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Author Archives: S. Preston Duncan (Blog Writer), SevenPonds
“Caoine” by RÓIS
Channeling an ancient Irish wake tradition into modern music
Once a deeply emotive and integral part of Irish and Scottish wakes, keening, the complex and soulful art of women’s vocal lamentation was all but eradicated through the efforts of the church and British colonization. We don’t know exactly what … Continue reading
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“And When It Happens My Body Doesn’t Remember That You Are Gone” by Rosa Castellano
The poetry of grief bleeding through everything
When a memory feathers through you mid-step mid-speak mid-breath and the hairs on your arms rise as if in answer to a call only your bones can hear
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Examining the Archaeology of the Undead
In an essay, scientist Rebecca Batley explores the ancient roots of fearing the dead
Countless books, films and oral traditions stretching back through the farthest reaches of recorded thought have conjured images of reanimated corpses rising from the earth to extract their lost lifeforce from those who survived them. It’s a notion that startles … Continue reading
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This Mountain Sanctuary Is Charting a New Path in Death Care
Center for Conscious Living & Dying completes one year in operation
Nestled in a 6-acre swath of the Swannanoa Valley in Appalachian North Carolina, the Center for Conscious Living & Dying (CCLD) offers something invaluable for free: community. Powered by nearly 300 volunteers, the center provides end-of-life care in the comfort … Continue reading
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New Research Reveals That Light Emitted During Life Is Extinguished After Death
We glow until we die
New research using ultrasensitive cameras published in The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters has revealed that a certain type of light emitted by living organisms fades during the death process. All living things emit a (very) soft glow, known as … Continue reading
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“Lord We Get High” by The Fox Hunt
An Appalachian fiddle tune for the temporarily alive
Fiddles soar over a slow marching guitar strummed in time with a deep, pulsating upright bass. The sweet, sorrowful melody feels innately funerary. With a rhythm like footsteps approaching a gravesite, equal parts trepidation and determination, the beauty in the … Continue reading
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