Death & The Recent Days

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TW: mentions of death, heart failure, insecurity, gravestone imagery

Disclaimer: This post is NOT meant to be an idealisation of self-harm or suicidal thoughts. If you are experiencing these thoughts, please don’t read any further and seek lines, groups and ask for help. There is ALWAYS hope. It is NOT your time to leave us. Not yet.

Hello, P&W Community!

Here I am, popping in again with another blog post. This isn’t about my divination services or anything like that, just something I’d like to share my thoughts and feelings about: Death.

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My perception of death has changed in the last few weeks, but I’m sure it has many meanings for all of us. A goodbye? A promise of a hello in another realm? The ceasing of bodily functions or the cycle of nutrients within nature? In the past few days, it has signalled comfort to me.

To delve deeper into this, let me start with the DOTM for the Lesser Known Deity Followers chat, Lady Makaria.

Lady Makaria is of the Greek pantheon, Goddess of Blessed Death. Daughter of Hades, She is theorised as a counterpart of Lord Thanatos, Primordial God of (non-violent)Death. What really sticks out to me is a distinction I’m sure we all see - “Blessed”. That really turned the wheels in my noggin and I began to research Her further. I felt so drawn to Her, mesmerised by Her title. Blessed… Blessed… Then, it hit me. It hit me, why I felt Her presence so heavy, why I felt Her theme so deeply.

I’m sure we’re all aware of Pope Francis’ ing. In fact, the conclave is running as of this moment(at least when I wrote this earlier it was! Habemus Papam!). Regardless of that, the timing of his death stirred up 2 core memories of mine. His Holiness ed after Easter and his final public appearance. Many believe he was ‘called home, having completed his duties’. I’d say I’m somewhere in that bubble.

My first memory was of my grand-uncle Deena. I , about 3 years ago, while living with my grandparents, he came to visit with his wife, my grand-aunt or one of my ‘Nanis’. He ed the next day. I didn’t think, as he sat across from me in the dining room just over 24 hours earlier, that the 16% heart function he had was going to take him so soon. I also attribute that to my younger naïveté. He was laughing, joking and having a good time. I was shocked when I heard the news and wept, though I believe a relative of mine said “He ed this month. What a blessing.” It was Ramadhan, Islam’s holiest month. I learning that those who during this time while fasting, will enter Jannah(Heaven). He was one of the only non-Muslims in my family as a Tamil, though fasted when he could in that month. Hearing those words from my family member gave me comfort. He was going to be okay.

The second memory that bubbled its way to my conscious’ surface was the ing of Queen Elizabeth II. Many gathered outside Buckingham Palace in and to say goodbye. Some civilians climbed onto statues to sing ‘God Save The Queen’, some prayed and camped out, waiting for news. Hyde Park was full! Above all the love and care for the 96 year-old monarch who was about to , what made me smile was the news of the double rainbow that appeared over the palace as she left us and her family. I thought this was incredibly beautiful, filling people with hope and giving them smiles at a time where, someone who was a global constant, had now completed their life’s journey and left this earth, sending some rather big shockwaves and sadness! Regardless, I’m sure those who witnessed that beautiful array of colour knew she was going to be okay too.

To me, the timing and events after these three deaths speak to me and wrap my soul in a warm, gentle, loving blanket. I felt Lady Makaria and Lord Thanatos heavily surrounding these events, especially with His(Late) Holiness’ ing and the funeral, Masses and mourning that followed recently. I feel the powers that be, whatever face or faces we take Them as, use these type of ings as a reminder on a global scale: Do not fear death, for you are all going to be okay. You are all going to be well. You will end up where you need to be, as you always have.

After that realisation embedded itself within me, the ominous feelings and fear I felt around the subject began to decrease. I at the peak of that, I said this in a chatroom:

“…lesser known deities of death and the afterlife. My viewpoint is that they bring comfort, so that one does not fear their inevitable, but embraces it to move peacefully to the next realm of existence, whether they believe it is simple breakdown and reintegration into the earth to serve in other life, or the ing of the soul beyond the veil. It helps me that, in whichever way I must go, I need not fear or weep in pain and regret.”

That last word, regret, followed me for a while before that. I was worried that I wasn’t having experiences and milestones I thought I needed to have at my age, worried I didn’t have enough friends, worried I was too embarrassing or shy or cringy or overweight or ugly or-… I’m sure you get it. Now, that’s all been washed away. They have been put to rest with the aid of Lady Makaria and the divinity of death.

I received a reading not long ago from Her too. I was curious if She had anything to say to me, since my pull to Her was so great. She helped me set myself on the right path and reinforce all I’ve stated above within myself, laying a strong foundation of beliefs for the future.

Naturally, there are still so many questions to go through: what about our loved ones - will we reunite? What about violent or unjust deaths? While they’re definitely something for all of us to ponder next, I’d say for now to reread what I have written about each and every one of us, at the end of our lives. Death is inevitable for all of us, whether our lives shall be stripped away suddenly or we shall take our last, slow breath in our warm bed. As it comes to fetch us all eventually, I implore you to not fear. Rather, take the hand that reaches out to you upon your final hour, whether that is Lady Makaria, Lord Thanatos, or that which you assign to death when it appears. Give your trust to your beliefs - theistic, scientific, anything you feel you trust with all your heart - and trust you are in good and good hands. You will be okay. We all will. The blanket of death is not there to suffocate us, but to cradle us and continue the cycle of the world. That is my view.

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Thank you for taking the time to read my post! I hope this wasn’t too dark for you. If it was, please take all the time you need to rest and have a tech break. My advice: a good book, tea and an ocean breeze really soothes the soul.

Additionally,I truly hope this turned the wheels in your noggin, just as it did mine. With that said, if you’d like to start a discussion point or counter anything I said, please do so! Having discussions and debates is what helps us grow as humans, provided we are mature about how we conduct them. Feel free to shoot me a PM as well, if it’s something a little more personal you’d like to share! To build on that, if your practices have constant elements of death and transformation, I’d love to hear your point of view! It’s natural that if I can share mine, so should you.

Furthermore, I’d like to take the time to acknowledge and congratulate any Catholic or Catholic-associated on the election of the new Pope Leo XIV! I’m sure some of the community saw me and a few others screeching about the conclave in Gen chat. 🤣 I bring this up, not only due to my mention of the Late Pope Francis’ earlier, but due to something similar to the Easter timing and the rainbow over the palace. :eyes:

Just before the white smoke made its way out of the Sistine Chapel’s cast iron chimney, a seagull family flew onto the roof right next to it, including a little baby ‘gull! Many people were just cheering for the birds out of fun, but those cheers only got louder when the smoke erupted right after! Apparently, the skies of The Vatican also cleared up a bit too! Now I’d say, just as the comfort brought from the rainbow and Easter, that’s a good sign for the papacy to come.

To conclude, thank you all once more for reading, and I look forward to your responses!

Blessed Be,

~ VdLF :blue_heart: :pray: 🕊

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P.S. Congrats! You’ve made it all the way here! So, have a meme I just found while looking for pics of the seagulls as a reward!

Enjoy!

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