Death, Descent and the Dark Goddess

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Working with the Dark Goddess often involves descending into the Underworld and undergoing a form a "death".  This "death" could relate to the releasing of unachievable expectations and beliefs of ourselves, including career or relationship goals, and even the removal of outdated idealisms and perceptions that we have often taken onboard from our social environment.

As such, it is important that these "deaths" are treated in the same way that a death of a loved one (or pet), the ending of a relationship, or some other milestone in our lives are dealt with.  By this I mean that regards of what the "death" is, we still find ourselves go through the five various stages of experiencing grief as identified by Swiss psychiatrist, Elizabeth Kubler-Ross, even if we are not consciously aware of this.

The five stages of grief are denial and isolation, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance.

If we do not allow ourselves to grieve naturally after our descent and release of our attachment to what has been lost, then our ability to return to the surface and completely integrate our new life can be difficult.

The following video from my YouTube channel that contains a reading from my book, Encountering the Dark Goddess, about descent, death and the Dark Goddess. 

An assortment of videos about the Dark Goddess and working with the shadow self can be found on my YouTube channel that also includes various other discussions on metaphysical and magical topics. Please feel free to describe so that you do not miss out on further updates.