Author: Rita M. Reynolds
Translator: Eun-gyong Cho
Publisher: Chaekgongjang Deobureo
312 pages | 225*170mm
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About This Book
Like a hospice worker, author Rita M. Reynolds cares for sick and dying
animals, helping them comfortably cross the threshold into death. At
times, Blessing the Bridge reads like a kindly vet's instruction book,
teaching basic skills in respectfully handling a dying animal, whether
it's a newborn bird that's fallen from its nest or a beloved dog that's
terminally ill. Readers learn ways to make an animal comfortable, such
as laying wild animals to rest in beds of flowers or letting domestic
animals die in a human's arms. What separates Reynolds from other
authors that write about caring for sick and dying animals is her
willingness to take the process into a more intuitive and spiritual
realm. Reynolds offers suggestions for how to dialogue with dying
animals to find out their preferences--whether they wish to die on their
own or die through the mercy of euthanasia. She also believes in divine
and angelic influences when it comes to helping animals cross over:
"Much like the physician or midwife who helps the mother and infant
through the birthing process, the angelic ones stand ready to assist
those who are dying, but from the other side to speak, waiting on the
spirit side of the bridge called death." There is no question in
Reynolds's mind that animals possess unique souls or that they move onto
an afterlife. She even tells of seeing the spirits of dead animals
visiting her. Many of her lessons are conveyed through real-life
stories, where we witness how she simultaneously releases and embraces
dying animals. Like The Tibetan Book of the Dead, this book has
functional appeal and spiritual longevity. Reynolds shows us how to
ritualize and soothe animals' deaths, while also offering us abiding
wisdom about life on earth. --Gail Hudson
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