Accompaniment of souls
Ritual of passage
In the shamanic tradition, death is a passage, a transition. When our life ends here, our soul begins its journey into non-ordinary reality. This is a very different place and time, where the soul finds its essence.
For loved ones, it is a time of separation that is often very difficult.
Accompaniment of souls
and rite of passage
During the ceremony, the shaman asks the spirits of psychopump bees, to accompany the soul of the deceased towards the Source,where she finds unity with other souls.
We bring the soul of the deceased to accept that his earthly time is ending.
It is also the time for last messages and farewells for loved ones, anda possibility of taming this moment of separation, thanks to messages from the spirits.
River of Acheron, in Greece, which brings souls to the Styx, the river of the underworld which connects to the afterlife
We find the role of the psychopomp, or ferryman of souls, in most cultures and traditions:
In ancient Greece, this is the role assigned to Charon, who takes souls to the other side of the Styx. In Egypt, it is Anubis who escorts souls into the afterlife. Among the Maya, we find Ixtab, and among the Inuit, the goddess Pinga.
Among certain peoples Siberians, a horse also takes on the role of psychopomp to accompany the deceased.
Bees are also associated with this role, for example in Greek and Egyptian ritual practices.
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Bees live between the two worlds. And in a hive that contains several tens of thousands of bees, every day, a few dozen of them pass to the other side. They are in very close contact with the beyond and help us to complete the journey.
