To Write a Letter to the Beloved Dead

In this manner the letter must be written: first, the ink prepared from soot mixed with pale wine; next, the pen made, shaped from a quill never before cut; then, the paper arranged on a table between two black candles. At the top of the paper this inscription should be set:

See now, thou who are mourned, the nature of this mourning: as thou knowest even now my sorrow, so on this paper do I doubly affirm it....

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We Remember Them

At the rising of the sun 

and at its going down,

We remember them.

At the blowing of the wind 

and in the chill of Winter, 

We remember them....

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Banishing Grief

This spell is said to help one let go of painful feelings of grief. It is for those times in life when it seems impossible to feel joy again, such as after losing someone close to you.

Items Needed:

• A smoky quartz gemstone
• Bowl of water
• Three tablespoons of sea salt...

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