my uncle's mother Martha died yesterday (that's the winged Rhino guy).
actually, he is a grandcousin of mine- but I call him uncle Friedrich. I basically just called to ask whether "my book" (artist's self-portraits) had arrived. The Staatliche Kunsthalle Baden-Baden (public gallery of arts) near Karlsruhe, Germany, had written to me last year and asked for a copy of my (old!) Bachelor's Thesis..in exchange, they offered to send me some of their publications. I sent them the electronic version, and asked them to send that book to my uncle instead.
He is a classical patron for the arts with a huge private library, co-runs a foundation and has a huge circle of friends, ranging from fellow medical doctors to the leading archaeologist of the former excavations in Ephesos to opera divas (his Ex is a much younger, very famous Romanian opera singer).
He was shattered when I called- and I was surprised I cried after the conversation. she was a very nice old lady- and I enjoyed extremely pleasant stays at their place. I am usually neutral when it comes to death, especially an older person's- and when it is just a matter of time. She held through really well. :) I wish her a nice, pleasant journey, and a fast departure..ghosts speed of leaving usually depends on what they havent dealt with in their lifetimes AND their relatives attachment towards them. My uncle's dead wife still lingered in the cellar 11 years after her death..not a very pleasant experience for a mediumistic empath. ://..
Actually, one of the reasons for quitting the Romanian diva had been that she had tried to chase the ghost away by placing candles all around his house..I told him that she HAD been right..but, as a German, and an intellectual, educated person..she was "the crazy woman"- despite his obvious love for her..this is how it goes. Very many women in our family- and very many I know OUTSIDE of the family- have had experiences like these.
I have had many experiences with ghosts..they aren't usually dangerous, but can get extremely unpleasant when, for some reason, they cannot leave. My gran did not want to let my grandfather go for more than a year (and, as we talked it through, she admitted she held him there)..and I used to live with her while finishing my Master's Thesis..staying up late..brrr..its actually true, in my experience, that between 0:00 and about 4:00 at night, ghosts can be felt-seen the strongest.
I found it kind of funny, that, as my grand-aunt was buried..everybody cried their eyes out, while I had witnessed her flying off like a happy swallow shortly before the burial..^^..she wasnt quite as happy when I had to sort through her clothes a couple of days after her death..actually, she did not like it AT ALL. I know now that the Chinese are right with their traditions..allowing (company-paid!) mourning time, paying tribute to their ancestors.
Also, rituals to set the ghosts of the deceased free should become practised standard..as it would help both sides.
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