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How Can You Work with a Funeral Director to Plan a Personalized Funeral? (Interview)
Funeral Director Amy Cunningham gives us some ideas for planning a funeral that you can be proud ofNew York funeral director Amy Cunningham founded the firm Fitting Tribute Funeral Services, and is the creator of The Inspired Funeral blog. A former magazine journalist and blogger for beliefnet.com, Amy has much experience with home vigils, alternative rituals, mixed faith and contemporary funeral services. Today she speaks with us about ideas for working with a…
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“Love Each Day: Live Each Day so You Would Want to Live It Again“
Gail Bernice Holland writes of 40 true stories meant to inspire us to live each day to the fullest.Love Each Day is a novel of assorted candies that gives us insight into what a well-lived day can look like for a wide range of people. While a couple of stories skate around the issue of death, the full intent of the novel is to inspire us to live a life that we are…
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The Wari Tombs: Rich in Death and Burial Traditions
Everyone told Miłosz Giersz and Roberto Pimentel Nita that their Peruvian expedition was in vain — but they uncovered one of the most important Wari tombs in existenceIn 2013, archaeologists Milosz Giersz and Roberto Pimentel Nita uncovered an ancient Peruvian tomb. The odds were against their team – the site was believed to have been plundered, lost or simply nonexistent – but they left the expedition with a richer understanding of the region’s Wari people, particularly regarding their death and end-of-life traditions.…
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Want to Care for Earth Even After You’re Dead? Put on the Mushroom Death Suit
Jae Rhim Lee, the founder of the Infinity Burial Project, turns to mushrooms as an answer for a greener futureThere’s something elemental about mushrooms, as they appear with their earthy smell — the very manifestations of the soil itself. In ancient Egypt, mushrooms were declared sacred and were only consumed by royalty. Associated with mythology and lore, mushrooms can produce mystic visions — they can sustain and also poison. According to award-winning mycologist and…
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“All Things Must Pass”
Music for funerals can be uplifting, as heard in this beautiful tune from the late Beatles guitaristLetting go is one of the most difficult things in the world, but George Harrison might make it a little easier. His song, “All Things Must Pass,” off of his solo album of the same name is a subtle take on the meaning of death and suffering. Harrison was never one to shy away from…
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Page Hodel creates the most beautiful hearts in an ongoing celebration of love
Memories of Fish in the Fall 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…
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Tune In: Could Psychedelics ‘Break Down’ Depression?
Doctors at London’s Imperial College are exploring the potential of LSD and other psychedelics to heal depression and potentially save livesIn the wake of the 1960s, the US government cracked down on its message to the public regarding the use of psychedelics. They hoped to create an image of it as a damaging, dangerous drug. On one hand, their concerns were incredibly justified: the use of mescaline, psilocybin and other hallucinogens can put one’s mind…
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