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  • Lone Fir Cemetery in Portland, Oregon is an Urban OasisThe historic greenspace is the second largest arboretum in the state

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    Dana Watson

    Lone Fir Cemetery in Portland, Oregon is an Urban Oasis
    The historic greenspace is the second largest arboretum in the state

  • The Afterlife of Billy Fingers by Annie Kagan
    A sneak preview of the book and the afterlife

    Years ago, I went to a past life regression therapy session with Dr. Peter Wright, an experienced hypnotherapist. I don’t tell many people this story for a couple of reasons. […]

    Katie Ryan

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  • Metaphors on Death
    Cultural beliefs about life, death, and the afterlife dictate how people around the world experience and ritualize the end of life.

    A common tactic for understanding the complexity of death and end-of-life is to liken it to other parts of life that are a little simpler to comprehend. Though this is […]

    Dana Sitar

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  • Mourning and Transformation — Sifting for Gold
    A mourning father tries to make sense of his experience through an academic analysis of grief.

    The following is an analysis by Jimmy Edmonds of a recent thesis “Mourning and Transformation — Sifting for Gold” by Fiona Rodman (MA University of Middlesex), a psychotherapist, and a […]

    Dana Sitar

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  • “A Candle in The Wind”A song that deals with the loss of a national celebrity also can be interchanged to deal with the loss of a loved one

    “A Candle in The Wind”
    A song that deals with the loss of a national celebrity also can be interchanged to deal with the loss of a loved one

    Back in 1997, the world watched as Elton John sang and played the piano at the unexpected funeral of the beloved Princess Diana. He had transformed the words in one […]

    Huyen Do

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  • “The Bell Jar” by Sylvia PlathOn this fiftieth anniversary of The Bell Jar, we look at one of Plath’s most complex characters

    “The Bell Jar” by Sylvia Plath
    On this fiftieth anniversary of The Bell Jar, we look at one of Plath’s most complex characters

    Recently, The Guardian posted a tribute to Sylvia Plath with reflections from writers such as Jennifer Egan and Lena Dunham. Published fifty years ago, Sylvia Plath createdin The Bell Jar […]

    Katie Ryan

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  • How Did SevenPonds Come to Be?We revisit our beginning

    How Did SevenPonds Come to Be?
    We revisit our beginning

    It’s been two years at SevenPonds since we launched our first blog post and it’s hard to believe we have arrived at our second anniversary already! What a wild ride […]

    Suzette Sherman

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  • A Collaborative Effort to Remember
    How the Washington Monument came to be and the people it took to get there

    While you might already be neck deep in BBQs, beer, or family get togethers this long holiday weekend, I thought it’d be fitting to take a moment and reflect on […]

    Katie Ryan

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  • What is the Nature of Sound Healing? (Interview)
    How sound and music can help to heal psychic wounds

    This is the interview with Silvia Nakkach, an innovative, award winning composer, multi-instrumentalist, voice culturist and author. Her specialties include music to aid in the healing process. Founding director of […]

    Antal Polony

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  • “My girlfriend’s weird. One day she asked me, ‘If you could know how and when you were going to die, would you want to know?’ I said, ‘No.’ She said, ‘Okay, forget it.’” — Steven Wright

    Antal Polony

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