Sweet Pea and her golden thread of love

The room was glowing. I mistakenly dimissed this as simply part of the room's design. Maybe the humans loved their lamps. But the glow was consistent and all over. Sweet Pea's room was golden and this was no ordinary light. She had weaved the room with the golden thread of her life.

"You should see my human girl. I have wrapped her hands with with the same. Who are you?"

"Ann. You made a nest."

Her little body snuggled deeper in her bed, looking for comfort. Her physical body could barely make swift movements. "Everything is effortful and even drinking water feels coarse." I've seen this before: Sweet Pea was dying.

The room shifted and Sweet Pea invited me deeper into my meditation, closer to her spirit. Suddenly, she and I were climbing up a mountain. Her spirit-body was nimble and determined to reach the peak. She was close to her destination. I could also see the silhouettes of the guardians of journeying spirits. (They are colossal beings and I've met them before, at the grand hall where Dog appeared to me in a dream) They looked down at the pair of us- amused, curious, and ever patient.

Sweet Pea spoke, as we continued to climb. "I know I am dying. That body cannot handle much more. It needs the sun and here now, my spirit is being called. I cannot stop the adventure, not even to rest." Hearing this, I was then certain that her heart was ready. I could not stop her from climbing up further the mountain.

When I began to turn back, I heard her admit, "Ann, I am sad. I am sad to go first. That human-spirit and I have lived lives for six times now and I have to go first... I know we will have a seventh life together. She will know when she holds me. I have wrapped her hands with my heart. But humans are silly. They never recognize us first. Why is that?"

"Maybe humans doubt it, even when it is their heart that sees first. It will be okay."

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I really wanted to write about Sweet Pea's session. Rarely do I get to meet a cat who lived 20 human years. She crossed the rainbow bridge on Christmas day on her own terms. ✨ 🙏 Thank you, Sweet Pea, graceful and golden.