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This article is from the Religion-Shamanism FAQ, by Dean Edwards, Stef Jones, Jilara, Jane Beckman, Ann Albers with numerous contributions by others.

46 Psychopomp

A spirit or individual or divine entity which accompanies
the soul of the recently deceased to a place in another world. Hermes
is an example from classical antiquity of a post-shamanic psychopomp.
This is a common motif in shamanic traditions.
Dean Edwards (deane@netcom.com)

Refers to the shamanic practice of making sure that souls separated
from the body in death make it to the right place in non-ordinary
reality. (Sometimes if a person dies suddenly or dies in a state of
confusion or senility, the soul does not realize that it has been
separated from the body and needs to move on.)
Stef Jones (stef@netcom.com)

 

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