Afterlife midwifery

Someone recently asked me how I was initiated into working with the afterlife. I am going to try to find the words to express this journey.

In the late ‘90s, I began my apprenticeship with an earth-centered shamanic medicine woman. Immersed in the intricate world of psychopomp work, I learned the sacred practice of guiding souls from the earthly plane to the afterlife.

Decades were spent mastering how to navigate realms that exist just beyond our physical sight, transitioning my skill from a learned technique to an innate way of being.

There comes a point in a healer’s journey when it’s no longer about implementing techniques. It becomes about your capacity for presence and listening.

The ability to be fully present, to listen without judgment or expectation, and without the interference of the mind, you start to hear what the energies and spirits are communicating.

You’ll find the ability to transcend the mind’s thoughts, your attachments, your preconceived notions of how, what, when, and who, to truly encounter what exists from a place that resonates with the soul.

This ability to listen, to interpret the energies that surround us, has become the bedrock of my approach to living life as ceremony. It is the way I work, and share my artistry, mastery, and teachings.

This skill, this profound attunement, is the most invaluable aspect of healing work, including engaging with the afterlife.

For a long time, it felt as though the universe kept death at bay from me, until 19 months ago.

Since then, it has been a constant presence, as though I am walking along side the Spirit of Death, the veil between the worlds is very thin.

My apprenticeships have evolved beyond human instruction to studying directly with the source itself.

This shift is possible because I have refined my skills over decades to where now I have a keen ability to listen and learn directly from the energies, beings, and experiences themselves. I am now able to receive the teachings in the way they are meant to be received.

As we all delve into the mysteries of life and death, may we do so with open hearts, finely tuned to the art of listening, learning, and loving.

With Grace, Naomi