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Author Archives: Kimberly Lane (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)
Traditional Inheritance and Burial Rites of the Maasai People
Traditional practices of ‘The Father’s Chest’ and Predator Burials in Maasai culture
For the Maasai people, death does not traditionally hold any secrets of the afterlife. Once an individual has passed, their journey has ended. All of their possessions and any of their sins are transferred to the loved ones who survive … Continue reading
Posted in Cultural Perspectives
Tagged African death rituals, Cattle, Death, Death Rituals, Funeral Rites, Inheritance, Kenya, Maasai, Maasai people, Ngai, predator burial, Tanzania, the father's chest, Tradition
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”Don’t grieve. Anything you lose comes round in another form.”
- Rumi
Read more from “A Rite of Passage” here.
“At the Funeral” by Mark Twain
Mark Twain offers us some lighthearted guidance on how to act at a funeral in his 1881 essay “At The Funeral”
For some, death has a unique way of not only modifying your perspective of a person but also altering your understanding of your own relationship with him or her. You may find that suddenly, after passing, an acquaintance has become … Continue reading
What is a Dementia Provision? An interview with Mike Turbow
Mike Turbow shares how his professional and personal experiences in dealing with death have helped seek out a solution to help others take control of their own deaths
Today SevenPonds talks with Mike Turbow, who has 40 years of experience as a practicing oncologist and more than 25 years of experience as a hospice medical director at Stanford University. Although he no longer practices medicine, Mike is an … Continue reading
Posted in Professional Advice
Tagged Assisted death, Cancer, Death planning, Dementia, Dying Well, Good Death, Hospice, medicine, Oncology, taking control of death
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Transforming Loss (2013) by Judith R. Burdick
Director Judith R. Burdick shows how grief can help surviving family members strive to make the world a better place
The death of a loved one is never easy. Whether the loss is sudden and unexpected, or if it is a long time coming, the grief that we feel in the moments, days, or even years after losing someone who … Continue reading
Bringing the Spirit Home in Xhosa Burial Rituals
How the funeral rites of the Xhosa people of South Africa can transform a spirit into an ancestral guide
For most people, the culture, traditions, and even the existence of the Xhosa people would have remained unknown were it not for the death of anti-apartheid activist Nelson Mandela. Although the world will mourn his loss for years to come, with … Continue reading
