Across
- 1. Monument marking the final resting place of the deceased, evoking reflection on mortality.
- 2. Hidden knowledge or phenomena beyond ordinary comprehension.
- 7. Rites or ceremonies acknowledging loss and transition of the departed.
- 8. Decomposition process through which endings nourish new life.
- 12. Corporeal remains, stripped of animating spirit yet retaining material form.
- 15. Transformation in which essence persists despite altered form.
- 16. Calm equanimity often present at the threshold of mortality.
- 18. Earth itself, nourishing life while ultimately reclaiming it.
- 19. Ground or land where life emerges and ultimately returns.
- 20. Deep unease or dread in anticipation of life’s inevitable end.
- 23. Existence believed to continue beyond corporeal termination.
- 25. Expression of grief in response to the loss of a cherished life.
Down
- 1. State of quiet rest resembling a threshold between life and cessation.
- 3. Season reflecting decline, transience, and the passage of time.
- 4. Trust in forces or truths beyond direct perception.
- 5. Ideal realm of perfect peace and reward beyond earthly existence.
- 6. The totality of existence, encompassing life, death, and natural cycles.
- 9. Subterranean chamber preserving remains with solemn permanence.
- 10. Twilight, symbolically representing endings or decline.
- 11. Tranquil stillness implying both repose and finality.
- 13. Personification or agent of death, harvesting life at its natural close.
- 14. Large, monumental tomb intended to enshrine the deceased.
- 17. Passage or transition from one existential state to another.
- 21. Intense fear or anxiety about death and the unknown beyond.
- 22. Moral and mental courage when confronting ultimate uncertainty.
- 24. Principle asserting cyclical renewal or rebirth of life.