There are groups and individuals who campaign for, and promote the benefits of people taking control of the funeral of a departed relative; even to the extent of doing all the practical tasks themselves. The foremost in the UK being The Natural Death Centre. For some people this is a perfectly feasible idea. For some, the very…

I was listening to some young people talking  the other day about their plans, their views on politics and world affairs, and life in general. I was struck by how it seems like only yesterday that I was beginning the very same process. This lead me to think about how our younger politicians, scientists, sociologists, industrialists and entrepreneurs gain…

The fear of death stems from two places. The fear of a painful, traumatic or unpleasant death and the fear of separation and annihilation. Until we face these prospects head on, death always has us a hold over us and we deal with it by pushing it to the back of our minds and concealing…