Do our souls know when we're going to pass away?

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Please, please do not read on if you find themes of loss or bereavement triggering. This is hopefully intended to be light hearted as a thread. I'm just wondering if anyone believes we subconsciously know when we or people close to us are going to pass away?

I am not hugely superstitious and I have no real view or opinion on the afterlife that makes me more susceptible to taking on such beliefs but I think I do. I was at work and for absolutely no reason at all as I heated up my pasta, I felt the need to call my dad's uncle. We rarely speak- he's an absolutely wonderful old man, but I have never called him in my life. I just did it without any real thought and I could not tell you why. It was lovely, just a light hearted chat that I found time for in my day but hugely unlike me. He peacefully passed away in his sleep the next day and I'm so glad I called. I'm also really glad that somehow the phone call happened when I'm usually so busy at work I don't even respond to texts. It's made me really happy tbh to know he knew I was thinking of him before he went, has anyone else had similar experiences?

Yabu - death is random and we can't know it on a cellular level
Yanbu - this is a common phenomenon

If it helps I've had loads of experiences, seeing souls go up in the clouds, feeling them hovering after they've passed, getting messages from them.. I've had souls come to me that needs help crossing over - just way too much that can't be explained so I don't think anyone can know for sure but I'm 99% convinced they're still here, just across a veil :-)

What do you mean? What are the spiritual parts of the brain?

I think people need to just believe in and tell themselves whatever makes them feel most at ease during life because whatever happens it’s not something any of us can control 🤷‍♀️

I'm really sorry for your loss. Maybe she means in the future you'll be okay? I hope so xx

Thanks. Maybe sometime in the future we will be okay yes

Sure, but that doesn't make it true. And we shouldn't pretend that the truth doesn't matter.

@dinsday, you refer to 'end of life surge'. Do you mean a sudden surge of energy/movement prior to death? If so, I've experienced this a few times when nursing patients. They suddenly got very energetic and you think, oh, they're getting better, then they died the next day.

I'm an old cynic and the least woo person ever.
But I remember clear as day, one night when I was 16 or 17. I had my very first panicky sensations. I was at home and it came out of absolutely nowhere. I felt so incredibly uneasy and had never experienced anything like it.
The following day, I found out that it had been the anniversary of my grandmother's death. She had died around 5 years before. There had been no talk of it in our family, and I hadn't even been at the funeral. So there was no way for me to know this.

My grandmother was in her late 90s and very unwell. I had chatted to the GP the day before and he said that she didn't have long, but nothing was imminent (maybe weeks/months left). The next morning I woke to someone calling my name (male voice). I thought it was my husband, but he was sound asleep. Checked on small child (who would have said Mummy not my name). Went to the bathroom, checked the time and went back to sleep. Spoke to Mum later that day and she said they had resuscitated (we stupidly didn't have a DNR in place) my grandmother at the time I woke.

I read somewhere that the body dies because the soul has left, not the other way round. It brings me comfort.

@Mummyratbag, that's interesting. About the body dying because the soul has left. Is contrary to what we presume but who knows? I like to think the soul moves into another form e.g. another human or animal but who knows.