Reclaiming the Ancient Human Way of Death - C...
<p>Six days before leaving her body, Cari Leversee and her husband Richard spoke with me about their journey together unto death. Cari died the way she had lived- with curiosity and grace, exploring, learning, and teaching every day. Our conversation is both profound and beautiful, and I am honored to have been a conduit through which Cari's wisdom, in her time of dying, can reach a wider audience.</p> <p>In the intro:</p> <ul> <li>How some people become exalted beings in their time of dying</li> </ul> <p>In the interview:</p> <ul> <li> <p>Dying out loud + creating a living funeral</p> </li> <li> <p>Approaching death with wonder, & finding love in the face of terror</p> </li> <li> <p>Mushrooms & microbes as honored elders / Cari's experience microdosing on psilocybin during the dying process / Mushrooms teach us to lead with soul consciousness, show us how to die, and greatly reduce fear in terminal patients</p> </li> <li> <p>Bringing together the love and life and grief and pain and agony of death is where the healing happens</p> </li> <li> <p>Grief and love are not different emotions- the depth of love equals the depth of grief</p> </li> <li> <p>Home funerals: ecstasy, healing, and community / Alternative options for body disposal- deep sea burial, alkaline hydrolosis (or water cremation), green burial / Casket art</p> </li> <li> <p>"I want to go into my death with my arms open"</p> </li> <li> <p>What it is like to watch your beloved life partner die, "I have no intention of getting over my grief."</p> </li> <li> <p>How our culture gets grief wrong</p> </li> <li> <p>I ask Cari if she's afraid</p> </li> <li> <p>In death, you recognize the true source of self</p> </li> </ul> <p>In the Outro:</p> <ul> <li>Cari's passing</li> <li>We die how we lived</li> <li>More about microdosing</li> </ul> <p>Links:</p> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.fullcirclelivingdyingcollective.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Full Circle Living & Dying Collective</a></li> <li><a href="http://deathcafe.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Death Cafe</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.jamesfadiman.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Jim Fadiman (microdosing)</a></li> <li><a href="https://mythicmedicine.love/shop/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">M</a><a href="https://mythicmedicine.love/shop/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ythic Medicinals</a> herbals</li> <li>Take our fun quiz <a href= "https://mythicmedicine.love/quiz">Which Healing Herb Matches Your Energy?</a></li> <li>Medicine Stories <a href= "https://www.facebook.com/groups/133683167303962/?source_id=1413743055584385" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Facebook Group</a></li> <li>Medicine Stories <a href= "https://www.patreon.com/MedicineStories" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Patreon</a></li> </ul> <p><img class="thumb-image" src= "https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53bb49bce4b05c06d49b5aee/t/5a380217c830258ccbdb4c3d/1513620050708/Cari+Leversee?format=1000w" alt="Cari Leversee" data-image= "https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53bb49bce4b05c06d49b5aee/t/5a380217c830258ccbdb4c3d/1513620050708/Cari+Leversee" data-image-dimensions="576x1024" data-image-focal-point="0.5,0.5" data-load="false" data-image-id="5a380217c830258ccbdb4c3d" data-type="image" /></p>