Always wanted to do that tour. My "dead" people are with me more than many of the living are -- the memories carry more of a charge *because* they are no longer existent in bodies we're accustomed to recognizing. Feels like one of our more important tasks is to reach for the seemingly dead, since for whatever reason they are less able to reach for us, at least in the ways they once did.
That's how I think of it. The physical vs. spiritual dichotomy seems false. I mean, scientists have had eons to explain how, exactly, the mind originates from the brain, how that jelly brings about this consciousness. They still can't. Their conundrum is way more problematic than my belief (and others') that we can reach for the apparently dead, and the dead reach for us.
Interesting question. For me it depends on the part of my life, things can change so much overtime.
Always wanted to do that tour. My "dead" people are with me more than many of the living are -- the memories carry more of a charge *because* they are no longer existent in bodies we're accustomed to recognizing. Feels like one of our more important tasks is to reach for the seemingly dead, since for whatever reason they are less able to reach for us, at least in the ways they once did.
I like the way you phrased this: "reach for the seemingly dead" Suggests a physical action versus terms like connecting or communing.
That's how I think of it. The physical vs. spiritual dichotomy seems false. I mean, scientists have had eons to explain how, exactly, the mind originates from the brain, how that jelly brings about this consciousness. They still can't. Their conundrum is way more problematic than my belief (and others') that we can reach for the apparently dead, and the dead reach for us.