[CAF Note: This article is republished from The Present Age, a monthly magazine published by Thomas Meyer’s Perseus Publishing. It offers profound insights on the nature of our bodies and souls and the nature of life itself. A special thank you to Thomas and the amazing insights he regularly provides to his Present Age subscribers and to Solari Report subscribers.]
A Lecture by Dr. Zoltán Schermann
My lecture is based on an experience I had. For me, it was a very profound one which changed my destiny. What I would like to say is also closely linked to the way in which medicine is practiced in Holland. I will therefore speak about it in detail. This is also necessary to understand certain events correctly.
A case in a general practitioner’s practice in Holland
The situation occurred in 2007. At that time I was an anthroposophical doctor in a general practitioner’s (GP’s) practice. That does not mean that every patient who came to me was also really interested in anthroposophical medicine. In Holland the GP has a very central role in the doctor’s profession. Every patient has to register with a GP. This also means that the practice is linked to a particular locale, so people register who live in the neighbourhood and simply need a doctor. These mostly expect purely conventional medical treatment.
For medical treatment one first always has to go to a GP. One cannot just go along to a specialist without being referred by a GP. However, GPs refer patients quite quickly. There are of course well-organised emergency services in hospitals where one is treated in emergencies, but in general, when you need a doctor’s help, you first go to a GP. The GP has this central role not only for seriously ill people, but he or she also has the main responsibility for palliative care.
The organisational structure of the GP’s practice in Holland is comparable with that in Germany. In the case of private practice, however, one can accept patients who are not registered. They are mostly people who are interested in anthroposophical medicine.
The case I would like to describe concerns a woman who was 67 years old at the time. She was registered in my practice and I had known her for many years. Actually, she didn’t come to me because of anthroposophical medicine. The patient had various problems, but repeated examinations had always had no results, so she was disappointed by conventional medicine and didn’t feel that the specialists took her seriously.
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I wondered whether it is the particular drugs that are prescribed in Holland and mentioned in the article that are so dangerous. Are there alternatives that allow the etheric body to stay intact instead of shattering? Also what is the impact of suicide by other means (not drugs) on the etheric/ astral bodies after physical death?
No idea. I will ask Thomas and some of the anthroposophical doctors when I see them in August.
I’m glad I read this again. I am terminally ill.
I made certain the Hospital designated for my end of life care doesn’t do assisted suicide. It legal here in Washington State.
Good for you. No wonder you have such a clear voice. I used to have a partner who would say “Writing a check clarifies the mind.” I have found that death does too – whether knowing death is coming or narrowly missing it. I have thought death was a fait accompli in the next 1-60 minutes so many times that I feel as though death has become my friend. By living through the illness and death of friends, I also feel I have learned so much about having a good death – so important to do. Particularly as death is simply a passing – the energetic body simply slips out of the physical body and continues. When my dear friend Georgie died, her energetic body stayed with me until the middle of the funeral. Then she left. We had such fun before she left. It was when the energetic body left, that my grief began.
So my prayer for you Gina is as it is for all of us. Let us have a good death – and a joyous passing. If you have not read Dying to Be Me by Anita Murani (sp?), I highly recommend.
Dear Catherine,
I continue to be amazed at the breadth of the the information you share with us. I’m going to share this information with my loved ones. A very timely offering for our family. Very glad to have read this.
Thank you ever so much for making this available to your subscribers.
Darnise
You are most welcome. It is always so satisfying to find such a profound and important insight into the reality of things.
Dear Catherine,
As the primary caregiver with healthcare and financial power of attorney for my father , I have had a very heavy heart recently as his chronic condition progresses. This has provided me a measure of comfort I didn’t think was possible. I am literally in tears as I write this. Thank you so very much.
With Love,
Celine
Celine:
Delighted that Thomas found this wonderful piece and gave us permission to republish!
Catherine
Thank you very much for this Catherine. The timing of this is impeccable and it definitely hits home. I’ve been touched and blessed by this in many ways.
I am so glad. My experience being with people as they pass over is a large and powerful angel definately plays a major role in the process