Anna Nicole Sadly Becomes "Corpse Bride"

By Rev. Laurie Sue Brockway

It is one thing to fight for her fortune (if she even had or will have one) and her baby (who is caught in the middle) but this tug-of-war over Anna Nicole Smith's body is so unbelievably sad. And it is bad karma. Her body is just laying in a morgue refrigerator deteriorating. She's become the Corpse Bride. Don't you think she would hate that?

Give her back to God already, people, and let her soul rest in peace, and then continue its journey.

Word from the Howard K. Smith camp has been that a secret wedding was planned for February. Let him bury her now. Conduct a loving memorial on the supposed wedding date. Let her go.

Circuit Judge Larry Seidlin said yesterday that he is holding on to her remains until he sorts it out with the three parties fighting for them. In the ring are her mother, her companion and her ex-boyfriend. Mom wants to take her to Texas. Howard K. Stern knows -- and we all know -- she wants to be buried with her beloved Daniel in the Bahamas. And Larry Berkhead has been after her DNA (which has finally been "collected" so he may be out of the ring on that count).

I think everyone knows at this point that Anna Nicole did not care for her mother. And that Howard K. Stern has been her lawyer, best friend and more recently companion and "spiritual husband." For better or for worse, he's been there for her. Despite all other things that may or may not be true about him, he would at least give her a proper burial. Somebody has to.

This is one time in history where we can assess the deceased's wishes by watching Entertainment Tonight. Anna Nicole lived her life like an open book on TV. Maybe there was a reason she said so many things on video. Maybe her soul knew they'd be used as evidence one day.

Remember the movie Corpse Bride? Have you folks been watching Medium and Ghost Whisperer. Did ya see Sixth Sense and Ghost. It ain't science fiction. Sometimes the soul is not freed until the work here is done, a message has been delivered or there is closure.

All the craziness around her death may prevent her from moving on. Holding Anna Nicole's body could keep her soul from it's journey.

Although we no longer need our bodies once we die, the soul sometimes hangs around it's earthly container until it is put to rest. Many people feel the energy of the departed at their funeral and memorial services. Just as a funeral is a form of closure for we humans, the one who has died also sometimes needs to say good-bye to their earthly life in that way.

Let's hope Ann Nicole Smith soon has her rest and can go on with her journey. Home to the arms of the Divine and the ancestors who await her.

Rev. Laurie Sue Brockway is a leading interfaith and non-denominational wedding officiant. She creates unique ceremonies for couples of all backgrounds and faiths, and is also widely recognized as a relationship coach, bridal stress expert and columnist. She is author of WEDDING GODDESS: A Divine Guide To Transforming Wedding Stress into Wedding Bliss (Perigee Books, May 2005) and the new online course, Discover the Goddess. Visit Rev. Laurie Sue Brockway at www.WeddingGoddessWisdom.com.

Posted February 15, 2007 5:54 AM by Rev. Laurie Sue Brockway | Permalink | Email This