This article is written in the memory of Paul Wilson, AKA
“Grandad Paul”
5th of May 1946 – 24th February 2026
The Golden Mile: There is a seaside town in the Northwest of England called Blackpool. It is filled with amusements, arcades, fish and chip shops, entertainments and bright shiny lights, all that you would expect from a traditional seaside town. Most of the attractions are situated between the North and South piers. This area is fondly or not is known as “The Golden Mile “.
For young and old it can bring excitement, fun and happiness. Many good memories can be made there and many good memories recalled. For others the opposite, it may be too busy, old and outdated, or not their preferred choice of places to go.
Many people like it, many do not.
If we like it or not there comes a time that we will all walk the Golden Mile.
We know the Golden Mile by another name, a different understanding.
Some may call this death, but we know it as Returning Home.
On this path some will be kicking and screaming, some will be fearful with regrets. Some will walk it realising they need more time or not ready to leave loved ones. Some will be scared. There will be others with a whole host of different feelings. However, for some there will be excitement, anticipation and for others a happy and good life with no regrets.
The Golden Mile is not to be feared,
When understood a different way, we can be as little children, the excitement of the adventure, new experiences and contentment.
Happy. Brave. Fearless.
Then there are those of us that will walk the Golden Mile to accompany a loved one or friend. They may bare the weight of sorrow that every step can bring. We are talking about those of us who’s loved ones are preparing to leave this physical world for the next life. This may be due to sickness or illness or our time on this planet is near completion.
Home, Hospital, Hospice.
There are also those who did not have had the opportunity to walk the Golden Mile with their loved ones. In some cases, this can be less painful or worse as we may not have had the goodbyes that we would have wished for. When a person leaves what we feel is well before their time, we will always have wished for more.
On the Golden Mile there are also those who’s loved one are sick and ill. The time to return home may be close but this period of time can cause excruciating pain for family and friends. We see those in pain, suffering, feeling awful, maybe lost, confused or fearful. Why does it have to be this way. It is cruel. We just want them to go. We don’t want them to suffer anymore.
These are just some of the thoughts that the Golden Mile can stir up. We can fear the separation, the changes of energy, the loss of companionship, partner, friend, mate, sister, brother, father, mother, son or daughter.
For many the Golden Mile does not seem so Golden.
But
The Golden Mile can only ever be Golden.
The Golden Mile is a personal journey but if we could turn all our readers spirit vision on, what we would see would be quite the opposite to the pain and suffering we may be witnessing. To accompany another on the Golden Mile is a great privilege, some cannot do this as it is too hard, to painful and this is ok, it may not be for you to do!
Those of us who help the final legs of the journey it is going to hurt, especially when we are there day in day out. However, all this emotion, sadness, fear and worry is transmuted to help the traveller. In the physical we may not see, but with each painful moment here on earth, the Golden Mile becomes more beautiful, we are helping to prepare the path on the other side.
The last few months, weeks, days and hours can be looked at as the VIP stage. We get to return or give the love that has been given or the love we have for that person. There may be nurses, hospice staff, family that attend around the clock to make the last part of the journey as smooth as possible. The love that we have given, pulling them like a magnet into the spirit world.
At peace, not suffering but very much alive, old garments have been thrown off and renewed.
Those of us who remain may be troubled, burdened by the trauma we may have witnessed. Inside the spirit is breaking free. When we see agitation, we see our loved in pain and unsettled know this is the spirit freeing itself. This can be hard to watch but if we again turned on the spirit vision, we would see our loved ones leaving the physical shell.
Each moment that passes they become more radiant on the spirit side, here on the earth we only see pain. We can choose to keep either thought, the pain or the beauty. Consider an egg. As we wait for the arrival of the beautiful little chick, we see the dismantling of the shell. If we only consider ourselves a shell, then we can be distraught. Finally, the chick escapes the physical shell. This is how it is in spirit, but when we arrive, by the mechanics of the Golden Mile, we are reborn, renewed, regenerated.
The first thing our loved ones want to shout is “I am ok”, “don’t worry about me”,
“They are resplendent in spirit”.
Alas for most of us we cannot see this, we only feel the loss. This is normal, this is ok.
If our loved ones have been given pain medication, we are told they may hallucinate, this is far from the truth. When these medications are given with the soul intention of relieving pain they loosen the spirit from the physical body. This is the same with a high temperature or delirium. Our yogi friends are well aware how delirium can bring on episodes of psychic visions.
We may see them reaching out, touching things in the air, but in the etheric they are touching strands of light. We cannot see what they can see, but it is there.
Beautiful, magnificent, glorious strands of light.
The physical body is releasing its hold on the spirit, do not be troubled or saddened. Know that our loved one is close to being reborn. Know and believe that we come from and are made of this beautiful light. We are only returning home.
I am Light
From the Light we come
To the Light we shall return.
We are going to miss them, miss their energies, friendship. However, we can never be separated from those that we love. For the whole of eternity, know this. It will not matter how many times we come here, how many times we are reincarnated, we will never lose those who we love.
Picture courtesy of Syed Qaarif Andrabi.
Why, how?
Each night that we sleep our spirits leave the physical body and return to the spirit world. We are always reunited; they say time is a great healer but so is sleep. When the spirit leaves the body, we return home to our loved ones and to those who have walked their Golden Mile. If we are lucky, we may remember this as a dream, we may not remember anything, but our own spirit always remembers. We may have that knowing that we were with a loved one and that they are not gone.
Learn to trust that feeling, it is not an emotion, but a knowing, Gnosis.
When we find this knowing, pain subsides, it is only a matter of time, it is only a matter of sleep. When we have lost a loved one and we wake in pain and sadness, that sadness is not ours as we have had to leave them, we cannot stay there where they are.
A beautiful gift.
We will finish by explaining the final gift a loved one can give us, and that is to take care of them on their golden mile, all that is given will be returned. Every moment of compassion, charity, grace and love given freely helps free us from our own karma, it is a most wondrous spiritual gift, something that we may not fully understand until we return home for good.
When it is our last time to visit Blackpool, to walk our final Golden Mile, don’t be surprised if a few old faces turn up to collect us. We will never be on our own, our loved ones may not see what is taking place unless they have spiritual sight, and even then, they may only see what is allowed.
Fear will be replaced with anticipation, excitement, a feeling of being HOME.
As little children, magical.
Make no bones about it, be it, mum, dad, brothers, sisters, children, friends, family, pets,
They will come to collect us,
to walk the Golden Mile.
Our next Day of Healing will be on Saturday the 18th of April 2026 at Crosby Library. 10.00-1.30pm. For any that are struggling, suffering, Spiritually or Physically lost or have questions, come in and see us. It is always worth reaching out! Those who are grieving or on the golden mile with a loved one returning to spirit. Any that have had ill effects from yoga who wish to understand more.
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