Crossing Over and Suicide

I want to be clear that I do not condone suicide in any way and this is not what this blog post is about. It is about the aftermath and the healing that must take place on both sides for the soul that has crossed over and for those whom are left behind. What I do have is a compassion and understanding for the souls who have crossed over this way and that helps me to understand it and see it from a spiritual perspective. I felt compelled to write about this, out of respect for everyone I have ever worked with, for Spirit and for every soul that I have ever connected to that has crossed over by choice....I have to say to you, I'm here to tell you that it is not what you think. It is not what you have been taught. It is not what societal conditioning has programmed into you. It is a choice. It is a transition. Nothing more.

Many, many, moons ago when I did my first suicide crossing, I was hesitant. I didn't know what to expect. I was dreading the heavy emotions and was not sure what I would find but out of my respect for the mother I did as she asked and I attempted to connect to her daughter. What I discovered that day with that spiritual connection was peace, acceptance and love. A Renewal. A Revival. A Restoration. Let me explain, I know that this is a very delicate subject for many but mostly so because of what organized religion has drummed into us and society as well. I am a shamanic practitioner, my concern is for the soul I have no other "rules", my "rule", is love and healing.

That day, what I encountered was a young lady that was at peace, relieved, in joy and navigating the ways of the universe as a being of light. There was no sorrow, there was no torment she was at peace. Although, saddened by what her loved ones were experiencing since her chosen departure she was unequivocally not sorry and would not take her choice back because to her she was finally set free from the ferocity of the mental illness crippling her and the depression. What I encountered that day was a being of LIGHT. Not misery but happy, joyful, balanced, as the perfect beings we all are as Source created us to be.

Her mother was a completely different story. She was crippled with grief, she cried several times out of pent up emotion and was relieved to hear that her loved one, her beloved daughter was well. This connection did in no way remove her grief, that would be something that would take her a lifetime to come to grips with but it was a start at the understanding of the why and what happens after. I know these are questions that many ask themselves over and over again. And, I will say the choice itself is with each individual soul and we cannot as much as we love, make choices for others. She stated there were heavy emotions in the room, I explained to her the energy is constant and needs to be transformed, that the heaviness and sorrow she was sensing in the area was the residual energetic emotions and the sadness that were in place while her daughter was alive and that they would need transformed into love by her and her family.

The soul, the being of light is released back into Spirit and is in perfect peace.There was tremendous healing during that session for her and her daughter and a deep understanding for me that would be then repeated over and over again throughout the years. They were both relieved and able to communicate TRUTH. I write this today after having done another reading that was very much similar, another choice. My concern is for those who are left behind, the worry, the fear, the doubt, the guilt, the not knowing. I know, having done this now far too many times to count this is what occurs. My purpose in writing this down is to answer those questions that I am commonly asked and to provide at least a sliver of understanding on what occurs when the soul chooses to transition in this way. I hope this provides an understanding and a perspective centered on love and healing.

- Elle