Both birth and death are initiated by the will of the Higher Self. In both cases a major shift in identification occurs: birth signals identification with form and the beginning of a cycle of separateness; death is an act of reunion. In the less evolved individual both of these points create a hiatus in consciousness; in the very evolved continuity of consciousness is maintained throughout, physical birth and death being no more than observed 'moments of transition'. For some, death will be a fully conscious event, and relinquishment a deliberate act of spiritual will.

Sudden death occurs as a response to the destroyer aspect of the will, which seeks to precipitate full immediate identification with the Higher Self and greatly amplified service. Therefore Will types may be more likely to experience sudden death, of cycles within the life or the life cycle itself, where cut-off is instantaneous, without regrets or any backward pull. Arette was born in Aries; her life was punctuated by sudden and painful transitions; her life was to end just as swiftly.

Sudden death very abruptly and often with considerable force propels the consciousness from the physical body. One minute the person is conscious on the physical plane, then there is an instant shift of active consciousness to another plane. This frequently occurs just prior to the point of impact and may, especially for an individual with unresolved dependency or desire ties to loved ones, possessions or form life, leave him or her confused or temporarily 'stuck' at the place of death. People with etheric vision have often reported seeing such entities at crash sites or in battle zones. In Arette and Dai's death this was definitely not so.

In the period which follows the other elements of the smaller self drop away, their essence gathered up by the Higher Self. In sudden death it appears possible for this process to occur much more rapidly than is usually the case. Arette lived for fourteen minutes after she was catapaulted from the bike. We will never know what she experienced during that time. All we can know is that total relinquishment on her part was very rapid, suggesting that resolution and surrender to the Higher Self had been completed, leaving no residual attachment or will-to-live to hinder the transition. Death is the prelude or 'point of entry' to the new cycle. As the triumphant finale of a life and product of synthesis, it produces shattering of the physical form and release of the essence into expanded awareness. This is equivalent to the splitting of the atom, with its great release of light and potency. In sudden death the shattering is greatly accentuated and experienced as an electric shock. It results in immediate dropping away of the personal, direct soul contact and immense clarity.