I have vivid dreams and have ever since I was child. Some dreams are simply dreams, while others are profoundly in-depth and leave me with full recognition of another lifetime, and many times, a whole other universe. No matter how detailed a dream is, I am never frightened, even when I view an incarnation die. I believe these dreams serve me by showing me what the process of death actually is: a transition, not a finality.
In a recent dream, I was in a different body. When in another body, I am able to view it fifth dimensionally: I can see it from within while being able to view it from without. It is rather like having five different cameras that I can select whichever lens I want to look through for that particular perspective. It happens suddenly, by mere intention, without thought. This particular body was male and had a severe head injury on the left side. The man had been struck with an object that produced a large hole in his skull and fluid was pouring out.
I placed his left hand over the hole, not to prevent seepage, but to offer a sense of comfort. The person wanted help, but there was not sufficient time. It was his time to die, so I energetically began to communicate with his consciousness that everything was going to be alright. I got him to lay down on his left side, hand still over the wound, and told him to soften his breath. I guided him to allow a beautiful soft white light to flow in, that felt as though it lifted him up and made him lighter. As he followed my guidance, I began to move the energy through his entire physical form and created a dream like state in his mind. While in this state, he viewed many fond memories and began to disconnect from his physical body. He became more ensconced in his consciousness and less within his body. A moment came where all the images evaporated and only light filled the space and then…he was no longer in his body. The body had died.
In a second recent dream, I was driving a sports car along a highway over a suspended bridge. I took the turn too fast and lost control of the car. The vehicle smashed into the wall, over and through the metal fence, and began to plummet towards the snowy valley below. From the onset, I viewed the car and driver from a fifth perspective. As the car spun and smashed around, I was drawn into the car, third perspective. While the vehicle overturned and fell, with the top of the car face down, I became fully immersed into the Being (first perspective) who was in extreme fear.
Once shared-in with the individual’s consciousness, I asked for peace and serenity and began to draw in soft white light, and invited the consciousness to accept what was happening. The body’s breath, sense of motion and time started to slow. Just before the roof of the vehicle reached the ground, everything was suspended in time, frozen. I could feel the hair on my head sway, facial skin tugged down upon cheekbones, clothing draped, breath suspended and all of it was captured in a moment like a photograph. Then, the consciousness was out and free of the body and re immersed with its brethren of white and golden lights of the spirit realm. Far off in the distance I could hear the sound of metal crashing and collapsing into the ground, along with bones and flesh, but it was not frightening. It just was. The consciousness that had occupied the body was aware of what happened, but not didn’t experience fear, or sadness, simply a sense of wholeness. When we are in pure spiritual-essence, we do not have attachments to physical sensations or emotional experiences even though we are very aware of them. In other words, even though we can perceive them we are not provoked by them.
From these dreams and all other previous ones, I believe what I have been shown is that the soul leaves the body before it dies. When an individual has accepted death, their consciousness vacates and does not experience the termination of the physical form. There is no pain or fear at the very moment because they are already out of body. The body dies because the consciousness leaves.
The intention of my guidance encouraged the consciousnesses to disconnect from their physical bodies; when it can there is no recognition of pain or even the “very end”. Far too many individuals are attached to the identity of their body. As a result when the physical form changes, whether it be due to the natural process of aging, an injury or illness, they have a hard time accepting their new and different body. This kind of egoic attachment can lead to a difficult death because the individual believes they are their body, rather than a consciousness within a body. This belief can create a great deal of suffering leading up to their “death”.
Moments before my mother’s death, in the early phases of my channeling abilities, I sensed her resistance to let go. Even though she had known she was in the process of dying for weeks prior, and had made a conscious choice to not have surgery or receive treatment to prolong her life, there was a refusal to release her from her body. I could tell that her consciousness had been traversing between the spirit realm and present, and though she had connected with her spirit guides, there was great resistance to letting go of her body. I understood this about her because her body had been the way she showed up in life; as an athlete, dancer and physical education teacher. As I gazed upon her form and sensed her energy, I felt called to guide her through a relaxation intended to cultivate an appreciation for her body and the ways it had served her.
One by one, I invited her through phases of gratitude: her feet for enabling her to dance, legs for being a connection and expression of her body and movement, and so on. At the conclusion, bereft and energetically waned, I left the room to catch my breath. Moments later, my mother died. When I looked upon her form, her facial expression was peaceful and as though she had watched herself drift away in a beautiful serene scene.
It was not until I became a certified yoga instructor that I learned about Yoga Nidra. It is a progressive relaxation method often referred to as "yogic sleep.” This guided meditation can induce a state of conscious awareness between wakefulness and sleep. Typically, participants lie down in a comfortable position while an instructor guides them through a systematic process of relaxation, breath awareness, and body scanning. The intention is to reach a state of deep physical relaxation while remaining mentally alert. Not only is it a powerful tool for stress reduction, but can also encourage one to explore their inner states, enhance self-awareness, and promote a sense of tranquility and well-being. It is often used to improve sleep and as a therapeutic technique for managing stress and anxiety. Many practitioners of Hatha Yoga believe this is the practice of dying: learning to release your body.
Though I had no awareness of this ancient practice, I experienced the profound beauty of this with my mother when she died. I felt strongly guided to chaperon my mother from a great source; from an innate knowledge bestowed in all of us. We each have the ability to cultivate a peaceful death for ourselves, despite the way we each depart. Spirit has said time and time again that we have pre-designed how it will happen and it is in alignment with our spiritual agreements. Some individuals may find this difficult to believe, especially if religious beliefs have been deeply instilled. I encourage those individuals to begin having conversations about death, whether it be with close friends, family or seek like minded individuals because humans tend to fear what we don’t know or understand. When we find ways to cultivate our awareness, we can develop a greater understanding and appreciation because of what becomes “known”, it becomes less frightening.
Channeling and energy medicine can provide connection, compassion and clarity to help bridge the gap and cultivate a greater understanding of what seems “beyond us”, for it is truly within us. Whether it be through an experienced practitioner, or yourself, I invite you to journey inward and beyond mental limitations. Cultivate your life from a sacred space of consciousness so as you, or your loved ones, move closer and into death, the process of dying can be a beautiful and peaceful transition, not a finalization, but a transformation.
