183 - Rituals, Customs, and Funerary Etiquette for Modern Pagans with Mortellus - Big Seance
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Mortellus, who is a Mortician, Necromancer, and High Priestex, joins Patrick to talk about their new book, Do I Have to Wear Black?: Rituals, Customs, and Funerary Etiquette for Modern Pagans. Discussion also includes what you need to do to prepare for your death NOW, misconceptions about embalming, and the fascinating alternatives to traditional burial, including body farms. Visit BigSeance.com/183 for more info.
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Episode Teaser :00
Intro :48
Bio for Mortellus. Welcome to the parlor! 1:32
Book description for Do I Have to Wear Black?: Rituals, Customs & Funerary Etiquette for Modern Pagans 3:49
Check out Lonnie Scott’s interview with Mortellus on Weird Web Radio! 5:54
How do Pagans celebrate the life of a departed loved one during a Pagan funeral? Do they perform any kind of ritual that is meant to aid their transition to the afterlife? 8:30
Mourning practices in the Pagan community. 11:10
Their path through death work. Also, the recent and very unfortunate discrimination that Mortellus experienced. 14:00
Misconceptions 18:10
Embalming misconceptions. 20:00
You have options when patronizing a funeral home or mortuary. 21:34
Your legacy, plus the things you should plan for and think about in preparation for death. 25:23
The tradition of using poppets as a stand-in for a lost loved one. 29:59
Patrick is conflicted about what he wants to do with his body after death. 32:11
The cenotaph. 34:27
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