Author Archives: Aurora Wells (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

“Someday, after we have mastered the winds, the waves, the tides and gravity, we shall harness for God the energies of love. Then, for the second time in the history of the world, man will have discovered fire.”

- Teilhard de Chardin
Posted on April 26, 2011 by Aurora Wells (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)
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What is natural burial? An Interview with Kathy Curry

The manager of Fernwood Cemetery talks green burial
Posted on April 23, 2011 by Aurora Wells (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

Fernwood, a beautiful historic cemetery located in Mill Valley, CA, is the second cemetery in the United States to offer green burial.  SevenPonds caught up with Kathy Curry, the manager of Fernwood, for a Q & A on their services. … Continue reading →

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“Life and death are one thread, the same line viewed from different sides.”

- Lao Tzu
Posted on April 19, 2011 by Aurora Wells (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)
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What’s a Center for Grief? An interview with Cindy Ainsworth and Stephanie Demos

Directors at Kara grief center discuss their support programs and the "healing door"
Posted on April 16, 2011 by Aurora Wells (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

Kara (the gothic root for “care”) is a volunteer-driven nonprofit organization and renowned grief center, providing powerful, free grief support services to the San Francisco Bay Area from their Palo Alto home since 1976.  Truly, the breadth, success, and compassion … Continue reading →

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The Parting Glass

Classic Irish folk song performed by the High Kings
Posted on April 12, 2011 by Aurora Wells (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

Of all the money that ere I had, I spent it in good company. And of all the harm that ere I’ve done, alas was done to none but me. And all I’ve done for want of wit, to memory … Continue reading →

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Ghost Urn

by Anna Marinenko
Posted on April 10, 2011 by Aurora Wells (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

This eerily beautiful, time capsule inspired urn prototype, from Ukrainian designer Anna Marinenko, achieves both modern elegance and archetypal timelessness — with a touch of humor, to boot.  Says Ms. Marinenko, the ghost urn is “perhaps the only way to be certain … Continue reading →

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