Sometimes in our family field the place where love is stuck is from a time when those who died were not honored, when there was no ceremony done to mark the passing from life.
Perhaps when that person died there was no time to do ceremony around the transition from life; perhaps there was no time to grieve; perhaps it was not safe to do so; perhaps the circumstances of death were such that it was too overwhelming.
While death is a part of the circle of life it is a transition that seems our soul requires us to in some way acknowledge in a sacred way. The article below was something I read at the time of this man’s passing and it was recently sent to me again. It speaks not only of honoring the transition of a life but of the universal field that connects everything.
HOW DID THEY KNOW?
SOMETHING IN THE UNIVERSE THAT IS MUCH GREATER AND DEEPER THAN HUMAN INTELLIGENCE. THE ELEPHANT’S JOURNEY TO PAY RESPECT, BUT HOW DID THEY KNOW?
Lawrence Anthony, a legend in South Africa and author of three books including the bestseller The Elephant Whisperer, bravely rescued wildlife and rehabilitated elephants all over the globe from human atrocities, including the courageous rescue of Baghdad Zoo animals during the US invasion in 2003.
On March 7, 2013 Lawrence Anthony died.
He is remembered and missed by his wife, 2 sons, 2 grandsons and numerous elephants. Two days after his passing, the wild elephants showed up at his home led by two large matriarchs. Separate wild herds arrived in droves to say goodbye to their beloved man-friend. A total of 31 elephants had patiently walked over 12 miles to get to his South African house.
Witnessing this spectacle, humans were obviously in awe not only because of the supreme intelligence and precise timing that these elephants sensed about Lawrence’s passing, but also because of the profound memory and emotion the beloved animals evoked in such an organized way: Walking slowly – for days – making their way in a solemn one-by-one queue from their habitat to his house.
So, how after Anthony’s death, did the reserve’s elephants – grazing miles away in distant parts of the park – know?
“A good man died suddenly,” says Rabbi Leila Gal Berner, Ph.D., “and from miles away, two herds of elephants, sensing they had lost a beloved human friend, moved in such a solemn, almost ‘funeral’ procession to make a call on the bereaved family at the deceased man’s home.”
“If there ever were a time, when we can truly sense the wondrous ‘interconnectedness of all beings,’ it is when we reflect on the elephants of Thula Thula. A man’s heart stops, and hundreds of elephants hearts are grieving. This man’s oh-so-abundantly loving heart offered healing to these elephants, and now, they came to pay loving homage to their friend.” Lawrence’s wife, Francoise, was especially touched, knowing that the elephants had not been to his house prior to that day for well over 3 years! But yet they knew where they were going. The elephants obviously wanted to pay their deep respects, honoring their friend who’d saved their lives – so much respect that they stayed for 2 days and 2 nights without eating anything. Then one morning, they left, making their long journey back. End of Article
Sometimes a person has come to a Soul-listener workshop whose life appears stuck in some way and what the field shows us is they are the one who out of love and devotion to the family soul have taken on the burden of remembering those who were forgotten.
When we see that there were those who were forgotten, even though we still may not know who they were in life, the simple act of saying “I see you” or “I will remember you” brings a sense of completion and closure to the family soul. The person alive today is then released to live their own life freed of being the one who had taken on the task of remembering.