Hello! <<Michele Shoemaker wrote: . May the Wolves and Coyotes and> Buzzards, Raven and insects find nourishment from my flesh. May the Mother > use my bones to replenish the earth. Right. I am so envious of a method some Native Americans used. Bodies were placed on a high platform for the birds and animals to clean. I am so sorry we can't do this...understandably.. >> Zorostrians follow this practive even today, but for different reasons. Mahesh