Deathwalking- From Elder to Ancestor with S. Kelley Harrell

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It’s been an unexpectedly intense week.  How perfect that the topic of today’s episode is about spiritual, cultural, and the ancestral aspects of aging and dying.  I lost a dear friend who was like an adoptive mother to me.  My life went on pause.. no podcast.. no blog. 

Many people don’t know this about me.. part of the work I do is in helping the soul through the transition into death, preparing the body for burial and helping the family as well.  When it is someone close to you, the work can be harder. Although it does hold great honor to serve at this stage of life. So I took the week to offer the rituals, the ceremony, to help the family, and to mourn. My Aunt Micky as she was know to the entire community, also left me a gift, a gift in the reflection of my work back to me and how important it is for me to talk about this work and bring the conversation forward.

We are at a time in humanity that is asking us to understand this cycle of life for death is a part of it.

As we discuss in this episode, how we live is how we die. Having a spiritual practice can help you throughout your life to understand your soul, how you work through traumas, and what you choose to carry forward.

Being a spiritual mentor allows me to live my purpose and do this work.  I wanted to offer another glimpse into the mentoring that I offer. My student, Summer, came to me with huge gifts.  Gifts she didn’t understand, which made it hard for her to trust her abilities.  She is also highly empathic and was taking on so much more energy from others than she needed to ... let’s listen to what Summer has to say.