Pete's Ashes

[Wifflesnook]

I washed it and looked at it and knew it wasn't right. However we have a lovely pewter tray with a spiral on it (our symbol as we are Pantheists). Every morning Pete brought me coffee in a cAfetiere in bed on it. and I am thinking to use that as a base and buy a pewter urn to sit upon it. It will then go in our bedroom. His physical remains will not leave me. Funny how differently we look at things after losing our loved ones. The old Jan would consider that this is bizarre. But I think this is what will be a tiny comfort to me.

[mfh]

You will know. There is no need to hurry. The spiraled tray sounds perfect for a base. What a lovely thought. Mary

[kayc]

I know what Pantheism is, but what does the spiral signify? Just curious...

[Wifflesnook]

This is a poem which Pete wrote about it and it explai s it better than I could. I included it in his Farewell:-

The Tattoo (Pete C.)

I bear a mark,

A spiral sign

In Indian ink

Upon my arm.

No bigger than

A silver coin,

It calls to mind

A nautilus,

The yearly growth

Of mollusc shells,

The whirling winds

Of hurricanes,

Or spinning wheels

Of galaxies

Where stars are born

In clouds of gas.

It is a sign

Of nature's power

And energy,

The Universe

[mfh]

My wicked two weeks has come to an end.....no more pressure unless I create it. I think it will take me months to come to a halt but today I start...pacing myself and more.

Jan, I love the poem. It is truly lovely.

Kay, I ove the spiral....it is such a strong symbol. It is a labyrinth and found on the entry ways to ancient cathedrals as well as on entry ways to pagan places of worship. It is found in nature-archetypal as it is. The hair on the top of a baby's head, shells, hurricanes, snails, whirlpools and more. As a labyrinth it represents the journey inward to a place of change or transformation and then the journey back out again to one's life.

Here are some good sites:

http://originalbeauty.wordpress.com/2009/06/27/spirals-in-nature/l

http://2muchfun.info/nautilusshell.html

http://pinterest.com/mommamarlo/mandalas-spirals-and-sacred-geometry/

http://www.whats-your-sign.com/spiral-meaning.html

Peace,

Mary