October 29: The falling leaves remind us of death and
the afterlife. Does the soul keep on living after death and where does it go?
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| Crystal Visions Tarot |
Answering this question is not that easy.
Nobody really knows if there’s life after death. People believe, hope and doubt
on this issue. Each of us has his own perception of this presumed afterlife.
And just as with so many questions this one is raising even more questions than
giving answers.
Let’s have
a look if the three of swords can shed some light over this issue. Usually this
card represents heartbreak , loss, separation, grief, decisions against the heart
etc. But the combination of this question and the three of swords of the
Crystal Visions Tarot will hopefully help
me to answer this question. So let’s bend the common interpretation of this card
a bit. The woman is stabbed in her heart with three swords. It is surely lethal.
She is standing near a grave. Perhaps
her own. Roses are growing on the grave and three ravens fly away high in the air.
I assume that if one dies., the body is buried and the spirit and the soul will
keep on living. At first the soul will have
to adjust in spirit form. Perhaps there is sadness and grief to leave the loved
ones behind. But eventually the soul with fly free leaving the physical world
behind. I think the spirit (what’s in a
name) is more an ethereal body of the soul. When the soul “crosses over” there will
be less need for such a body. Where the soul will go I don’t know and honestly,
I don’t care that much. I believe in eternal life in whatever form whether it
be as angels or as pure energy, we will know when we get there.
Well, I
didn’t expect this at all. This answer is slightly different from my former assumption
about the afterlife, but I like this one better I think. Just two more days to go
with these questions. I’d never thought I would make it. J
I don't know what I believe about life after death. Would I want to be reincarnated? I don't know; it would depend on what was in store for me. Would I want a "heaven" with no beautiful mountains, meadows or stream and no wildlife? I don't think so. This is quite a deep well to draw from! :)
ReplyDeleteI didn't even dare to go down that road. Reincarnation: l don't know. Perhaps, perhaps not. And since we don't remember being here before, we will know when we get there in the end, or not?????
ReplyDeleteThis is a topic for long nights with lots of wine :)
What beautiful cards and what a beautiful blog! This is a topic I have been contemplating more of this year after the death of my mother last December.The greatest mystery of all.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much! This is a subject you can always continue to contemplate because there is no right or wrong
DeleteLife after death or no is one of those topics where I can almost literally blow my mind if I let myself go too far in my own thinking. I can only handle it in the most shallow way without freaking myself out completely, which I have done far too often in the past. It's been a life-long struggle, but I'm hoping it's something I can make peace with before I have to face it again.
ReplyDeletePerhaps that is the most sound way to deal with such a profound topic. After the death of my father it has been more on my mind than ever
DeleteIn Kabbalist thought, it is believed that we continue to reincarnate until we correct what we are here to correct. Which I quite like. I am trying my best to have a stab at it this time round, lol.
ReplyDeleteBut thinking of the 3 of Swords, I think of the light which is behind the clouds in your version here. It makes me think of a new cycle after the physical death of the body.
I agree. The concept of reincarnation is so natural you hardly can ignore it.
DeleteThanks for pointing out the light in this card.
You're right, this really is a lovely card for the concept of death! :) I like how the three birds fly up and away from the woman, toward the lightest area of the sky, as if carrying her spirit onward.
ReplyDeleteYes this card helped me a lot to write about this prompt. Tarot will never cease to amaze me :)
DeleteBeautiful post! My mother has always believed in reincarnation. Certainly, I agree with thesycamoretree that heaven often sounds quite boring compared to the experiential reality of the world. Still, maybe we do go off and just experience life as energy. Imagine, you could whizz around the Universe and back again. Maybe go off and incarnate on another planet. Or become rock bacteria, for a little rest between times of struggle and thinking...
ReplyDeleteI like your last option. It would be great to live as slow as a rock and just be...
DeleteThat is the beauty about not knowing for sure; you can imagine your own afterlife :)