Journey of Souls

Perhaps they are not stars, but rather openings in heaven where the love of our lost ones pours through and shines down upon us to let us know they are happy.
Eskimo Proverb


There are still no birds outside my kitchen window.  There hasn't been since yesterday's hawk, one of my most favorite birds, ate a little bird under the bush.  I am patiently waiting for their trust in the safety of my yard so they will all return ... except the hawk of course, no matter how special his appearance originally seemed.

For some reason these last several months have been heavily visited by death which always churns emotions for others and my own mortality.  Like the hawk and little bird, I understand there is a natural order to life and reasons for death we cannot possibly fathom; however, facts are of little comfort to raw emotions.

This morning I attempted to make an appointment for a hair cut prior to our month's visit to Key West.  Usually this isn't a problem, but apparently the lovely woman who patiently manages my hair, has just experienced the death of her father.  He was an older man with a wonderful wife and the family seems to be quite close.  My heart goes out to them.

For the life of me, I cannot imagine death as final for our 'essence' or soul or spiritual component.  Watching nature, the physical pushes itself into the living, and eventually the physical dies, but frequently repeats the cycle.  It would seem that our physical bodies would do the same, housing our spirit until the process was over.

If we follow the Christian belief system, we know that there is death, resurrection, and life following death.  The Bible tells us of being rejoined with everyone in Heaven.  Throughout the ages, philosophers, poets, and writers have discussed the theories of death being a passage not the end in itself, and realms of spiritual existence.  Currently, more people believe in some form of an existence after death, and there continues to be documentation about those who have 'crossed over'.

If we are open to the topic of life after death, here are some excellent authors who have maintained their own research and sterling reputation:  Elizabeth Kubler Ross, Brian Weiss, and Raymond Moody.   If we really wanted to broaden our thinking, without exposing our selves to sci/fi horror, Michael Newton, Ph.D. wrote a very interesting book entitled JOURNEY OF SOULS followed by DESTINY OF SOULS.  This first book offers us a delightful vision of what  very well may be true.  Actually, Journey of Souls description of life after death is quite appealing to me!