Is it Bad Luck to Keep Ashes in the House?

Losing someone you are close to can be a very devastating experience and it can come with its own fair share of questions. Cremating your loved ones' remains leaves you their ashes but what can you do with them? Some people like to scatter their ashes, others like to bury them instead. Some even like to keep their ashes in a cremation urn inside their own home for safekeeping and remembrance. However, some may ask, is it actually bad luck to keep ashes inside your own house? That's what we're going to be answering today in this article as well as some other common superstitions surrounding cremation ashes.

Does Having Ashes Inside Bring Bad Luck?

The very concept of good and bad luck is an extremely subjective one, and can severely change depending on what culture, religion and personal beliefs one has. With that being said, we will be providing our own experience and knowledge we have surrounding the topic to determine for you whether keeping ashes inside your home brings you bad luck. In our experience and with many of our customers that we've known over the years, we've never heard an incident or report of an increase of bad luck after keeping cremated ashes inside the home. In fact the only thing that a cremation urn has done for anyone by being inside their home is allow them to remind themselves of their loved one and the joyful memories they shared together. It is our firm belief that keeping ashes inside the house does NOT bring bad luck.

Can Keeping Ashes Inside Be Dangerous?

Keeping cremation ashes inside is not dangerous whatsoever. The process of cremation completely renders the ashes inert and void of all bacteria and any other microorganisms that can cause harm. With proper storage, such as through a cremation urn, there can be no hazardous substances, mould, bacteria or any other dangerous elements introduced by keeping the ashes inside.

Is Keeping Ashes Inside Bad Feng Shui?

Is keeping ashes inside your home bad Feng Shui? As the article we've written suggests, it is all to do with balance. It is completely fine to keep “Yin” energy in your house such as through a cremation urn so long as it is balanced with “Yang” energy which can be found with such household items like plants and potted flowers.

Can Keeping Ashes Invite Bad Spirits?

While we are certainly no experts in the spiritual or mystic schools of thought, we wholeheartedly believe that keeping ashes inside does not invite bad spirits. This is because through the process of cremation, the body and spirit are completely separated and all that remains from the body is the cremation ashes. The cremation ashes you ultimately receive in the end are merely a reminder of your loved one, sort of like a memento of their memory. Their actual spirit has moved onto the next place and so therefore does not invite any sort of other spirits inside your home.

What Can You Do If You’re Still Not Sure?

If you are not sure what to do, or you don't believe or agree with our explanations on these topics then we can still help you and give you some tips on what you can do next.

Scattering

You can consider scattering your loved ones ashes at a place of your choosing. Conducting a scattering ceremony in such a way can be a truly honourable moment for your loved one and gives you and your family a chance to say your final goodbyes. It is a very symbolic way of releasing their spirit back into nature and letting the Earth reclaim them. At Affordable Urns, we sell scattering tubes which are biodegradable and ergonomic options which help you carry and release the ashes with ease.

Burial

You can also consider burying their ashes if you are uncomfortable with keeping them inside your house. Burying your loved ones ashes serves a similar purpose of scattering them in which you are releasing your loved ones spirit back to be reclaimed by mother Earth. You can bury either their ashes on their own, or as we would recommend, you can bury them with a burial or standard cremation urn instead.

While the concepts of bad luck, Feng Shui, and spiritualism can all be highly subjective, we've done our best to compile a list of our most up-to-date thoughts and information on these topics. We hope that this has assisted you in making your decision to keep ashes inside your home a more comfortable one, and if you still aren't comfortable, then there are the alternatives of burial and scattering which you can consider instead. Affordable Urns provides Australians affordable and unique cremation urns while maintaining the best quality to ensure everyone can have access to a proper way to honour their loved ones memory. If you are looking for an exceptional cremation urn, take a look at our site to find your perfect urn today.