Across
- 2. Hidden chamber beneath the surface, often holding history
- 3. Uncertain quality that makes death mysterious
- 6. Cycle of life and death that governs all living things
- 8. Physical shell left behind when life ends
- 11. Clinical term for fear of dying
- 12. Burial place, or something serious in nature
- 13. Death seen as a journey from one stage to another
- 15. Change of form, often used to describe death in nature
- 17. State of serenity some experience before dying
- 18. Ritual gathering to honor and remember the dead
- 20. What the earth reclaims when remains decompose
- 21. Process showing that endings can give rise to new beginnings
- 22. Ground that can both nurture beginnings and hold endings
- 23. Deep sorrow felt after loss
Down
- 1. Belief that life begins anew after death
- 4. Belief in something higher or unseen
- 5. Quality needed to face life’s final chapter without retreating
- 6. Dark part of the day, often symbolic of finality
- 7. Peaceful stillness or slumber, sometimes used to describe death
- 9. Common reaction when thinking about mortality
- 10. Daily rest often used as a metaphor for death
- 14. Continuation of existence beyond death
- 16. Figure symbolizing the end of life, traditionally carrying a tool
- 18. Season linked with decline and the close of life’s cycle
- 19. Paradise or reward imagined after death in some faiths