I have just been listening to the audio production of Philip Pullman's masterwork, His Dark Materials. Although there is much darkness in the series, I love his imagining of "daemons" that accompany us from birth to death, which represent that eternal part of the soul that lives on in life after life. And of course, it's only in the physical world that time is linear...so I think we catch glimpses of our own other lives in our dreams and daydreams. Our soul is our constant companion through all of time.
Yes. In an even broader view you might say that those we love and lose are aspects of the wider self, too. If it’s all one wholeness entering and exiting in and out of form there is much less to fear
Amy, this is all so incredibly beautiful and deeply affirming.
I especially appreciated this part:
"Just because we can measure something doesn’t mean it’s not also a miracle. The purpose of science is not to debunk the mystical. It is to witness it. To capture the intricate, extraordinary patterns of cosmic design."
I am smiling fondly as I am feeling very moved this morning and, once again, so very grateful for (and to) you. Sending love to you on this summery Sunday morning. ❤️
I have just been listening to the audio production of Philip Pullman's masterwork, His Dark Materials. Although there is much darkness in the series, I love his imagining of "daemons" that accompany us from birth to death, which represent that eternal part of the soul that lives on in life after life. And of course, it's only in the physical world that time is linear...so I think we catch glimpses of our own other lives in our dreams and daydreams. Our soul is our constant companion through all of time.
Yes. In an even broader view you might say that those we love and lose are aspects of the wider self, too. If it’s all one wholeness entering and exiting in and out of form there is much less to fear
Absolutely.
Amy, this is all so incredibly beautiful and deeply affirming.
I especially appreciated this part:
"Just because we can measure something doesn’t mean it’s not also a miracle. The purpose of science is not to debunk the mystical. It is to witness it. To capture the intricate, extraordinary patterns of cosmic design."
I am smiling fondly as I am feeling very moved this morning and, once again, so very grateful for (and to) you. Sending love to you on this summery Sunday morning. ❤️
Ah! The Luz bone.
I love the idea of a companion or guardian angel joining us at birth.
I've also wondered when the fetus is "ensouled".
A moving post...
I've loved talking with you about the Luz bone - and all the other conversations we've had through the years. :)