Conquering (or at least counterbalancing) the Fear of Death

Today’s episode is the second part of our ongoing conversation about obstacles that impede our spiritual journey. Don’t panic if you’ve jumped into the series midway. You were supposed to hear this first, apparently! Today we’ll talk about the fear of death. It can smother our day to day existence. If you’re able to cut those tethers, or at least make peace with death, you’ll be free to channel that energy elsewhere.

The fear of death impedes our spiritual growth, it arrests us, handcuffing us to those base levels of Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs. In order to explore your connection to something more, you must feel safe, which takes cutting the tethers of fear. And because death related anxiety is prevalent in western civilization, I figured it was a good one to tackle together. The lessons are applicable to any overarching worry you have.

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Many Lives, Many Masters, by Dr. Weiss on Amazon.com

Midnight Gospel Wikipedia and Episode Summaries

https://www.betterhelp.com/advice/phobias/7-steps-to-overcoming-your-fear-of-death-necrophobia-or-thanatophobia/

17 Ways to Overcome Your Fear of Death and Death Anxiety by psychologist Nick Wignall

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