More Than Meets the Eye, True Stories about Death, Dying, and Afterlife covers many aspects of the dying and grieving process and sheds light on euthanasia, suicide, near-death experience, and spirit visits after the passing of a loved one. ___________________________________________

Monday, November 10, 2014

DON’T FEAR THE REAPER!

By Yvonne Perry, author of More Than Meets the Eye About Death, Dying, and Afterlife

Java was our dog for 13 years, but at the beginning of the Star Knowledge Conference in late September her health began to swiftly decline. She had been suffering with arthritis pain and hip dysplasia, but the pain meds were helping her stay relatively comfortable for most of this year. The tumors that one vet told us were fatty cysts started growing to the point that they were restricting movement in her front legs and pressing on her throat and lungs. She would get out of breath just walking from the living room to the kitchen. The week after the conference, she could hardly get up or down the steps to go outside for potty. At 71 pounds, our chocolate lab was too heavy for me to lift.

My faithful companion sat at my feet trembling and looking at me so pitifully, I could hardly bear it. I took my drum to the medicine wheel and asked for instructions. I learned that many animal souls would be crossing over with Java so I opened a portal and invited them in. The grief started almost immediately and I cried most of the day.

We knew it was just a matter of time before Java died on her own, but my husband and I decided not to let her suffer any longer. We had her gently put to sleep the morning of September 27 and she died in our arms at 11:11. Since she had partnered with me to cross over animal souls when I did sessions to cross over human souls, her ashes are often used on one of the four altars in our home. 

I dreamed of Java the night she died. I saw her with a blue-eyed husky, a border collie, a pygmy goat, and a white Shetland pony that had a horn in its center forehead like a unicorn. The goat kept brushing up against Java and rubbing on her the way she used to rub on our sofa when she thought we were not watching. The animals were playing hide-n-seek and having fun in a grassy meadow. They would run in a big circle chasing Java, who was running as fast as she could like she used to do when we would clap our hands and say “Go, dog, go!” Then she would stop suddenly and her followers would have a rear end collision and pileup, rolling on top of each other before they got up and ran after her again. She had on her “happy face” and she was young—about two or three years old—and healthy. When the unicorn would prance, the ground would shake and become flexible like a trampoline; and all the dogs and the goat would start bouncing and jumping and turning flips on the trampoline/ground. It was funny and quite a comfort to me! I knew she was fine, but I was grieving—hard! Everything reminded me of her and made me burst into sobbing.

I walked up the street to the smoke shop the next day. I wanted to use loose organic tobacco in a ceremony to thank the ancestors and the bird tribe for helping Java and all of the animal spirits that were crossing over with her. About 10 steps after I touched my foot to the sidewalk a car came zooming by at about 50 mph. If my footsteps had been any slower the car would have hit me—there's no way he could've stopped. Inside the store, “Don't Fear the Reaper” by Blue Oyster Cult, was playing. It was a message from heaven. Here are the lyrics. 

All our times have come
Here but now they're gone
Seasons don't fear the reaper
Nor do the wind, the sun or the rain... we can be like they are
Come on baby... don't fear the reaper
Baby take my hand... don't fear the reaper
We'll be able to fly... don't fear the reaper
Baby I'm your man...

La la la la la
La la la la la

Valentine is done
Here but now they're gone
Romeo and Juliet
Are together in eternity... Romeo and Juliet
40, 000 men and women everyday... Like Romeo and Juliet
40, 000 men and women everyday... Redefine happiness
Another 40, 000 coming everyday... We can be like they are
Come on baby... don't fear the reaper
Baby take my hand... don't fear the reaper
We'll be able to fly... don't fear the reaper
Baby I'm your man...

La la la la la
La la la la la

Love of two is one
Here but now they're gone
Came the last night of sadness
And it was clear she couldn't go on
Then the door was open and the wind appeared
The candles blew then disappeared
The curtains flew then he appeared... saying don't be afraid
Come on baby... and she had no fear
And she ran to him... then they started to fly
They looked backward and said goodbye... she had become like they are
She had taken his hand... she had become like they are
Come on baby... don't fear the reaper

That song was a reminder that there is nothing to fear about death—it is one of the ways that a releases a soul to soar in the afterlife! I had been asking how many souls were crossing with Java. The song led me to believe that at least 40,000 souls of animals (pets and slaughtered food sources) had crossed over at that point and more were coming. Crying in waves that would hit without warning in the middle of whatever I was doing, I was processing and transmuting sorrow and grief for all of the animals and the pets’ owners. Intense work to say the least.

I was still grieving on Monday when at 5AM the dogs next door started barking like they did whenever they saw Java outside. (They liked to play together through the fence.) Once the ruckus ended, I was drifting back to sleep when I saw an image of Java standing right outside my bedroom window—the exact place where she would play with the dogs next door. Is that what the dogs were barking about? Could they see her?

My grief for my beloved companion only lasted four days, which I thought was very unusual. On Tuesday, I got up as if nothing out of the ordinary had happened. I had somehow shifted and felt that Java’s energy had merged with mine—she is an aspect of my soul, a member of my guidance team who had been incarnated as an animal. I still miss seeing her frosty grey-haired face and giving her a bite of whatever food I prepared, but I no longer feel the sadness of losing her. I didn’t lose her—she is me and I am her. We are one in Spirit.

Holding a Bachelor of Science in Metaphysics from the American Institute for Holistic Theology, Yvonne Perry is the President of WE International and Walk-ins Among Us. As an empath, starseed walk-in, midwife, and cosmic birther she offers healing and activation to help people recognize their wholeness and integrate multidimensional aspects of their souls. See http://weare1inspirit.com to learn about her books, coaching, and services to help you push through the ceiling of resistance that keeps you living small.

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For more information, you might enjoy reading my book, More Than Meets the Eye True Stories about Death, Dying, and Afterlife. Purchase paperback on Amazon.com. It's also on Amazon as an e-book for those who have Kindle or Sony Readers. The audio book is now available!
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1 comment:

Julia Snyder said...

Really a great post! I have been dealing with loss, and feel like there is something trying to get to me. Been reading The Fun of Staying in Touch by Roberta Grimes, she discusses how we may be contacted by loved ones who have died, and how we can contact them. robertagrimes.com is her site. She has a great series on this.