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Moran Chaimovitz's avatar

A few comments, dear Imelda.

1. Beside psychopomp, it's also possible to shapeshift into a white dove and fly over areas of conflict, sending flowers/light to the soldiers, imagine how their guns melt and they just drop them and leave.

2. How do you perceive the souls of children (or any person) who died violently? some people say their soul chose it before they where born. What do you think about this?

3. Israeli babies and children were killed, decapitated and burned alive, on the Oct 7th attach. Hamas filmed it in their GoPro cameras. There are also Israeli kidnapped children and babies in Gaza now.

Please don't be a witness only for one side. Kids are innocent on both sides. Hamas is the one who initiated the slaughter and killing that day. Israel is always retaliating 10x stronger, so it is seems that's what Hamas intended to cause.

I pray for peace in this blood soaked "holy land" which feels more like a cursed place than holy to me. May all beings be happy, free and safe.

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Imelda Almqvist's avatar

I am well aware that I am not remotely knowledgeable enough to take sides! I used a recent quote from the United Nations secretary-general to open this essay, is all. I am on the side of children, all over the world, no matter what their location or history is.

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Caitlín Matthews's avatar

Giving to the world soul all our wishes for the world, also allows those blessings to become available to all in need of them and, as in your picture, leaves pathways of song for them to follow the way home.

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Imelda Almqvist's avatar

Dear Caitlin, you express that so beautifully!! I feel deep grief. I want all children born on our beautiful planet to explore the song lines of Mother Earth before more ethereal song pathways to take them home to the other world. Oh the journey from powerlessness to doing what we can...

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Caitlín Matthews's avatar

Thank you. I had in mind the prayer form that I do everyday: in aspiration and in song, we can leave a reservoir of hope and help to all: https://hallowquest.substack.com/p/the-prayer-of-the-elements

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Imelda Almqvist's avatar

Thank you for adding this! That is a beautiful prayer indeed. I wholeheartedly support creating a reservoir of hope!

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