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Mission Statement
The Spiral of Life: In-Home Wakes and Funerals is an education, consulting and support based service.
Our mission it is to:
- Educate the public of their right to conduct a home wake and funeral and to present the legalities and logistics of doing so, thereby ensuring dignified, meaningful, heart felt passages that are executed with grace and confidence by:
*Offering public workshops, group presentations and private consultations for individuals, families and communities who are preparing or pre-planning for a full or partial Home Funeral
*Offering on site introductory presentations to community organizations, churches, hospitals, hospice associations, nursing homes and any other interested parties of 6 or more |
- Support families and/or communities that choose the home wake and funeral option with consultation and support services as they proceed to care for their own dead, in their own home, and in their own way.
- Assisting individuals and families with the completion of a clearly written "Last Wishes" document that makes possible a graceful and personalized funeral arrangement. This document becomes a precious gift for those left behind by; easing decision making, relaxing family communications, ensuring a saving of thousands of dollars, and inviting our loved ones to participate in our passing, as a final act of love.
- Help stimulate a cottage industry that offers artisan death care products and services including coffins, urns, shrouds, flowers, memorial art, day of the dead events, and other creative expressions that honor the naturalness of our inevitable death and the beauty of creative, supportive community
- Support and participate in the Natural Burial Movement
- Advocate to improve the quality, both environmentally and asthetically, of current crematory services.
- Advocate for and protect the rights of Oregonians to care for their own dead in their own way through legislative watch and citizen lobbying.
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