Calling On the
Ancestors
Last week I
was at a coneference with a group of insurance and financial advisors. The
folks from AXA have been around for a very long time. They are already great at
what they do but they had come together to become even better.
At that
conference, I witnessed something I had never seen done by a corporation.
As everyone
stood and music played quietly in the background, the names of each and every one of their
co-workers (both past and present,) who had died the previous year leading up to the conference were
reverently read out loud.
AXA is a
very large company, so there were many, many names. No one moved or spoke.
With the
calling of each name, I felt a stirring of emotions, energy and love.
My
sister/editor/amazing jewelry designer, Janet Hill Talbert says, “When a person dies, a library closes.” It is our responsibility to
keep that library open. (Click here to see Janet's designs.)
As I spoke
that morning, I invoked the names and memories of some of my ancestors. I spoke
of my mother and of Terry Evenson, the man who helped put me through college
and became like a father to me. I spoke of my sister Myrna and my
great-grandfather John Henry Freeman, the abolitionist.
I thought of
my daughter Mariah and my nephew Christopher and when I did I could see a host
of others.
When we call on and remember those
who have passed on from this life, we are stirring the memories and lessons we
need for our journey on this side.
Being a part
of this very spiritual practice in a group of corporate folks enabled me to know
that even when we can’t see it, an awakening is already happening.
Call on your
loved ones. Share their life and stories with others. When you do, you will
come to see and know that dead don’t mean done.
Be you, be well, be
connected.
Bertice Berry, PhD.
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