http://www.whathappensafterdeath.com Just another WordPress weblog Fri, 12 Dec 2008 00:20:49 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Black Elk was a warrior and mystic who lived from 1863 to 1950. In Black Elk Speaks, written with John Neihardt, Black Elk describes a spiritual journey he took to the land where his ancestors live after their earthly death. [caption id="attachment_74" align="alignleft" width="295" caption="Black Elk as a young man"][/caption] Black Elk ... http://www.whathappensafterdeath.com/?p=91 In The Sacred Pipe, Lakota mystic Black Elk described a ritual that helped survivors establish a new relationship to the deceased in the year following the loved one's death. The ritual was called "The Keeping of the Soul," and served as spiritual therapy for everyone--the deceased, the grieving family, and ... http://www.whathappensafterdeath.com/?p=63 Rivers feature prominently in many accounts of the the transition between this world and the next. They are found in myths, near-death experiences, literature, and dreams, and often pose an ordeal or test to the journeying spirit. Those who can pass through the river succeed in being liberated from past ... http://www.whathappensafterdeath.com/?p=47 One phase in a great many of the soul journeys involves passage over or through a body of water. The water crossing is perhaps the most universal theme in all afterdeath accounts. [caption id="attachment_36" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Landscape with Charon Crossing the Styx"][/caption] The details of the soul’s crossing vary, but certain common ... http://www.whathappensafterdeath.com/?p=1 This life is all we really know for sure. But what happens after death?. http://www.whathappensafterdeath.com/?p=20