MODULE 5 𓐑 Becoming an Ancestor in Training: Preparing for a Good Death
There is a natural wisdom that arises when we encounter death and the impermanence of all things, a dissolving of ego that takes a lifetime of practice.
In Module 5 we return to the alchemical cauldron, this time to steep in the medicinal waters of unwept tears and unlaughed joys. We study the power of grief to heal, and follow our heartbreak into “the unbearable,” all the while cultivating self-compassion.
We begin to explore what it means to prepare for our death, in D. H. Lawrence’s words, to “build a ship of death” so that when we pass from this world, we leave a legacy of wisdom, and become an ancestor who continues to work toward peace, wisdom, consciousness.
In this module you will:
Explore Buddhist teachings about impermanence and work with cultivating the courage to die continuously
Learn about death practices and the journey of the soul in Kabbalah, and why working on our physical and emotional attachments before death is so important.
Understand the effects of deferred grief and unmetabolized trauma and reflect upon how these have affected your bloodline
Enter the company of your ancestral elders who will help you understand more about your next steps to fulfilling your unique purpose, your tikkun, and creating a meaningful legacy.
Study and practice wearing the Kabbalistic Cloak of Light and experience its protective power
Be guided in a meditation that brings you beyond the veil of this world into your becoming a light-filled ancestor