A Celtic Book of Dying

Phillida Anam-Aire, a former nun, who has also trained with Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, has extensively worked with sick and dying people. She has set up hospices in Scotland and Germany, gives among other things workshops on "Conscious Living, Conscious Dying" and "Celtic Spirituality", and has been actively involved in prison work and the peace process in Northern Ireland. Phillida is also a singer who has released several Cds.

Introduction; Teachings from the Cauldron; How I met with the Teachings; The Cycles of Life - Conscious Living; Creation Myth: The Beginning of the Spiral; The Rhythm of Life; The Seven Incarnations of Spirit in a particular Soul Seed Helpmates on our Journey The Nature of the Angelic; World as such The natural Rhythms of Order Birthing Rites; The 1st Aite of Birth - the earthing of the seed in the cave of mother; The 2nd Aite of Birth - the coming in of the soul or life force; The 3rd Aite of Birth - the flowing fountain; The 4th Aite of Birth; The 5th and final Aite of Birth - the Afterbirth or "Shawl of Goddess" Initiations for a male before birth of his child; Cycles of the Celtic Year; Samhain; Imbolg; Bealtine; Lughnasa; Cycles of Day and Night; Day Time Cycle; Prayers and Rituals; Night Time Cycle; Prayers and Rituals; Cycles of Life and Death - Conscious Dying; Lessons in Tough Love; Learning to receive Love; Some Lessons to learn whilest we are still in Bodies; Mystory (Mystory) of Dying - Journey to the Center of my (Soul) Self; Incarnating; What happens at the Time of Death? A summary of the Physiological Transitions that occur as death approaches; Sound and Colour; Death Hormone; The Paths Home; Die Today; Slip Away; How can we better facilitate a person's transition; Fear of Pain; Imaging and Meditation; The Stages of Letting go into healing; Death - the Final Healing (Life Stories); Where to after Death of the Body; After-Death Journeying; Suggested Prayers for the Dying; The Work of an Anam-aire; The Service of a watcher with the dead; Watching with the Dead: A Spiritual Practice; Important reminders; Care of the Environment when a person is dying; Traveling with the Soul to its next life; Blessing the Body; A Help to the Bereaved; Rituals for after death; Bibliography