Death and Knowing

Death is a taboo subject for most folks, they don’t want to hear about it, talk about it or know about it. I consider myself comfortable with the process of death as I’ve had a couple of classes on “death and dying” that provided me a better understanding of the process. Furthermore, during my formative years, I lost many friends and relatives to illness and a friend to an “alleged” suicide. On the other hand, I’ve been fortunate to have my mother, father, child, and siblings still living but I also know that very soon, that will change. I also accept as true that death is not a process we have to endure alone, folks are placed in our life to help us over every hurdle but you have to be willing to accept, or ask for the help.

The probability of death is certainly more perplexing than what I’m presenting here today. Astrologist generally say the primary significator of death is the 4th and 8th houses and the “tenanting planets and aspects thrown to these will show the manner of death.” For instance when positioned in the 8th house, Venus indicates a peaceful passing while Saturn indicates a slow and tiresome death, Mars indicates death from accident or weapons of war. In Numerology there are trios of numbers and letters that in my numeric opinion are significators of ones "exit point" opening to pass away. Contingent on the choices you make at a specific age and cycle, death is one of the consequences.

I heard a gentleman say he has Venus in the 8th and relaxes on airplanes knowing he will die peacefully and not in an accident. It made me wonder if a person knew how s/he was going to die would they live their life differently.
.If you knew your death would be peaceful, would you take unnecessary risks, participate in high risk sports, or drive down the freeway at 100 miles per hour on a rainy day just because.
.If you knew you would die of disease, would you eat what you want, when you want, and how much you want, or totally ignore your health. If you knew you would die of disease would you walk around with a loaded gun for protection.
.If you knew you’re die would be from an accident or a gun shot injury, would you shut yourself off from others, never let friends/relatives in your home, live every day in fear, never leave your home, or your bed.

As for myself, I’m prepared for death whenever it comes. Life has taught me to soak in every minute and hour of each day, and when spirit directs me to call someone, apologize, or just say I love you, I usually do. Just as sure as we arrived here on Earth, one day we’ll depart this life, that’s enough “knowing” for me. I wake up each morning and my daily affirmation to Self is “CREATE a wonderful day,” and my daily agenda always includes enjoying life to its fullest.

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