From the earliest human times there have been rituals and ceremonies for the end of a life. How do I know that? From glyph s etched into hardest of rock. I have seen the Thunder Bird and the Turtle. All are beyond human control. The etchings are attempts to enter into the experience of the ancestors who have gone beyond.
The creation of the glyphs took time, many hours beneath the open sky. By more than one person. A community experience. Root sites of what we now call religion.
We put ourselves at risk if we neglect the ritual ceremonies of the ancients. The translation into contemporary life is a cultural eddy in the stream of time. This is our task - this translation into the fluid language and cultural practices of the 21st century.
Specific religions come and go. Religion goes on. Perhaps until the end of cosmic time.
We shall not see that day - you and I. Unless.....
Delton
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