THE CLOSING OF THE CASKET

If you’ve been to an open casket funeral, you will find that the most moving moments of the ceremony is the closing of the casket and the lowering of the casket in the cemetery. These seem to be the final, final good-byes. This is usually when the whole family is put into tears and a feeling of loss is hanging over the assembly. The pain can be softened if we look at these moments in a different light.  Consider it not “the end” but “the beginning!” The beginning of a new journey, surrounded by friends and family that have gone before them.  It can be considered an adventure that we will all embark on sooner or later. Rejoice at the closing of the casket fore this is what the deceased would rather see at their funeral. I sometimes wonder if some journeys are not put on hold due to the emotional state of the loved ones left behind. Some spirits may feel they cannot leave until they have the emotional consent from family and friends, postponing their journey and where they are needed until a later time. I believe we die because our spirit is needed in another place, we have work to accomplish on the other side. So next time an open casket funeral is on your agenda, rejoice to the closing of the casket and the beginning of the journey and send them off with a smile and a knowing that they are needed in another realm.

THE FUNERAL AND CASKET BURIAL

The funeral and casket burial is one of the most used forms of saying good-bye to a loved one. We all know of it and will probably have to deal with it at some point in our lives, whether it is going to a funeral or planning one. I will not be writing about the process here, due to most people not being interested or if they need to know the information, they can find it online under any funeral home. What I would like to discuss today is how detrimental the embalming and casket burial can be to our ground water. If you are wondering what embalming is, it is the use of chemicals injected into the arteries of the newly deceased to prevent them from rapidly decomposing. When we die, which is the permanent ceasing of all biological functions that sustain a living organism, our remains send out a signal to other organisms for them to come eat it. Embalming with the use of formaldehyde, glutaraldehyde, and ethanol became popular back in the civil war in order to send home the deceased without them decomposing before they got home so their loved ones could see them one last time and say good-bye before they were laid to rest.  The Civil War was a long time ago and I think we need to change how the dead are dealt with, considering there is a huge change in societies way of thinking. Our source of water is probably poisoned in one form or another every day, but that does not mean we have to add to it. I also believe that an open casket is nothing but creepy and everyone always wonders if that is really the deceased or some kind of mannequin, better to remember a smiling picture of your loved one instead of that last image!

It's not only the embalming solution contaminating our ground water, but also everything that is holding the casket together. Varnishes and glues, plus the hardware! If you would like a complete break down on facts of this nature, please visit: https://www.disabled-world.com/health/cemetery.php  I don't really want to repeat the internet, but I probably am, and I will tend to rant once in awhile, so bear with me and I will show you many more ways the dead were and are dealt with besides casket and ground burial. Read on!