Threshold Times

Threshold Times

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When the Veil Is Thin and Old Dreams Rise

When the Veil Is Thin and Old Dreams Rise

Seasonal encounters between the living and the dead

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Karen Hering
Oct 31, 2023
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Four candles in glass lanterns burning in the dark with leaves around them
Image by goszka from Pixabay

My heart is heavy with the loss of countless lives, near and far away. In this threshold season, when autumn turns the living natural world toward winter’s dormancy, I make an altar inviting my own dead dear ones to visit again and light a candle for the many more I did not know, so recently departed.

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