful concept to think of the soul as something which is timeless and can take on different bodies and forms through the ages. On the other side it makes me afraid to think about what form my soul would take on next or what challenges would come up for it in the future.
About 70% of the people who had near-death experiences said that they saw something like a light or a being that was surrounded by light. Most of them also reported that they felt warmth and complete satifsfaction - no fear. I am not religious, but I think that’s beautiful.
Having lost quite a few people in my life already, the scenario I could wish for the most would be to see them again. If only for a second.
I’d love to hear your view on things!
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Thank you.

in-this-psyhodrome

I kind of died once, drowned in a pond and was pulled out not breathing. I barely remember it because I was just little but I do remember seeing the edge of the pond, how cold the water was at first, and how quiet it was when it started getting dark at the bottom. The quiet made everything seem warm and soothing. Nice. Peaceful.

My aunt had a heart transplant and she told us she saw a warm white room and her father waving her away while she was in surgery.

The idea of an afterlife is a little too much for me to process - the thought that this doesn’t end, that it goes on forever, is way more existentially terrifying for me than the thought of just ceasing to exist, but the concept of it being over, of not having to be anymore, is actually fairly relaxing and soothing to me.

I don’t know what happens, I’m not really religious. I’ve known a lot of people who have died over the years, some of them far too young and some of them well past the point of being ready to die, and many of them died at peace with themselves and their lives.

I live with several chronic illnesses, I live with chronic pain that will get worse as I age. I don’t look forward to death but I’m not really scared of it because I can’t imagine what my life will look like if I manage to make it to 70 or 80, how much it will hurt and how hard it will be to cope with my illnesses. And if I go back to that feeling of warmth and quiet at the bottom of that pond, even if it’s just a chemical reaction and not some kind of universal force causing it, that seems like a good thing to walk toward at the end.

Congratulations on starting your training, and thank you for reaching to do such good work - making people comfortable, making people know that they are heard and not alone, it’s so important and generous to take up that kind of care.

Cheers.