Hello. I am searching for what is called After Death Communications specifically from the Gay and Muslim Communities. Frequently, when a loved one dies, they communicate back to this side of life. The majority of these communications are personal in nature. Very real to that person that receives the message ...
Our vote on whether to try to set up a 'real' Death Cafe in London has now closed. In total we had 139 votes. Of these:
- 126 (91%) voted 'Yes we should try to set up a real Death Cafe in London'
- 13 (9%) voted 'No we shouldn't try ...
Some notes:
· What is being asked here is whether setting up a ‘real’ Death Cafe is a good idea in principle. If a majority vote yes a business plan will be produced and with it a community share offer to raise ...
She was so excited when she shared the news with me that she was pregnant. A couple of hours later, I had a vision of her carrying a baby in her arms, swaddled in a blue blanket, a blue toque on his head. It would be a boy! Motherhood was ...
Blessed are we to know truly beautiful people, who walk the earth with a gentle voice and their own song.
When these souls go, tears flood the spaces but when they dry, there are precious memories and nostalgia that keeps us going, and remembering the love.
Grief can reawaken ...
Summary
This year I’ve been developing plans to set up a real Death Cafe in London. The work so far has convinced me that this venture is both viable and desirable. Death Cafe London is a community venture however, and won’t work without widespread support. When I met ...
Wishing you a fabulous festive season!
Thanks so much for all your support of Death Cafe.
Looking forward to a fascinating 2015 :)
T’is the season to reflect on vitality, seemingly igniting the skies during these darkest days that commence a new era. Vitality equals dignity and is relative to the notion that we matter even when we do not measure up. The most captivating illustration of this is the Charlie Brown ...
The Burlington Vermont Death Cafe will not meet in the month of December. We will meet again in January.Details of the January meeting will be posted at the start of the New Year.
Thanks to all who have supported us, and Happy Holidays to all.
Dom & Nick
Fall equinox. A new season begins. Fresh crisp apples. Juice droplets spraying out with every bite. The comfort of a favourite sweater. Providing warmth against the cooler air. Leaves soon to be piled high. Perfect for jumping into. Moments of pure pleasure. The most poignant aspect of fall, however, lying ...
It is now over a week since I went to Switzerland to meet Bernard Crettaz. It was a brief but magical trip and definitely one of the highlights of my life. Bernard Crettaz is the founder of Cafe Mortels and his work inspired Death Café. Without him it wouldn’t ...
The title of this blog post is also the title I used for my presentation at the 2014 Palliative Care WA Conference, held on October 31st.
I was given 20 minutes to present on what could have taken me a lifetime to present about! But present I did.
It was ...
Mindfulness means Awareness.
Being Conscious of Reality.
Death is Reality, yet remains an Unknown.
Naturally there is fear of the Unknown.
Understanding your thoughts, feelings, and experiences of Death is to Know yourself.
To be Conscious of the
Inevitability of Death, is to accept reality as it is.
Embracing Death ...
A little over a year ago I read an article in the NY Times (front page, no less) about places where one could talk about death with like-minded seekers, all while imbibing tea and cake.
As a rabbi, I have often been frustrated when encountering families where a death has ...
Everything must have its end, or there is no Beginning.
Death is not the opposite of Life, but the counterpart to Birth.
Death is beautiful because it represents change.
I have no fear because I Trust Life.
I Respect Death and only accept it's Calling when I know it ...