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What is Natural Burial? (Interview)
Ed Bixby of Steelmantown Cemetery talks about what sparked his interest in natural burial and the specifics of natural burials and its differences from traditional burialsToday SevenPonds speaks with Ed Bixby, owner and operator since 2007 of Steelmantown Cemetery Green Burial Preserve in New Jersey. He is also the Vice-President of Green Burial Council International. Steelmantown Cemetery Green Burial Preserve is the only cemetery in the State of New Jersey certified and approved by the Green Burial Council as a…
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“Tomorrow Comes“
In this novel, Donna Mebane tries to make sense of the sudden death of her daughter, imagining how she spends time in heavenThe unthinkable happened to Donna Mebane: her 19 year-old daughter Emma died suddenly in her sleep. She wasn’t sick; she simply went to bed one night and never woke up. It’s every parent’s worst nightmare come true. Emma Mebane left a hole in the lives of the people who knew her best. They couldn’t wrap…
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Mourning and Celebration of Life in the Burial Rites of Igbo Culture
Today we explore how the tradition of dual burials in Igbo culture affects how life is memorialized and cherishedFunerals in Igbo culture — the culture of one of Africa’s largest ethnic groups — can be a time for both celebration and for mourning. With a life expectancy in the country extending just upwards of 54 years (as of 2012), funerals are customarily times of celebration for those who pass away over the age…
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Two Parents, One Impossible Choice
Deidrea and T.K. Laux were forced to decide the fate of their terminally ill sonWould you give birth to a baby knowing it will die in a few days? Deidrea and T.K. Laux had to make this choice, and their final decision sparked controversy. Their pregnancy started as any other. The couple were ecstatic when they discovered they were going to have their first child. They were listening to…
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Monday Hearts for Madalene
Page Hodel creates the most beautiful hearts in an ongoing celebration of loveChilly Days Together It’s an honor for SevenPonds to share with our readers the story of the Monday Hearts for Madalene project, a true account of the power of love in the midst of death. The project’s origins take us to 2005: the moment Page Hodel encountered Madalene Rodriguez and fell “instantly, dizzyingly in love with her.” The couple’s…
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Coffin or Batmobile? The Work of Gregor Haiduk
Haiduk’s controversial coffins raise a pertinent question: are there unspoken rules on how we ought to be buried?“To me, for example, a coffin is more than just a container fulfilling certain standards,” says Polish-born designer Gregor Haiduk. Haiduk has long been designing coffins that challenge our conception of what a traditional coffin ought to be; his visions include futuristic vessels with unprecedented curves and colors. “I design coffins, urns and tombs individually,”…
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