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In this week’s article, we discuss some green, n In this week’s article, we discuss some green, natural burial options, which is considered the most environmentally friendly way to handle a body. Now, you may be thinking, “I don’t think green or natural burial is available where I live”. Luckily, there are other ways to become an environmentally friendly corpse! Visit our link in bio to read the entire piece to discover five ways anyone can make a traditional burial greener. . . . . #GreenBurial #NaturalBurial #TalkDeath #DeathPositive #Death #Dying #Burial #Environment #Sustainable
The Garden of Death by Hugo Simberg, 1896 “The The Garden of Death by Hugo Simberg, 1896 “The odd charm of The Garden of Death can most likely be attributed to the fact that Death is depicted as a gentle character, as is most often the case in Hugo Simberg's work. Why is Death, the very essence of destruction, tending to the potted plants and flowers that are metaphors for life and regeneration? Simberg believed the garden of death to be a place where souls go before entering heaven. He depicts human souls as plants, almost as if man is as undeveloped compared to his paradisical self as a child is compared to an adult. The painting does not reveal whether all the souls in the garden end up going to heaven, or why it is necessary to wait in the garden in the first place, but the atmosphere is nevertheless one of peace rather than anxiety.” Via Google Arts and Culture . . . . #NationalGardeningDay #TalkDeath #Art #ArtHistory #History #DeathPositive #Garden #Skulls #Death #Skeleton
Forget rings with diamonds and precious gems. Meme Forget rings with diamonds and precious gems. Memento mori jewelry is where it’s at! Twitter user Dr Dan O’Brien recently tweeted images of a few interesting memento mori rings that we just can’t stop looking at. The first image is of a gold mourning ring that features a coffin shaped bezel (a bezel is the wide, thick section of a hoop ring). “The hoop is made of five enamelled scrolls which identify the deceased - Robert Heard, who died 5 June 1743 aged 30,” O’Brien writes. The second gold mourning ring features a skull and crossed bones bezel that’s enamelled in white. It’s thought to be from the late 17th century. Which ring is your favorite? Would you ever wear a mourning ring? . . . . #MementoMori #MourningJewelry #TalkDeath #DeathPositive #Rings #Jewelry #Skulls #Death #Memory
We love the simplicity and beauty of these pieces We love the simplicity and beauty of these pieces of art from @artoftransitions Art of Transitions is “dedicated to transforming how we view death & transition through mindful art, collage and poetry.” In addition to being an artist, Ellie, the account owner, also is a poet and interfaith hospice chaplain. Which piece is your favorite? . . . . #DeathPositive #Art #TalkDeath #IndependentArt #Bones #Skull #Skeleton #Dying #Burial #Nature #Beauty
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