Write up of Manly NSW Death Cafe
A write up of Manly NSW Death Cafe
By mknight
Our August Death Café took place on the eve of Spring, with locals and tourists alike thronging the surrounds of the library. Above them, a small group of people were gathering together to talk about a shared interest and curiosity; death.
Our conversation was spirited, especially when the work of Carl Jung and theoretical quantum physicist Wolfgang Pauli was discussed. From the lofty realms of the archetypal unconscious to Ray Martin’s TV series, The Last Goodbye, Death Café did not disappoint. Other topics discussed included the role that black humour and death jokes play as a coping mechanism when grieving, and, thinking about our end of life wishes.
Death and death-related themes frequently spill over to film and literature, and there was much laughter when the film Death at a Funeral came up in conversation. As with all these films and books, they teach us something profoundly important; how to co-exist with the reality of death.