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Getting close to death

There is no human on this earth who has the ability to predict death. The precise point of time is difficult for anyone to know. Other than the people who experience these kinds of signs first hand, there are other people who have seen the spiritual signs that death is near too. Partners, hospital workers like doctors and nurses and those involved in the end-of-life care repeatedly describe this. They are sometimes able to recount an obscure feeling when death seems to be approaching.

Spirituality and spiritual signs of death

Spiritual signs of death are usually experienced by people who are spiritual in nature. Sometimes people experience a spiritual awakening in their last moments of life. And they encounter a spiritual sign that death is near. Since spirituality encompasses a broad sense of perception of something bigger in life, it incorporates a quest to meaning in life. Consequently, it becomes a universal human experience, something that moves everyone. Spirituality means different things to different people. Some describe it as sacred. And others as transcendent. It is a feeling of liveliness and interconnections to a higher power.

There are several physical changes which make a person feel the impending death. There are several signs and symptoms which are indicators for the person suffering and makes them believe their death is near. Physical symptoms like coolness of the body temperature, increased sleep time, disorientation about time, place and identity. Other physical symptoms include restlessness, reduced intake of food and reduced urine production. A change in breathing pattern is also observed.

After entering the final level of the death’s door, different powers are at work. These dynamics are intertwined, interrelated and interdependent. The first dynamic was of the physical changes in a person’s body. This physicality results in the dying of the body.

The other dynamic at play is the death of the spirit. The spirit is able to separate itself from the physical body. The final process of liberating the spirit from its body and the immediate environment follows its own priorities. These two processes require and move in an appropriate and unique way based on the person’s beliefs.

Their values, lifestyle, faith and spirituality all factor into this process.

There are various spiritual signs which make it clear that death is near. Depending upon the person’s past experiences, these kind of things vary. Some of these signs are discussed below.

· Departure

A type of unresponsiveness develops within the person who is nearing death.

A state of withdrawal and comatose is built up.

This state stipulates fashioning for release.

A departure from the surrounding atmosphere and relationships starts to build up.

A starting of letting go of all the relationships around the person begins.

Friends, family and relatives start to seem distant and unimportant.

Maybe a hushed tone of voice when talking to the unresponsive person bring them back into reality.

· Hallucination like visions

An illusion comes into being and the person claiming to see it truly believes in it.

The apparition claimed by the persons include not only vivid pictures and scenarios but also strange, unexplainable visions.

These illusions include talking to dead relatives and having full length conversations with them.

Visiting places that are currently inaccessible to the person on the deathbed.

Also, describing places in intricate detail which might seem real, but has no existence on the place of the earth at all.

These hallucinations like vision do not indicate any drug reaction or being under the influence of any drugs.

A detachment from the current life is starting to happen and their soul gets prepared for death.

The detachment ensures a safe passage from the current state to the afterlife.

It makes the experience less frightening.

An attempt at explaining the reality becomes futile.

The people surrounding will have no idea of the concepts of the visions, but can only listen and reassure the person that everything will be better.

· Drop in the room temperature

Unexplainable coldness, shivers and goosebumps are the spiritual signs that death is near.

Many-a-times this drop in the temperature is accredited to the loss of life.

Whereas, sometimes it is reported that another being is present within the room.

· Feeling the soul

People on the death bed become aware of the two entities within them.

A physical body and a soul. They are then able to experience the feeling of uncoupling of the soul from their physical body.

In these occurrences, the person is able to feel the functioning of the body to slow down. Additionally, they feel themselves sliding out of their physical body in the spirit form.

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· Dreams that predict death

Dreams predicting death of the person who is dreaming or of a closed relative come into being.

The dreams are sometimes very straightforward. They recount every experience and feeling last to the minute detail.

Yet some dreams are vague and cryptic. They have hidden meanings in them. Knowing and understanding these meanings help the person to decode the real life events to unfold.

· Dreams of the afterlife

Appearance, manifestation and emergence of various unreal entities in dreams is a spiritual sign that death is near.

Deceased family, kin, acquaintances- Angels, religious leaders, characters from religious scriptures make appearances into dreams.

These appearances could be the ways in which the spiritual realm provides solace to the dying person. A path to the afterlife is shown through these dreams to the person dying.

· Disengage from society

Refusal to engage with any members of the society to retire into the bliss could be a sign that death is near.

The feeling of uninterest builds up and thus makes the person feel out of the world.

· Black colour

Symbolizing the unknown. The mysteriousness of the color black delves deeper into the unconsciousness to bring into the light the reality of death.

It symbolizes absence of love and no support.

· Dreams about specific things

Spiritual signs of death are usually experienced by people who are spiritual in nature. Sometimes people experience a spiritual awakening in their last moments of life. And they encounter a spiritual sign that death is near. Since spirituality encompasses a broad sense of perception of something bigger in life, it incorporates a quest to meaning in life. Consequently, it becomes a universal human experience, something that moves everyone. Spirituality means different things to different people. Some describe it as sacred. And others as transcendent. It is a feeling of liveliness and interconnections to a higher power.

There is no human on this earth who has the ability to predict death. The precise point of time is difficult for anyone to know. undefined Partners, hospital workers like doctors and nurses and those involved in the end-of-life care repeatedly describe this. They are sometimes able to recount an obscure feeling when death seems to be approaching.

Spiritual wellness helps create a balance of overall health and the quality of life. By believing in a power greater than oneself, it becomes easier to respond to, and find a greater meaning to life and life’s actions. Some people connect spirituality with their religion but spirituality can look in many different directions.

After entering the final level of the death’s door, different powers are at work. These dynamics are intertwined, interrelated and interdependent. The first dynamic was of the physical changes in a person’s body. This physicality results in the dying of the body.

The other dynamic at play is the death of the spirit. The spirit is able to separate itself from the physical body. The final process of liberating the spirit from its body and the immediate environment follows its own priorities. These two processes require and move in an appropriate and unique way based on the person’s beliefs.

Their values, lifestyle, faith and spirituality all factor into this process.

There is no human on this earth who has the ability to predict death. The precise point of time is difficult for anyone to know. Other than the people who experience these kinds of signs first hand, there are other people who have seen the spiritual signs that death is near too. Partners, hospital workers like doctors and nurses and those involved in the end-of-life care repeatedly describe this. They are sometimes able to recount an obscure feeling when death seems to be approaching.

There are several physical changes which make a person feel the impending death. There are several signs and symptoms which are indicators for the person suffering and makes them believe their death is near. Physical symptoms like coolness of the body temperature, increased sleep time, disorientation about time, place and identity. Other physical symptoms include restlessness, reduced intake of food and reduced urine production. A change in breathing pattern is also observed. Spiritual signs of death are usually experienced by people who are spiritual in nature. Sometimes people experience a spiritual awakening in their last moments of life. And they encounter a spiritual sign that death is near. Since spirituality encompasses a broad sense of perception of something bigger in life, it incorporates a quest to meaning in life. Consequently, it becomes a universal human experience, something that moves everyone. Spirituality means different things to different people. Some describe it as sacred. And others as transcendent. It is a feeling of liveliness and interconnections to a higher power.