Divine Ashes Ascending
Julie’s Reflection Pause for this chapter is set out below in full, in her words. 12 questions to sit with, and a journal is all they ask for.
Reflection Pause: Divine Ashes Ascending
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Living and Dying Awake invites us to pause, witness what is present within us, and allow new awareness to rise. Take a few quiet moments to reflect.
Pause: Turning Toward the Heart
- What did you notice in your body or breath?
- What emotions or sensations arose as you remembered someone you love who has died?
- Did anything shift within you as you imagined the ashes rising?
Witness: Meeting What Is Present
- What does the image of ashes ascending symbolize in your own life?
- What losses, endings, or life transitions have shaped the person you are becoming?
- In what ways has love remained present in your life, even after loss?
Rise: Awakening to What Is Emerging
- What strength, wisdom, or compassion has grown within you through the challenges of your life?
- What might it mean for you to rise, not by forgetting your losses, but by allowing them to deepen your presence?
- How might remembering the continuity of love influence the way you live today?
Closing Integration
Place your hands gently over your heart.
- What single word, feeling, or insight from this moment do you want to carry forward?
- How has painful loss awakened you to live more consciously, lovingly, and fully?
- How do you connect to love as it continues to rise within you?
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