Scattering of ashes
A Fiery Farewell
Human ashes have been tossed overboard and out of planes. Brian Kelly
took it a step further, arranging to have his ashes loaded into a
fireworks shell that exploded Friday night in a red-and-green starburst
with a silver tail.
Kelly, a Michigan fireworks handler
who died last month, went out with a bang during the grand finale at a
convention of fireworks technicians in Pittsburgh. Kelly had told his
sister "I just want to be a big firecracker".
~ San Francisco Chronicle, 8/15/94
Just the act of choosing to have
your loved one cremated, and to scatter his ashes, speaks for your
independent spirit and unconventional approach to death and personal
celebration of a life lost.
You and your family have decided not
to bury your loved ones' remains in a cemetery, but instead to scatter
his or her sacred remains to the earth... "ashes to ashes and dust to
dust".
We suspect that you made this decision to honor the free
spirit of your lost one, too. It is what he or she would have wanted.
And so, we urge you to give some thought to what he would have wanted
done with his ashes. This may well promote some comfort, closure and
healing to all who attend.
Plan a simple ceremony to commemorate the ash scattering. Do what feels right to you, what he or she would have wanted.
Some
readings might include prayers, scripture, poems, a few short eulogies
or words about your lost one.The 23rd psalm is often used for a ceremony
for Christians, and evokes strong emotions in most people.
And this from the Book of Common Prayer:
"We therefore commit his body to the ground;
Earth to earth, ashes to ashes, dust to dust;
In sure and certain hope of the Resurrection."
Music: a song, taped or live, that has meaning or was his favorite, would also add to the mood. Click here for some ideas: Grief Music.
A scattering of ashes at sea is a common and poignant means of disposal of the cremains. For more details, click here: Scattering of ashes at sea.
Scattering of ashes at sea (can also be performed in your absence):
www.seaservices.com
Ashes dispersed five miles up in the sky via balloon:
www.eternalascent.com
Ashes
cast into a memorial reef ball placed on the ocean floor (a useful part
of coral reef restoration and marine habitat development):
www.eternalreefs.com
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