Buried face up v. face down: What does that represent?

[Ozzie]

Is there any difference to being buried face up v. face down?

If you think there is a difference, what is the significance?

Personally I feel a face up burial is better, because I prefer the stillness of a permanent blue sky to the alternative, blackness followed by heat.

On the other hand if we prefer a funeral be unclaustrophobic, why not prefer our ashes be spread to the wind in a scenic spot?

One cannot throw a corpse to the wind. So do you contemplate achieving a sense of lightness to your corpse without opting for its destruction?

 

[whereismynotecard]

He he he... I want to throw a corpse into the wind...

Honestly I don't care what happens to my corpse when I die. I'll be dead, so it doesn't matter to me... However, I don't want anyone to take my organs... I am not an organ doner... If you are an organ doner, they will kill you so that someone they like more can steal your organs... those jerks...

 

[Popeyesays]

Well, according to H. P. Lovecraft the pulp writer of the twenties aqnd thirties, burying a corpse face-down was an indication that the corpse was the worst kind of witch, and woe befell those who turned them the "right" way and unstaked them from the casket.

Regards,
Scott

 

[Popeyesays]

Is there any difference to being buried face up v. face down?

If you think there is a difference, what is the significance?

Personally I feel a face up burial is better, because I prefer the stillness of a permanent blue sky to the alternative, blackness followed by heat.

On the other hand if we prefer a funeral be unclaustrophobic, why not prefer our ashes be spread to the wind in a scenic spot?

One cannot throw a corpse to the wind. So do you contemplate achieving a sense of lightness to your corpse without opting for its destruction?

Throwing a corpse to the winds was the most common plains-Indian custom. The body would be exposed on a temporary bier to the winds and the savangers.

Regards,

Scott

 

[Booko]

I figure I'll be dead so it shouldn't make much difference.

A Klingon funeral would be nice.

 

[Ozzie]

Throwing a corpse to the winds was the most common plains-Indian custom.

So how did they do it?

 

[Popeyesays]

So how did they do it?

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They built a table from branchese about six feet off the ground and placed the corpse upon it . . . face up by the way.

Regards,
Scott

 

[Point<]

interesting... I wanna be flung by a trebuchet into the wind....

 

[Ozzie]

I figure I'll be dead so it shouldn't make much difference.

A Klingon funeral would be nice.

Is that Uranian?

 

[Ozzie]

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They built a table from branchese about six feet off the ground and placed the corpse upon it . . . face up by the way.

Regards,
Scott

Did the corpse become "carrion" therefore?

 

[Popeyesays]

Did the corpse become "carrion" therefore?

The birds were able to get to it, but that was considered proper burial. The body was not considered "carrion" but honored remains.

Regards,
Scott

 

[misanthropic_clown]

Very interesting stuff.

Personally, I don't give a hoot what happens to my body when I die. I'm an organ donor, and whatever's left can go to medical science for all I care. Why bury/cremate something that can be put to such good use if you don't particularly believe in the sacredness of your corpse?

Mind you, it means my family will be without something to bury.

 

[kadzbiz]

Is there any difference to being buried face up v. face down?
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I don't think so. Aren't there places now that bury people standing up because there is not enough spare land? So I've heard anyway.

...Honestly I don't care what happens to my corpse when I die. I'll be dead, so it doesn't matter to me... However, I don't want anyone to take my organs... I am not an organ doner... If you are an organ doner, they will kill you so that someone they like more can steal your organs... those jerks...

That is a pretty negative view of life W. Everyone is liked more by someone else in this world. Why would being a donor make any difference with regards to killing you? How would anyone else know how good your organs are anyway? Who is the "THEY" you talk about? Don't you like ANYONE in this world? If there was one person who you liked or loved and could go on living a better life because of your no-longer-needed organ, don't you think that would be worthwhile?