We are all currently on a journey between our birth and our death. Just as contemporary world cultures generally view a "healthy birth" as a precious and joyful event, modern humanity generally feels the opposite about death; to the point that we do not even have a concept of a "healthy death," even though birth and death are the inevitable beginning and end events of what is considered a "healthy life."
Just as we consider it essential for young people to be educated and trained about the facts and options available to them in life, we might consider it valuable for the elderly to receive education and training on how to deal with death - and perhaps beyond. The usual answer is that no one really knows what happens after death. And yet ancient myths and modern religions and philosophies have much to say about the existence (or nonexistence) of the human soul after death - some even about the rebirth or reincarnation of the soul in a future life on Earth.
We would also like to address the influence of modern media on imaginary friends and spirituality in childhood. To date, our Western societies spend a lot of time preparing children for life, but very little time preparing older people for life after death. The 12th Witten Colloquium is scheduled to take place on June 23 and 24, 2023, in the new building of Witten/Herdecke University, with a subsequent workshop on June 25 at Herdecke Community Hospital.
Admission costs: Normal price 60 € / for employees of the UW/H and the GKH reduced price 30 € Tickets available from Nikola Schulze, nikola.schulze@uni-wh.de