by Mark Pitstick MA, DC

If you’ve not already, please read . . .

  1. ‘The Great News‘ (article #19 at SoulProof.com/Articles)
  2. ‘Eight Developments for Widespread Conscious Living Now’ (#125)  
  3. Greater Reality LIVING Program: Integrating ‘The 8 Developments’ Into Your Daily Life (#72)
  4. Greater Reality HEALING Program: Journeying FROM Deeply Grieving TO Brightly Shining (#82)

The evidence-based information and holistic resources outlined in these articles will help you to:

  • realize your true nature as an eternal being of consciousness / life-force / energy 
  • receive guidance and assistance from highly evolved energies and Source / The Light
  • heal old wounds, release lower energies, and update erroneous teachings
  • create the greatest life YOU have envisioned (YOU = your higher self / soul)
  • help others by sharing your greatest gifts
  • make our world a better place

As enough people do this, widespread personal and planetary change will naturally unfold. 


When Your Earthly Body Is Dying

When you are dying, you may be in physical pain.  In addition, you may feel scared, angry, resentful, and a host of other strong emotions.  While you are going through all this, I also encourage you to also focus on the following . . .

1. You can justifiably release fear and worry about death. The evidence discussed above clearly shows your life doesn’t end after bodily death. The more you really know that, the more you can relax and enjoy every aspect of life – even dying.  If that sounds impossible for you, use techniques to internalize this great news as discussed in the book Greater Reality Living by Dr. Schwartz and me.

2. Dying is totally safe. Death of your earth-suit is practically a nonevent. After you change worlds, one of your reactions will be, “That’s all there was to it?”  You probably have been through such changes many times so what’s the big deal?  For those with faith and knowledge about the afterlife, passing on can be much like walking through a door from one room to another.Dying is just another stage in life like infancy, puberty, young adulthood, middle age, old age, and the next phase of life.  (But many say that dying is much easier than puberty.)

I and eleven experts on consciousness topics – Raymond Moody, Caroline Myss, Anita Moorjani, Gary Schwartz, and others – discussed our understandings about this and other important topics in The Eleven Questions.

3. You are in for a grand adventure. People who have clinically died and come back to tell about it say: ‘Recall your one hundred best days on earth: your happiest, healthiest, and most energetic. Now multiple that by a million.  That gives you a sense of how great it feels to drop the body and all the restrictions that accompany an earthly incarnation.   This is especially true for those who are quite old and/or have suffered with significant physical and mental symptoms.You know how it’s exciting to prepare and pack for a trip to a favorite location?  You’re preparing for a marvelous trip . . . a return to the Light, the Really Real Place, Home.  Get ready for a return to forever.  Or, more accurately, a return to remembering that you are – right now and always – an integral and beloved part of All That Is.

4. Physical death is an important part of life. You may wish you could live forever in your current body. But that would require freezing time so no one aged and things stayed the same.  And that would soon become a stagnant samenessdevoid of change and growth.  (Most people work best with a deadline so periodic shifts such as physical death also serve that purpose.)

Bodily death is like a reset button, a new start, a fresh beginning in never-ending but periodically changing life.  Who you really are – your real self – is immortal, but your physical body is mortal.  It’s a great setup when you can glimpse more than the average person perceives with the five senses.

5. It’s your decision when and how to transition. Loved ones may or may not be ready for you to pass on, but that’s your call. Just tell them, your doctors, and your religious / spiritual teacher when you are ready.  End-of-this-life medical care is a huge moneymaker thanks to the three trillion dollar per year disease-care industry in the U.S.  You don’t have to undergo a “walletectomy” before you die.

Again, you are the boss about how and when you move on to the next phase of life.  Options for euthanasia, which means ‘a good death’, are improving – as well they should.  Pets don’t have to suffer with intractable pain, incapacity, and terminal disease, but humans do?  Who made that one up?  To learn more about this topic, see article #55: A Good Death.

To gain more clarity about how to spend your remaining time on earth, use the Ask Your Soul technique.  Deep relaxation and visual imagery can likely help you get in touch with your inner wisdom / timeless self and best consider how you want to live and die.

6. Complete “unfinished business”. You’ve probably heard the saying, “You can’t take it with you”, but one exception is your consciousness. (Others aspects that appear to persist after death of your human form include your love, memories, acquired talents, sense of humor, preferences, intelligence, personality, and more.)  Don’t carry your dirty laundry with you into the next realm.  Wrap up financial, legal, and personal loose ends in your life so you can leave this planet as a free bird.

Doing so removes resistances to passing on in a timely way.  It also gives you peace of mind that you’ve finished what you came here to do.  Take time to review your life.  Express gratitude for and honor what an amazing experience it’s been.  Just think of all the activities, memories, and lessons you’ve had.  It’s very likely been well-worth the price of admission.

You can more deeply examine this topic by using the Life Review Technique.  This session is done under deep relaxation and allows you to review highlights before you pass on.  After replaying key times during your time on earth, you can best make amends, heart-felt communications, and other healing acts before you cross over.

7. Throw a “see you later” party. Western cultures sometimes turn funerals into somber affairs with black clothes and mournful organ music. However, many in the west and other parts of the world celebrate when dear ones – family, friends, and pets – complete their earthly lessons.  This is very similar to celebrations when loved ones graduate from high school and college.When physical death is near, throw a party and invite all your loved ones.  Share information in this article with them so they can release needless fears and excessive sadness.  Laugh, cry, and speak from the heart.  It’s your party so create it however you want.  It will be a grand day and a proper launching into the next page of life’s never-ending saga.

8. Do what you love as long as you can. Walt Disney and Albert Einstein worked on projects almost until their time of passing. You don’t have to cease your lifework or favorite hobbies just because your outer shell is preparing to shed.

Who knows – you might create some of your best work just before transitioning from this world.  What a curtain call that would be!  Your missions aren’t over until you drop your body so, if you’re still reading this, you still have purposes to fulfill.

9. Design your funeral and interment. Take advantage of the extra attention as you prepare to move. You have an opportunity to share your beliefs and the collective afterlife evidence with others.  Create your funeral in a unique way.  Play a video of yourself sharing your most important thoughts and feelings.  Play your favorite songs and tell the back story about why you love them so much.  Quote meaningful poems or sayings and why they are important to you.You may want to read all of my books aloud for those at your memorial service.  (Just kidding!  It’s important to joke around about death since it’s just an optical delusion around which much needless fuss has been made.)

Design how you want your bodily remains to be handled.  Do you want your no-longer-needed shell to be buried in an expensive casket and vault underground?  Or do you want to spread your ashes under or around a tree to provide nourishment and minerals?  How about a coral reef memorial that helps restore ocean life?  It’s your choice.  You are a unique being and no one will ever be just like you.  Live life your way whether the real you is living on earth or elsewhere.

10. Check in afterwards. Over 75 million Americans have experienced an after-death communication (ADC) in which ‘departed’ loved ones made their presence known. Discuss this with them before you change worlds and set up ways of hopefully letting them know you are still alive and well.  Set an intention to visit your dear ones while they are awake, asleep, or in that hypnagogic phase in between.

Before you move on to greener pastures, tell your family and friends about article #9 Visiting ‘Departed’ Loved Ones Now and the Facilitated After-Death Contact technique.  Those will increase the chances that your loved ones will perceive your continued presence.

Your ADCs will deepen their knowledge that death is just a new beginning, not an end.  As more people drop their fear and ignorance about death, humanity can further evolve toward peace, love, joy and understanding . . . whether living here or in the hereafter.

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Thank you for telling others about this article!  Your life, and that of others around you, will be more enriched when you:  

  1. read the article again so you really know it.
     
  2. discuss with close family and friends to more deeply internalize it.
     
  3. take action steps that seem right for you.
     
  4. share it with others via social media, discussion groups, and other ways.

Hugs, love, blessings, and let it shine!
Mark

Mark Pitstick, MA, DC
author, lecturer, counselor, and holistic chiropractic physician; spokesperson, research assistant, and strategic planner for the SoulPhone Project; founder of Greater Reality Living, Healing, Helping, and Sharing Programs

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Mark Pitstick, MA, DC is a master’s clinical psychologist, holistic chiropractic physician, and clinical nutritionist.  He has also helped others in pastoral counseling and suicide prevention / education settings.  His goal is to help you know and show that this earthly experience is a totally safe, meaningful, and magnificent adventure amidst eternity. 

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Note: This article is intended as a reference source, not to replace professional treatment for physical, emotional, or mental problems.  The author disclaims any liability arising directly or indirectly from the voluntary use of action steps discussed in article. 

I created this article while ‘wearing the hat’ of a clinician, counselor, and educator.  My statements are based upon some scientific research; much clinical and experiential evidence; my personal experiences; and my best current understandings.  This program does not reflect my roles with the SoulPhone Project since those require solid scientific data for all statements.