According to Robert Harrison in his book ‘The Dominion of the Dead’, this is the first time in millennia that most of us don’t know where we will be buried, or even if we’ll be buried at all. The likelihood that it will be alongside any of our family is becoming increasingly remote. From a … Continue Reading
Our ‘end of life choices’ are pretty limited. Most of us will be cremated; some will be buried, but every year a select few choose to be buried at sea.
Most of the ceremonies I conduct are for people who have done “little of note”. Often they’re the most moving of all.
Ronnie wanted lots of music for his funeral but what he DIDN’T want was for me to talk about his life.
Love is the ultimate doing word, the vital verb, and to be able to express that, in our own words, on the day we chose to formalise our journey together, was hugely important to us.
We still have guests asking us where and how we found Tim because they liked him so much!
Fiona had no funeral. Instead she donated her body to train a new generation of doctors.
It’s time to rewrite the Book of Common Prayer.
Most of us will be cremated when we die, so the business of reducing a body to ash has become an industrial one.
If you want to return to the elements, natural burial is the way to go.