DRAGONFLY SYMBOLISM
In Japan, the dragonfly is shown great respect and admiration. It is a symbol of strength, victory and power. The Chinese consider the dragonfly a symbol of good luck, harmony and prosperity. In Native America, it signifies happiness and purity, and is often viewed as the actual soul or spirit of a deceased love one who has come back to see them.
RESOURCES
For more information on community deathcare check out:
Deathcare Kingston and Community Deathcare Canada, both on Facebook.
For details and information on natural (or "green") burial check out these two sites:
https://naturalburialassociation.ca/natural-burials-in-ontario/
https://greenburialkingston.com
The link, below, is from an organization that has published an educational guide to end-of-life documents. Although they are based in the U.S. the information is all relevant to us in Canada, with the exception of the HIPAA release:
https://www.asbestos.com/support/end-of-life-documents/
This next link is to a booklet that Kingston Health Sciences Centre has made available:
https://kingstonhsc.ca/sites/default/files/files/resource/98_a_guide_to_understanding_death_and_dying.pdf
The following links feature Dr. Kathryn Mannix, whom I have great respect for. The first is to a short video on the topics of why we need to talk about dying as well as what "normal" dying looks like:
https://fb.watch/fd_a0NgMyK/
The second is to an audio interview, just under 30 minutes, of her by Dr. Brian Goldman:
https://www.cbc.ca/radio/whitecoat/it-s-not-what-you-see-in-the-movies-doctor-demystifies-dying-1.5496491
https://www.asbestos.com/support/end-of-life-documents/
This next link is to a booklet that Kingston Health Sciences Centre has made available:
https://kingstonhsc.ca/sites/default/files/files/resource/98_a_guide_to_understanding_death_and_dying.pdf
The following links feature Dr. Kathryn Mannix, whom I have great respect for. The first is to a short video on the topics of why we need to talk about dying as well as what "normal" dying looks like:
https://fb.watch/fd_a0NgMyK/
The second is to an audio interview, just under 30 minutes, of her by Dr. Brian Goldman:
https://www.cbc.ca/radio/whitecoat/it-s-not-what-you-see-in-the-movies-doctor-demystifies-dying-1.5496491