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“Duck, Death and the Tulip” by Wolf Elbruch

An elegant picture book about death

“Duck, Death and the Tulip” is a beautifully illustrated picture book about death and afterlife by German author and illustrator Wolf Elbruch. In the tenderly told story, a duck meets and forges a friendship with Death, a character with a … Continue reading

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“Sometimes it’s okay if the only thing you did today was breathe.”

- Yumi Sakugawa
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Alice In Chains’ Beautiful Tribute Ballad “Black Gives Way To Blue”

The band's tribute to their late lead vocalist

“It’s a really intense song and a really open-hearted song because of Layne and the experience that we all went through,” said Alice In Chains guitarist Jerry Cantrell of the band’s song “Black Gives Way to Blue,” from their album … Continue reading

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Zoroastrian Towers of Silence

The Zoroastrian exposure burial that predates the Tibetan sky burial

The tradition of sky burials, in which a human corpse is brought to a mountaintop to decompose by exposure to the elements and carrion birds, is practiced in Mongolia, Tibet, Qinghai, Sichuan, Bhutan and parts of India. The Tibetan sky burial … Continue reading

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Join us in San Francisco at the Reimagine End of Life Events

For "Emerging Rituals: Experiencing New Ways of Honoring & Celebrating End of Life"

SevenPonds is excited to invite our readers to a unique event taking place in San Francisco on April 21, 2018. In conjunction with Final Passages, we will be presenting “Emerging Rituals: Experiencing New Ways of Honoring & Celebrating End of … Continue reading

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“Lightning Over Water” by Wim Wenders

Wim Wenders' documentary about filmmaker Nicholas Ray's final days

“Lightning Over Water” is a moving documentary about the final two months of cult film director Nicholas Ray’s life as he loses his battle to cancer. In April of 1979, Ray’s longtime friend and fan, much younger German director Wim … Continue reading

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