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No Need to "Let Go" of Loved Ones after Death

Posted on Jul 20th, 2009 by metgat : blind groper metgat

above:  Dr. Louis LaGrand   There is a school of thought among psychologists and grief counselors that the aggrieved person should find closure by "letting go" and getting on with his or her life.  Nothing... More »

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When the Silver Cord is Severed

Posted on May 13th, 2009 by metgat : blind groper metgat

        Or ever the silver cord be loosed, or the golden bowl be broken, or the pitcher be broken at the fountain, or the wheel broken at the cistern. Then shall the dust return... More »

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The Physician Who Watched Himself Die

Posted on Jul 17th, 2007 by metgat : blind groper metgat

  In his 1903 book, Human Personality and Its Survival of Bodily Death (published two years after his 1901 death), Frederic W. H. Myers, the pioneering psychical researcher, set forth a story about what is... More »

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Aging & The Meaning of Life

Posted on Apr 2nd, 2007 by metgat : blind groper metgat

  On the occasion of my 70 th birthday today, April 2, my Higher Self (HS) insisted on dialoguing with my Lower Self (LS).   Here is a transcript of the discussion we had.   HS: ... More »

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Just flush my ashes down the toilet

Posted on Jan 18th, 2007 by metgat : blind groper metgat

   In the movie, About Schmidt , Schmidt, played by Jack Nicholson, is lambasted by his daughter for choosing the second cheapest casket, the one just above a pine box in price, for his wife. ... More »

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May President Ford NOT rest in peace!

Posted on Jan 11th, 2007 by metgat : blind groper metgat

  Just before Christmas, a very colorful picture of Arlington Cemetery with all the Christmas wreaths on the graves was making its way around the Internet. Accompanying the photo was a prayer that said, "Sleep... More »

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Giving Up the Ghost

Posted on Dec 15th, 2006 by metgat : blind groper metgat

  In her recently released book, Beyond Knowing , Dr. Janis Amatuzio, a forensic pathologist and coroner in Minneapolis, tells of witnessing a "shimmer of light"in the corner of the room as she tended a... More »

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