Silly costumes, trick or treating, horror stories have never been my thing. Even as a kid, I never really liked Halloween the way it’s celebrated. My father died in late October in 1984. The grief from his loss lingers and always makes me a bit sad during this time of year. Instead of celebrating with the silliness of trying to frighten yourselves, I find ways to honor the dead.
The veil between worlds thins and allows a connection to bridge across the worlds.For me this bridge is always there.No I don’t see dead people.I’m not claiming to be psychic.I do attempt to honor those who have passed.
One of my hobbies is genealogy or researching family history. It fascinates me how people come together, finding a glimpse of their lives whether through a family story, newspaper clipping, or document. I can spend hours lost in the past and digging through old documents, visiting cemeteries, and searching online.
What's the purpose of this? Part of it helps me know who I am, where I come from, and how I got here. Another part is my way of honoring those who have given me my foundation. Strong women, determined men are a large part of my history - like most other people.
Erin Lale
Fellow faculty at Harvard Divinity School posted an open letter to Wolpe in response to his article. It's available on this page, below the call for p...
Erin Lale
Here's another response. The Wild Hunt has a roundup of numerous responses on its site, but it carried this one as a separate article. It is an accoun...
Erin Lale
Here's another response. This one is by a scholar of paganism. It's unfortunately a Facebook post so this link goes to Facebook. She posted the text o...
Erin Lale
Here's another link to a pagan response to the Atlantic article. I would have included this one in my story too if I had seen it before I published it...
Janet Boyer
I love the idea of green burials! I first heard of Recompose right before it launched. I wish there were more here on the East Coast; that's how I'd l...