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Into The Mystic: Going Out In Flames Can Be a Good Thing

Did You Know …

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The Neptune Memorial ReefTM is an awe-inspiring and affordable memorialization option that is a fitting alternative to traditional burial. An enduring habitat for marine life, the Reef is also a reaffirmation of life after life. Photograph courtesy of Neptune Memorial reef www.nmreef.com/
  • Not every business calling itself a society is a nonprofit.
  • There is no restriction on the term so some consumers might believe that a certain cremation society is run like the nonprofit memorial societies.
  • You don’t want to get a big surprise after you join, do you? Death is a big enough shock as it is!
  • Do your research. Check out the links below. And always double-check with consumer advocate groups.

Notes & Updates

If you ‘will’ your ashes to someone, you might want to say what is to be done with them once the original recipient passes on. Plenty of people get handed Great Uncle Edward’s ashes and have no clue where the old codger would have wanted them placed.

  • This is a good site for exploring options and learning about the history of cremation https://science.howstuffworks.com/cremation6.htm 
  • Nice website for cremation jewelry keepsakes is http://www.jewelrykeepsakes.com/
  • If a link is broken, please let me know by sending an email to information@deathforbeginners.com
  • The websites for goods and services are offered for your interest and exploration. The the act of posting them here is not an endorsement. There are some “goods and services” sites with whom I have had positive interaction and these sites are noted by the following: !!!

Cremation

Disposal of Ashes

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Diamonds can indeed be a best friend if you turn yourself or a loved one’s remains into a certified, high-quality piece of jewelry. Photograph courtesy of LifeGem.  http://lifegem.com/

On The Web

Books

  • What About Cremation: A Christian Perspective by  John J. Davis, (BMH Books, January 1, 1998)
  •  Cremation or Burial; a Jewish View by Doron Kornbluth, (Mosaica Press, February 1, 2012)
  • Smoke Gets in Your Eyes: And Other Lessons from the Crematory by Caitlin Doughty, (W. W. Norton & Company; Reprint edition, September 28, 2015)
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