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Psychopomps (from the Greek word ψυχοπομπός (psychopompos), literally meaning the "guide of souls") are creatures, spirits, angels, or deities in many religions whose responsibility is to escort newly deceased souls to the afterlife. Their role is not to judge the deceased, but simply provide safe passage. Frequently depicted on funerary art, psychopomps have been associated at different times and in different cultures with horses, Whip-poor-wills, ravens, dogs, crows, owls, sparrows, cuckoos, harts and Yamatoots.

In Jungian psychology, the psychopomp is a mediator between the unconscious and conscious realms. It is symbolically personified in dreams as a wise man or woman, or sometimes as a helpful animal. In many cultures, the shaman also fulfills the role of the psychopomp. This may include not only accompanying the soul of the dead, but also vice versa: to help at birth, to introduce the newborn child's soul to the world . This also accounts for the contemporary title of "midwife to the dying," which is another form of psychopomp work.
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1536x2048px 253.26 KB
Make
SONY
Model
DSC-W50
Shutter Speed
10/1250 second
Aperture
F/2.8
Focal Length
6 mm
ISO Speed
80
Date Taken
Dec 3, 2008, 9:45:42 PM
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