The Next Step. . . .

[qos]

[x-posted]

This afternoon I was reading the chapter on Purification in War and the Soul, and it suddenly started triggering insights and ideas. I'm going to skip explaining the context and just focus on what it brought up for me

Comments

[rin_x_x]

I just wanted to say that your post has inspired me to think about my own purification. I'm entering a part in my life where I really need to shed a lot of things that have held me back and stifled me so intensely I didn't want to live (one of these being a relationship that ended badly and because abusive for a time afterwards that I wasn't really able to get over until nearly 4 years later).

I wish you good luck and good health. *e-hugs*

[qos]

Thank you.

And best wishes on your own ritual process.

[sharpchick]

I know this sort of ritual does not fit neatly within your own spiritual practice. I found it to be very healing for myself in a similar situation after I lost my love.

A give-away riutal - in some Native tribes and clans, after a year or so has elapsed since a loved one's passing, survivors have a give-away ritual of possessions belonging to the one who departed.

Not gifts given to loved ones, but actual articles of clothing, tools, etc., that still have potential for good use by others.

I do not know if that sort of thing would appeal to you or not, but thought I would suggest it anyway.

[qos]

Thank you for suggesting the give-away, but Lohain had very few possessions when he died, and _storyteller_ took care of distributing what wasn't specifically willed to others within those first few weeks.

[watcher457]

This makes me think of something I should do. I'll talk to you when I see you, but it's making me think.

[qos]

Always happy when my thoughts spark ideas for others!