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The New Book of the Dead: The Initiate's Path into the Light
The New Book of the Dead The Initiate's Path into the Light Author:Dolores Ashcroft-Nowicki The New Book of the Dead is written specifically for Westerners. It is a detailed guide for dealing with death and bereavement in all its forms: natural and violent, children and old people. It describes rites of preparation - such as the ritual cutting of the silver cord, and the blessing and license to depart, saying goodbye and letting go of ... more »the physical realm. This is not a book of sorrow and foreboding, but teaches us how to accept and even welcome death, as a great teacher, the last great mystery and culminating experience of life.« less