The Egyptians had a particularly nasty way of getting rid of people they felt had no consequence. Instead of embalming them, they simply constructed a fake mummy made from old strips of linen wrapped around a dummy of mud. If, in our modern world, you feel that there are a lot of "mud mummies" around you, get rid of the mud.
The Lover of My Soul: A Search for Ecstasy and Wisdom (ed. Perry Brass, 1998) - ISBN: 9780962712388