With clucking chickens afoot much about death was said

A write up of Providence Death Cafe

By Cassandra Tribe

From corpses of loved ones found in dumpsters to beloved pets in freezers the conversation took several interesting turns tonight as the Laughing Yoga group clucked like chickens in the background. It provided a surreal soundtrack as we found our footing with each other and slowly traveled the path of conversation. The feel of death briefly became a theme as we compared notes on all the bodies we had touched and that led into a discussion of what was feared most and what we looked forward to the most in death too. From there our merry band of 14 traipsed down the path of what our “good death” would be like, and whether or not we would want to really know what came after if we were given a choice. Mediums were mentioned and comparisons on connections that occurred (or didn't) when those most important to us passed were made. Our near-death experiences came up, and much discussion about experiences people had in sitting vigil or just witnessing the death of another. We had just started to hit upon the different motivations our experiences with death (near or full) had upon how we worked to experience and appreciate life in the present when the heat clicked off signaling time was drawing to a close. The cake was good, albeit a little older tasting than last week – but it went fast and then back off into the night we went. The next Providence Death Cafe will be December 18. The cake will be German Chocolate.  

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