| 1 | This be the Law of Sacred Funeral Rites: |
| 2 | Funeral Rites be proper intention, action, ceremony and remembrance; |
| 3 | In honor of transition of spirit from dead body; |
| 4 | That it not be obstructed or burdened by the living; |
| 5 | That it remember its learning and knowledge into the next journey; |
| 6 | And that such spirit may reach its intended destination and purpose. |
| 7 | Let all the dead be buried. |
| 8 | Do not let the remains of the dead be taken by wild animal, |
| 9 | Nor rot in the sun. |
| 10 | Do not burn the body. |
| 11 | It be traumatic to spirit of the dead to see their remains dishonored. |
| 12 | A people who dishonor the remains of the dead, |
| 13 | Possess no honor, nor authority nor rule of law. |
| 14 | When men and women die, their spirit longs for its connection to their remains. |
| 15 | Be gentle then and allow the body to rest before burial; |
| 16 | Clean the body, let it be wrapped that the spirit be comforted in respect. |
| 17 | Let the body rest on its side, as if sleeping. |
| 18 | Around the body for burial, place one or two familiar objects, |
| 19 | That the spirit be comforted by such respect. |
| 20 | But do not bury useful tools and too many things, |
| 21 | That the spirit be cluttered with objects it can no longer use or admire. |
| 22 | Do not scream or allow wailing at death or burial. |
| 23 | Such cries of grief and wailing disturbs the spirit of the dead; |
| 24 | It calls the spirit to remain bound to earth and remains, |
| 25 | Rather than continuing its journey. |
| 26 | Let there be joy and dance at burial and ceremony, |
| 27 | That the spirit of the deceased remembers gentle and loving memory; |
| 28 | As this helps in transition of their journey. |
| 29 | Let the dead be buried in sacred sanctuary of Necropolis. |
| 30 | That all fears, regrets and unfinished acts be forgiven and released. |
| 31 | Do not speak the name of the dead. |
| 32 | Do not speak ill of the dead. |
| 33 | This be law. |
| 34 | The name of the dead is even stronger than love of body. |
| 35 | It compels spirit to come and remain. |
| 36 | Spirit then must be given time to learn to leave, |
| 37 | Knowing ancestors are loved and honored. |
| 38 | In time, their name shall be permitted to be spoken. |
| 39 | The highest honor that may be given to elder man or woman, |
| 40 | Is that community follow proper Funeral Rites. |
| 41 | The most terrible of illness of mind, be the dishonor of the dead, |
| 42 | In desecration of the remains of the dead, or their name. |
| 43 | Such desecration be not sorcery, but madness of animals, |
| 44 | That brings terrible illness upon such creatures, and their offspring. |
| 45 | Any law that dishonors such law cannot be law. |
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