[NoraSpinnor]

In many indigenous traditions, it is said that the very young and the very old are closest to the spirit world. Newborns have only just crossed the threshold into this reality, their senses still tuned to other frequencies. Elders, especially those nearing the end of life, are already beginning their return. Together, they form bookends of spiritual awareness: one entering, one departing.

I’ve noticed this deeply in my own life. I have three children, and with each one, especially in those first few months, I could feel their awe and see the confusion in their eyes, as if trying to make sense of this density we call Earth. It was clear they were still tethered to something beyond. As they grew older, that connection slowly faded, replaced by language, routine, and the expectations of this world.

I’ve also seen this in elders. Those with dementia or Alzheimer’s often move through time in a non-linear way. They are completely present and simultaneously elsewhere, walking between worlds. I once knew a man who spoke daily of his wife coming to take him to dinner, though she had passed long ago. In his heart, she was still just around the corner.

As the body slips in its capabilities, the spirit endures, shifting its focus outward toward the spiritual realms. This doesn’t necessarily mean religion, but memories, spirits who have already passed, and slips of consciousness.

Some wisdom is not learned through years but carried in from the before or drifted back from the beyond.

Have you ever felt that children or elders in your life carried wisdom from another realm?
What did you observe, and how did it affect your understanding of spirit?

[IndigoSoul111]

When my youngest was born, I remember holding him in that half-sleep daze at 3am and just feeling that he wasn’t all here yet. His eyes would scan the room like he was still seeing something I couldn’t. That liminal space… it felt holy.

Years later, I took care of my grandmother as she was passing. She had Alzheimer’s, and some days she’d ask about people who had died decades ago like they had just left the room.. At first I thought it was just confusion, but then I started noticing the tone in her voice. It was like she was halfway on the other side, connecting with people who were there, but only partially.

In both cases the disconnect is clear. They may not be able to communicate what they’re seeing or sensing, but we can still learn a lot if we pay attention.

[HaleStorm27]

since i had my daughter i saw 1st hand what its rlly like to bring some1 2 another wurld i swear when she first got here she was just trying to figure out if it was all rlly there and if she was real nothin like it

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