Dear Karen,

Should you keep cremated remains of people or animals in your house?

- Samantha Horton, USA

Karen's reply:

To answer this question, it is first necessary to understand that during the process of the fire purification process we call cremation both the physical and astral bodies are substantially altered. The physical body is transformed into ash while the astral body is released back to the realms of energy.

In my energy sensing work, I am able to read astral imprints in buildings and in the cell tissues of living beings such as people and animals. I have also energy sensed cremated remains and have not found that they retain any astrality from the original living being. Whether this would be different in the case of a spiritually enlightened being, I have not had the opportunity to discover, but for most of the human race what it means is that there is no point in keeping ashes after cremation. This explains why it is traditional in many cultures to scatter them to the elements of earth, wind or water, and it is what I recommend too.

Another reason why it is good to scatter ashes rather than keeping them is because, like any other physical object, they will attract stagnant energies if stored for long periods of time. Disposing of them in an appropriate way reasonably soon after cremation is by far the healthiest option.