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Rutgers Health Study May Improve End-of-Life Care: Medicare data analysis finds that people typically follow one of nine paths -
Mary Oliver’s “Heavy” Speaks to the Weight of Grief: The poet eloquently conveys the dizzying effect of loss -
Did Our Ancestors Leave Behind a Map of the Afterlife?: Archaeological discoveries suggest link between ancient monuments and burial sites
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Tag Archives: Soul
“Sonnet” by Elizabeth Bishop
Elizabeth Bishop's images in "Sonnet" makes the end of life a release into joy
Is the end of life best imagined as a climactic release? Although not explicitly about death, Elizabeth Bishop’s poem “Sonnet” all but dramatizes it as a swift vault from captivity to liberation as the poem depicts the soul’s gleeful escape from “caught” (1) … Continue reading
Wiccan Funeral Customs
From going green to reincarnation -- what to expect at a Wiccan funeral
While common stereotypes link Wiccan beliefs to magic potions and fairy dust, there are some surprising elements to be found in Wiccan culture – if you do a little research. One of those elements is the Wiccan funeral, which emphasizes … Continue reading
Posted in Cultural Perspectives
Tagged Cultural Perspectives, Earth, Elements, Environmental Burial, Environmentalism, Green Burial, Life and Death Cycle, Natural burial, Pagan, Pentagram, Priest, Priestess, Reincarnatin, Reincarnation, Religious Ceremonies, Soul, Spirit, Sprituality, Summerlands, Wicca, Wiccan Funeral, Witch
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New Eco-Friendly Coffin for Cremation
The Innovative Soul Ash Solace Coffin from Maximal Design of Belgium
Soul Ash Solace has an innovative design for a funereal vessel- it is made of light-weight materials that are completely biodegradable, (and much less harmful for our planet than showy, lacquered coffins and the like) such as papier-mache and corrugated … Continue reading
Posted in Soulful Expressions
Tagged Belgium, Biodegradable, Burial, Coffin, Cost of Dying, Cremation, Death, Death Care, Dying, Eco-Burial, environmental impact, Funeral, Noxious Fumes, Relic, Rememberance, SevenPonds, Soul, Soul Ash Coffin, United States
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