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Upon death, the human body withers away and the soul ascends to higher, heavenly dimensions, or so most of us would believe. Yet whether you share this belief or err more-so on the side of there being no ‘life’ at all after death matters not, for there are several ways to continue our earthly legacy once our time is at its end. By opting to go with one of the many disposal (up-cycling) options for our bodily remains, we can essentially ‘live on’ in a variety of ways.

11 Bizarre Yet Eco-Friendly Ways You Can ‘Live On’ After Death…

1. Swim With The Fish and Become a Reef

Have you ever felt like you were part mermaid during your life, perhaps you did a lot of sailing, or simply always had an affinity for water? A company known as Eternal Reefs dedicates themselves to creating concrete reef balls used to replicate declining coral reefs, helping to support marine ecosystems.(1) Ash remains are mixed with concrete and act as the base of these reef balls.

2. Get Blood-Thirsty and Become Wine

Were you a wine connoisseur during your lifetime? They say a glass of wine a day has several health benefits so why not help keep your loved ones healthy after your passing, or simply help ease their pain? A company known as Next Nature will add traces of your blood to a bottle of wine, helping loved ones to honor and remember your legacy with every sip.(2)

3. Blast Off Into Space and Become Star Dust

Make your exit from the earthly realm truly out of this World by opting to launch your remains into space. A company known as Elysium Space has created the option of choosing space burial services where a portion of your ashes is sent to the great beyond.(3) This returns your ashes back into space from whence we came, as we are all made of stardust.

4. Get In Touch With Nature and Become a Tree

One remarkable company known as Bio Urn will take your cremated ashes, add them to a packet that has a tree seed (seed pod) and plants this pod in the ground.(4) Thus, the seed and your memory will blossom into a beautiful living organism. An excellent and opportune way to give back to the Earth and ‘live again’.

5. Give Endless Hugs and Become a Teddy Bear

When loved ones pass away, we sometimes wish we could get one last hug or embrace from them before saying goodbye. A company known as Eddy Bear gives us this option in a somewhat alternative way by including cremated ashes in a small urn inside a teddy bear, offering a safe place to store your loved ones remains.(5) Various sizes and color options are available, as well as an embroidered message on the teddy bear’s paw.

6. Leave Your Mark and Become a Tattoo

If you’re able to fathom getting under someone’s skin, several tattoo artists in today’s day and age offer services where they mix the ashes of a loved one into tattoo ink. Thus, instead of a regular memorial tattoo to honor someone’s memory, they will have what is known as a commemorative tattoo, keeping a more permanent part of their loved one with them until the end.(6)

7. Blast Away and Become a Firework

A company known as Angels Flight can include cremated remains as part of a fireworks display. This creates an excellent way of sending a loved one on to the next world with a celebration in honor of him or her, instead of centering their passing on only sadness and mourning.

8. Shine Bright and Become a Diamond

Forever remain a “girl’s best friend” by having your ashes turned into a diamond. Whether as a diamond ring, necklace, bracelet, or some other form of jewelry – let your loved oned adorn themselves in your memory. A company known as LifeGem has made it their mission to create these gems out of the carbon from ashes with the help of heat, pressure, and time.(7)

9. Be a Work of Art and Become a Glass Trinket

If unable to become a diamond or be sent up into the cosmos, consider glass trinkets. An artist known as Vaughn Evans works to turn ashes into works of art.(8) Such trinkets as glass pendants, marbles, tobacco pipes, jewelry, paperweights, among other options.

10. Get Jiggy With It and Become a Vinyl Record

Were you a rock-star or a music lover in your lifetime? One company known as And Vinyly will press your remains into a vinyl record, with your choice of playlist added to the track-list.(9) This process is done by pressing ashes into a custom vinyl record and loved ones will receive 30 copies of this special album.

11. Get Trigger Happy & Become Bullets

Have an interest in going to the gun range to practice shooting? An Alabama-based company known as Holy Smoke LLC can turn your cremated remains into live ammunition.(10) The idea was conceived when the founding members of the company began discussing life after death and a family member mentioned his desire to have his ashes used in shotgun shells for one last turkey hunt. The company prides themselves on saying;

“We can place the ashes of your loved ones into almost any caliber and gauge of ammunition. One pound of ash will produce one case (250 shells) of bullets.”

Whichever option to ‘live on’ after death is entirely at your discretion to choose from. Whether it’s a classic burial or cremation, or any of the above options. Whether it’s a decision you make for your own passing or that of a loved one. Make it sweet and simple or go out with a bang!

Sources:

(1) http://eternalreefs.com/the-eternal-reefs-story/about-reef-balls/

(2) https://www.nextnature.net/2007/04/vin-memoriam/

(3) http://elysiumspace.com/product/shooting-star-memorial/

(4) https://urnabios.com/

(5) http://www.theeddybearcompany.com/

(6) http://www.neptunesociety.com/cremation-information-articles/what-to-do-with-cremation-ashes-tattoo-ink

(7) http://www.lifegem.com/

(8) http://www.cremationmarbles.com/more.html

(9) http://www.andvinyly.com/

(10) http://www.myholysmoke.com/About.html

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