The vessel is now left behind and the energy it once contained moves on. That is how I feel when in the compnay of the dead.

The pennies on the eyes is something I remember vividly when looking at the departed when I was young. To pay the Ferryman to get to the afterlife I was told. Seemed to make sense to me then!
Nowdays I see a dead body as void of the Essence/Energy that made the, when breathing, Being who they were.

I like Kat's explanation to her Grandson *smile*

Love and Light as always to all,
Jude