#green burial

[hearthspeaker]

#nature poetry #nature poem #poetry #original writing #death positive #green burial #poems about death

[lifeafterlifeparks]

Did you know that although parasitic fungi can be scary, many species actually have positive benefits!

#life after life #the last of us #cordyceps #parasitic fungi #fungi #mushrooms #conservation #recyclers #habitiat #symbiosis #natural burial #green burial #mushroom burial #human composting #parks for life #one last good deed #think longer term #transcend

[dawn-arts]

Let be what is,

Let be what isn't,

It's a natural world in which we're living...

Green burials do not poison the Earth like many modern practices do, and I highly encourage looking into Green alternatives near you! Death can be a sensitive subject, but through art and discussions we can spread the word and legalize this sadly sparse practice.

Curious about Green burials and the Death Positive Movement? Check out; https://www.orderofthegooddeath.com/

#my art #digital art #art #surreal #surrealism #artists on tumblr #death positive art #death positive #green burial #order of the good death

[icequeen-07]

Hi!!! Some context behind this: I am working on a proposal for my college writing class and I decided to write about green burials and why funeral homes should have more green burial options!

(to cremate one body, it would emit an estimated 418 pounds of carbon dioxide into the air. That is the equivalent of driving around 470 miles in a car. Just for one body)

I would really apprecaite any reblogs to spread this around just a tiny bit and please vote! It'll really help me with some data! Thank you so so much!!!

#polls #funeral service #water cremation #human composting #you dont have to reblog! #just voting will help me a TON #but reblogging will be greatly appreciated so I can get more data and reach #thank you thank you <3 #green burial

[medieval-women]

I haven’t been able to post much lately as there has been so much going on! One thing I’ve done over the last couple of years is start a green burial products business with my fabulous sister. I’ve managed to incorporate some medievalism in there via this blog post, and more death history blogs to come!

https://heburials.com.au/blogs/news/a-brief-history-of-western-women-in-deathcare

#medieval women #middle ages #medieval art #medieval death #death #green burial #medieval history #14th century #15th century

[moved-to-piersgender]

It's so stupid that not being enbalmed is still illegal in most places. Things that lived have been peacefully rejoining the soil for as long as life on Earth has existed, but no! We've gotta poison the fuck out of the ground for everyone because we're scared of our meat armature's impermanence!

#Death #Death talk #Funeral #funerary rites #Embalming #Green burial

[pardon-my-scifi]

I went to a green burial today where they played Thriller as they lowered the body into the ground.

There are times I really love my family.

#pardon-my-scifi talks #funeral #death #green burial

[moonmosss]

#death #ROM #green burial #palestinian art #Jenin Yaseen #whale fall

[yey-news]

#Minnesota #Green burial #ecology #cemetary #土葬

[caffeinate-and-cremate]

Hello! I'm a current mortuary science and funeral directing major. I'm just in here for fun and to maybe help lower the stigma of death being a bad thing while also bringing awareness to topics that are in death care!

This will be a place for me to talk about things in this field of study while I'm in school or to connect with others.

My inbox and asks are open, feel free to ask questions if you'd like! :)

#mortuary science #funeral #funeral director #green burial #cremation #caffeinate and cremate

[shadow-wasser]

#I couldn't reblog this so here it is as a link #funerary practices #green burial #ecology #conservation #environment #psa

[lifeafterlifeparks]

Sky Burial: Learning from Ancient Deathcare Practices

The idea of giving one’s body back to the earth as a form of charity is an ancient idea. One form still practice in parts of the world even today is Sky burial, also known as celestial burial - a traditional funeral ritual practiced by Zorastrians and Tibetan Budists in parts of India, Buhtan, Mongolia, and China. This ancient ritual involves placing the deceased on a mountaintop or other elevated location where vultures and other scavenging birds can consume the body. The remains are believed to return to nature, and the act of feeding the birds is seen as a form of charity.

The practice of sky burial has a deep spiritual significance in Tibetan Buddhism and Zoroastrianism, where it is believed that the body is merely a vessel, and that the soul has moved on to the afterlife. The act of giving one's body back to nature is seen a gift, and a way of showing respect for the natural cycle of life and death. Additionally, the vultures are believed to carry the soul to the afterlife, which is seen as a sacred act.

Sky burial is also a practical solution for those living in remote areas where burial or cremation may not be possible due to lack of resources, such as wood for cremation or land for burial. In these cases, sky burial is seen as a sustainable and environmentally friendly alternative to traditional burial or cremation.

While sky burial may seem like a gruesome or macabre practice to outsiders, it is important to understand the cultural and spiritual significance it holds for those who practice it. It is a deeply meaningful and respectful way of honoring the dead and giving back to nature.

In India, following the rapid expansion of urban population and the near extinction (97%) of the indigenous vulture population due to agricultural pesticide use – sky burial practitioners have been forced to adapt. They have begun using solar cremation in leu of what the vultures used to provide for them. However, repopulation efforts for the endangered birds are being pushed by arbiters of the religion.

The link between deathcare and conservation has deep roots. At Life After Life, we find ourselves interestingly in parallel with the philosophy to deathcare that these ancient religions hold. At the intersection of many different religious philosophies is a similar vein of thought. One of giving back to the earth. For the past few centuries our culture here in the United States diverged into a deathcare tradition of taking and preserving. It is time to go back to a “circular economy” philosophy of funeral practice.

By choosing eco-friendly burial options such as natural burial, which involves burying the body in a biodegradable casket or shroud without embalming chemicals, the bodies stored nutrients are allowed to return to the earth naturally, without harming the environment. Through Life After Life, this practice allows patrons to remediate pollution and build new, critically-endangered habitat that would otherwise never be redeveloped.

The ancient principles of sky burial remind us of our interconnectedness with the natural world and the importance of respecting and caring for our planet. By giving back to nature in ways that each of us can, we can honor those who have come before us and ensure that future generations have a healthy and sustainable planet to call home.

References:

https://https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/sky-burial

#sky burial #tibetan buddhism #life after life #one last good deed #parks for life #think longer term #zoroastrianism #tower of silence #vulture #natural burial #green burial #conservation #sustainability #biodiversity #symbiosis #human composting #aquamation #cremation #death care #death positive #transcend #urban renewal #urban revitalization #conservation cemetary #cemetary #funeral

[dawn-arts]

Death nurtures the seeds of life

#my art #illustration #inking #death positive #death positive art #green burial

[paganhareswitchcraftblog]

I reacently lost my mum. It was very sudden and very heartbreaking. As we see the wheel turns this Imbolc and the world changes around us, so does mine and my families journey. We have suddenly taken to a different path. One where my mother is no longer at our side. Though I know she is and always will be. Mum, like me, was a pagan and witch and she wanted very much to have a natural green buriel. So we intend to grant her her wish. Imbolc Blessings to you all 🌱

#pagan #witchcraft #green burial #imbolc #paganism #death #loss #loss of a parent #mum #change #burial

[p1xel8ed]

Eye on the pize kid we're aiming for green burial rights

#green burial #death positive

[a-typical]

Barcelona was the land of almost. They had initiatives for eco-cemeteries, animal conservation, and the growth of native trees. Their bodies were not embalmed, and were buried in wooden coffins. Almost a green burial, except for the granite fortress the coffin was required to be placed in. They had witness cremations that 60 percent of families attended, and funeral homes in which the family could stay the whole day with their loved one. Almost a paragon of family interaction at death, yet there was glass separating the family from the body at the viewing and at the cremation, setting up Mom as a museum exhibit.

I wanted to be self-righteous about the use of glass, but couldn’t, for this simple reason: with its elegant marble and glass, Altima had provided the one thing the United States needs more than anything—butts in the seats. People showed up for death here. They showed up for daylong viewings, sitting close vigil with the body. They showed up for witness cremations: 60 percent at this location. Perhaps the barrier of glass was the training wheels required to let a death-wary public get close, but not too close.

— From Here to Eternity: Traveling the World to Find the Good Death, Caitlin Doughty

#spain #barcelona #green burial #witness cremation #Caitlin Doughty #Ask a Mortician #From Here to Eternity: Traveling the World to Find the Good Death #From Here to Eternity #books #bookblr #death positive #death positive movement #nonfiction #science #history #travel #anthropology #memoir #sociology #atypicalreads #deathcare #cw death #death acceptance