This photo is from a memorial suspension done last November with his father’s ashes. The suspension was facilitated by Steve Truitt and Ascension Suspension Team out of Albuquerque.
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36 responses to “Memorial Suspension”
I just got very teary eyed. That was a wonderful photo and thank you for sharing.
I just got very teary eyed. That was a wonderful photo and thank you for sharing.
Lovely pic.
*n (BigBellyMafia™)
Lovely pic.
*n (BigBellyMafia™)
beautiful picture
beautiful picture
I was there that night. It was amazing
I was there that night. It was amazing
beautiful picture, as well as sentiment…
🙂
beautiful picture, as well as sentiment…
🙂
Intense.
Intense.
Oh wow.
Oh wow.
“done…with his father’s ashes.”
What was actually done with the ashes? Is he holding them?
“done…with his father’s ashes.”
What was actually done with the ashes? Is he holding them?
I wondered that too, cuntcumber.
I wondered that too, cuntcumber.
That’s really powerful :/
That’s really powerful :/
Intense…very emotional. There is always something arresting about seeing a man cry, as its an image we are not often allowed to see.
Intense…very emotional. There is always something arresting about seeing a man cry, as its an image we are not often allowed to see.
Intense. as someone who just did their first suspension, and going by the intensity of that alone, this must have been a huge deal for him.
Wow.
Intense. as someone who just did their first suspension, and going by the intensity of that alone, this must have been a huge deal for him.
Wow.
I just felt a shivering going down my spine. Very intense and beautiful. I agree with Raevyn – It must have been a great deal for him, and I guess it made the experience more spiritual, in a some-what-sad way.
Wow..
I just felt a shivering going down my spine. Very intense and beautiful. I agree with Raevyn – It must have been a great deal for him, and I guess it made the experience more spiritual, in a some-what-sad way.
Wow..
that’s a lovely tribute. Definately a personal way of saying goodbye
that’s a lovely tribute. Definately a personal way of saying goodbye
That really is sort of breath-taking. The photo stopped my mind so much i actually stopped breathing! Very, very emotional picture…
That really is sort of breath-taking. The photo stopped my mind so much i actually stopped breathing! Very, very emotional picture…
lovely
lovely
Beautiful!
Beautiful!
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