Belief in the supreme being, or the Ibofanga, by the Lakota is parallel to the Judeo-Christian belief system. That the deity is the highest, the one that is over all things.Having a faith, having an abiding respect for a higher order, of a God, is soothing to the soul. The thought that there is a journey, a road that we all take, whether it is real or spirit filled, is a comfort to us.
That the soul is worthy to go on, to continue, to leave this realm, is also a comfort. Knowing that a person lived a good life, lived it well and has made an impression on people as well as that higher power, must be top in the Lakota mind, especially in the mind of the Soul Keeper.
To know that your loved one is going on, without pain or suffering, must be a huge comfort at the time of release. I think that giving a year to keep the Soul Bundle close, well guarded, must give time for the time of denial to work it's way out of the system.
Honestly, I do not believe that anyone, ever, should make life decisions during the first year after a death. Friends and family should step in and help out, even for the most stubborn and independent people who have lost a close loved one, because there is no way your mind actually can work through anything complicated or emotional during that time.
People will argue that it is done all the time, and again... everyone is different, because of experience, etc. but... I'm saying it again, you should not make any life altering decisions within that first year of mourning.
Other than to physically hold on to the Spirit Bundle, and then let go, my take on what the first people believe is that there is a journey, a journey we make, either alone or with others, that continues on. If we are worthy, we go on, if we aren't, we are destined to hang around, and maybe, that is punishment for not being a good person? Maybe being in this realm, neither here nor there is what it mean to be in Hell? I know there is what is called purgatory, that the soul is stuck, but I feel like this is maybe another parallel that is just too familiar not to be an actual thing.
I continually hear that this part of the Judeo-Christian belief system is only to control people... or I believe the term I hear most often, is ... to control weak minded and children, who fear death, and need a bedtime story to sooth them.
Any thoughts?
That the soul is worthy to go on, to continue, to leave this realm, is also a comfort. Knowing that a person lived a good life, lived it well and has made an impression on people as well as that higher power, must be top in the Lakota mind, especially in the mind of the Soul Keeper.
To know that your loved one is going on, without pain or suffering, must be a huge comfort at the time of release. I think that giving a year to keep the Soul Bundle close, well guarded, must give time for the time of denial to work it's way out of the system.
Honestly, I do not believe that anyone, ever, should make life decisions during the first year after a death. Friends and family should step in and help out, even for the most stubborn and independent people who have lost a close loved one, because there is no way your mind actually can work through anything complicated or emotional during that time.
People will argue that it is done all the time, and again... everyone is different, because of experience, etc. but... I'm saying it again, you should not make any life altering decisions within that first year of mourning.
Other than to physically hold on to the Spirit Bundle, and then let go, my take on what the first people believe is that there is a journey, a journey we make, either alone or with others, that continues on. If we are worthy, we go on, if we aren't, we are destined to hang around, and maybe, that is punishment for not being a good person? Maybe being in this realm, neither here nor there is what it mean to be in Hell? I know there is what is called purgatory, that the soul is stuck, but I feel like this is maybe another parallel that is just too familiar not to be an actual thing.
I continually hear that this part of the Judeo-Christian belief system is only to control people... or I believe the term I hear most often, is ... to control weak minded and children, who fear death, and need a bedtime story to sooth them.
Any thoughts?
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