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  2. Psychopomp - Wikipedia

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    The spirits, who traditionally wait at the foot of the death-bed, retrieve (Tagalog: sundô) the soul soon after death and escort it into the after-life. [11] In Akan religion, Amokye is the woman who fishes souls out of the river and welcomes them to Asamando, the Akan realm of the dead. A deceased person is buried with amoasie (loincloths ...

  3. Soul loss - Wikipedia

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    Some people believe that the soul can be returned with the help of shaman, that he goes to his helper spirits [10] or teachers with a request to help in the return of the soul, negotiates with the part of the soul found, asks about the reasons for its departure, finds out the conditions under which the soul will be willing to return, with the claim that the shaman shifts the vast majority of ...

  4. List of English-language expressions related to death

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    The soul leaving the body Glue factory To die Neutral Usually refers to the death of a horse Gone to a better place [10] To die Euphemistic: Heaven Go over the Big Ridge [11] To die Unknown Go bung [2] To die Informal Australian. Also means 'to fail' or 'to go bankrupt'. Go for a Burton: To die/break irreparably Informal British, from WWII.

  5. Hiraeth - Wikipedia

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    Hiraeth (Welsh pronunciation: [hɪraɨ̯θ, hiːrai̯θ] [1]) is a Welsh word that has no direct English translation. The University of Wales, Lampeter, likens it to a homesickness tinged with grief and sadness over the lost or departed, especially in the context of Wales and Welsh culture. [2]

  6. Personifications of death - Wikipedia

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    The soul escapes through the mouth, or, as is stated in another place, through the throat; therefore, the Angel of Death stands at the head of the patient (Adolf Jellinek, l.c. ii. 94, Midr. Teh. to Ps. xi.). When the soul forsakes the body, its voice goes from one end of the world to the other, but is not heard (Gen. R. vi. 7; Ex. R. v. 9 ...

  7. List of death deities - Wikipedia

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    The souls are initially transferred to her via Pandaki, who gets the soul from Sidapa. Sitan - god and caretaker of the underworld realm for evil souls known as Kasamaan in Tagalog mythology. Maca, the realm of the good dead, is jointly ruled by Sitan and Bathala. Manduyapit - bring souls across a red river in Manobo mythology [27]

  8. 'Starsky & Hutch' Actor David Soul Dead at 80 After ‘Battle ...

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    David Soul Eric Fougere/Sygma via Getty Images Actor David Soul, best known for his role in the television series Starsky & Hutch, has died at age 80. Soul’s wife, Helen Snell, confirmed the ...

  9. Glossary of spirituality terms - Wikipedia

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    Soul: The soul, according to many religious and philosophical traditions, is the ethereal substance – arising from Spirit of a human being that is capable of surviving immortally. In (Hebrew:rooah or nefesh) – indicates a signpost to particular, unique, formerly living being.