
Nurse Burnout: Spirit Work on the Edge of Life and Death
Temple de la Luna | Priestess Shoshana In modern medicine, few environments demand more than the Intensive Care Unit. Behind the fluorescent lights, sterile tools, and blinking monitors lies a domain few truly understand. It is a place where nurses don’t just tend to bodies—they witness the soul’s final questions. They hold the line between life and death. They witness miracles, and they witness the agony of loss. They do it with courage. But too often, they do it alone. This article is a sacred exploration of what it means to nurse within the soul-field of the ICU, where the spiritual toll of trauma, death, and unprocessed emotion hangs thick. We will explore how unseen forces—what we call in Vodou Spiritism “trauma spirits” or spirits of the departed—attach themselves to the living. We’ll share the healing methods we use at Temple de la Luna to clear these energies, help nurses protect themselves spiritually, and reawaken the