The Grim Reaper
The grim reaper seizes your soul. He first appeared when millions perished from the Black Death during the Middle Ages. He carries a scythe to harvest souls for the afterlife. In the antique painting the grim reaper grabs the hair of a woman slated for death. The hourglass signals her time is up along with the broken pillar and the open Book of Life which will not continue for her.
When the grim reaper came for my daughter Alix, I hope that he didn’t grab her hair or scare her. I like to imagine that she underwent a gentle transition to the next life where her soul lives on.
Do you believe in the grim reaper?
This is an interesting history of the Grim Reaper, and I also find it curious that in this image, the reaper is holding the woman's hair. I wrote earlier about hair, and how I feel like a woman's hair is so strongly connected to phases that we go through as women so this really resonated with me.
While not necessarily the Grim Reaper, I do believe that there are energy forces that meet us when we transition. I like to think of this energy as comforting, welcoming, soft.
I imagine your daughter feels your loving energy all around her, Julie. That's the picture I hold. ✨️