Psychopomps - Making a Road for the Spirit to Cross Over

A site for those interested in the role of the Psychopomp, primarily as a Guide to the Afterlife, but also as a guide during times of great transition.

In this site you will find information about what a psychopomp is, how psychopomps have been portrayed in the images, myths, and sacred stories of cultures throughout time, and why psychopomps still have an important role to play in today's spiritually and culturally diverse world.

It is also here for those actively working as a psychopomp, death walker, death doula, death midwife or guide to the afterlife and may be looking for additional resources and information, or may be seeking ways to connect with others who are doing this important work.

Learn More About Psychopomps:

If you are a Psychopomp, Death Walker, Death Doula, etc.

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Archetypal Psychopomps from Around the World

Psychopomps come in many forms. Throughout time, they have been envisioned as angels, animals, various mythological characters, spirit guides, religious figures, forces of nature, and more. Learn more about them here.

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Death Midwives, Doulas, and Soul Guides

If you are an individual or community who is looking for someone who offers psychopomp services, such as a death midwife, end-of-life doula, or soul guide, there is a growing directory of individuals available to help.

Psychopomp Stories (Dissertation)

"Psychopomp Stories: Contemplating Death in a Spiritually Diverse Society" is a Doctoral Dissertation by Laura Strong, PhD. Written from a mythological and archetypal perspective, it addresses the difficult relationship we have with death in the West, what aspect of our being is left when we die, how psychopomps (on both sides of the veil) have always assisted the dying with the passage to the afterlife, how these archetypal beings appear in cultures around the world, and concludes with a number of stories of psychopomps from myth, folklore and various religious and spiritual traditions, and how these stories can help open up a conversation about death and offer comfort to individuals and society.

Transition Guides for Gaia

Transition Guides for Gaia

While psychopomps are known primarily for being guides to the afterlife, they can also act as soul guides during other times of transition. Here are some resources related to various contemporary Wayshowers and Transition Guides, and what is going on energetically on the planet during this time of accelerated change.

This site was developed by Laura Strong, PhD, a Transition Guide, Cross-cultural Mythologist & Walker Between Worlds, who has done extensive research into the myths and stories of psychopomps from around the world, as well as the planetary shift that has been known about for eons, which we are all currently going through as a global rite of passage.