Helping Duke-Part 6 Good bye

Saying Good-bye to Duke

Like most of america, I don't really function well without coffee. But here I was, on a Sunday morning, preparing to go to the beach.

Armed with our devotional,communion ware,  lighters and floating lantern, we trekked to the beach to say our Good-byes to Duke.

I thought we would be the only people there, in the breaking dawn, but there were a few early risers on the beach with us.

We picked a spot and proceeded with the task of lighting the floating lantern. That never goes as well as I hope, but it does, eventually go.  It started out low, to the sand, and then drifted over the ocean, 

into the sky. I hoped Duke's spirit was free now, to drift, and be in the ocean of God's love, to feel the love of his family and to move through the heavens.

Helping Duke-part 5-Seance on a Saturday Morning

SEANCE on a Saturday Morning

Originally, I had planned to go to Duke's grave site and communicate with him.

Although, I don't think that's a good place to commune with the departed (in general).

It IS, however, a good place to meet. If spirit knows you will be there, I believe they will meet you there.

I found Duke's grave information on Find-a-grave:

Duke Edward Cowden

Birth	1 Mar 1959
Death	13 Dec 1971 (aged 12)
Burial	Fountainhead Memorial Park Palm Bay, Brevard County, Florida, USA Show Map
	But, I hadn't gone before to learn where his plot was, and I had all the things I needed in the condo. Walt (God bless him) dutifully fitted the table with the requisite things I thought I needed. The candle we used had been a gift from Dikki-Jo Mullen on the night of the original seance. It was anointed (she said)  specifically" for spirit communication. After saying The Lord's Prayer, I focused. There were a number of Walt's family there, and I gave him messages. Then I saw him, in the crystal ball. I said "Oh Hi!" (according to Walt). Duke was pleased to see me and (I think) happy to talk to me. Happy to talk to "anyone" I think. His first remark was dismaying. "You look old, Kim". I responded "If you don't get older, Duke, it means you died when you were young." I went on to explain that we were in "different places"  and asked him if he understood that. My pendulum indicated that he did not understand. A previous reading with Walt and my (relatively new) Ghost Tarot deck had indicated that I needed to explain to Duke "what happened|"? I thought he meant, what happened to his dad---why did he snap? I was preparing to explain that to Duke, when he said to me "What happened? I went to bed..when I woke up, I was all alone. I wondered if they moved without me. I was afraid of that. Before when I was shot (hunting accident) I was worried they would move to Florida without me. I just woke up...all alone.".  That was very different from the information than I thought he wanted/needed to move on. I talked to him about his father being very sick and the incident (briefly and concisely). I mentioned him "moving on" but he said he was staying put, because they would need to know where to find him, when they returned. I told him they were waiting for him He then asked "where are they, then?". I don't really know what possessed me, But I told him to "just turn around" (because I saw a light behind him) As he did a pathway lit behind him, and then, along the path, a group of people. I saw him hugging, first his mother, then his father. He did this "mock sparing" thing with his brother and I saw him gathering his sisters to him in a huge hug. Then an older man and an older woman (grandparents) greeted him as well. He walked with all of them into this great vortex of light. When we were finished, Walt played a song I hadn't heard before titled "Peace be still". and said to me "Well done, good and faithful servant".