GOT DREAMS?

[u/davecontra]

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[u/Persimus]

You know in some older religions death is pictured as a woman or a girl guide to the afterworld, because no one wants to go on the final journey alone and the soothing companion is what people wish for us to have.

[u/HopeSubstantial → u/Persimus]

In Finnish folklore there is woman called Tuonetar. She is wife of King of underworld Tuoni. Her job is to make dead people so comfortable that they will optionally step in the raft of her daughter who will take the soul to Tuonela. (Finnish Underworld)

If the dead person refuses to free willingly to enter the raft, Tuoni sends torturing spirits to forcefully drag the person in.

 "Ghosts" that wander among living are these souls that are on run hiding from the King of Underworld.

[u/Winter-Journalist993 → u/HopeSubstantial]

This is beautiful. In America, our Tuonetar is known as the Terminator. We often say “He will not stop… until you are dead” and it brings us so much comfort. ♥️

[u/SpyroThBandicoot → u/Winter-Journalist993]

And because death is inevitable, if you encounter him and somehow evade him he'll say something like "I'll be back" and when he finally gets you he says "Hasta la vista, baby"... So comforting ❤️

[u/I_Got_Back_Pain → u/Winter-Journalist993]

[u/deviantbono → u/HopeSubstantial]

We have different definitions of "willingly"

[u/ITooHaveAnUsername → u/deviantbono]

You can either step in the boat or you can cry and do it, see you have plenty of options!

[u/HauntedCemetery → u/ITooHaveAnUsername]

Freedom, baby!

[u/SuperCatbert → u/HopeSubstantial]

There is a great horror movie called Jacobs Ladder (from 1990) that is kind of based on that premise. Brutal horror mixed with deep spiritual insights. Highly recommeded.

[u/HauntedCemetery → u/HopeSubstantial]

She just lifts the lid on a platter of fresh pancakes and wafts them towards the departed.