People are grieving. And people are scared.
Directly or indirectly, everyone is facing changes in the wake of the new USA administration. Some of us are facing things that are more terrifying and dire than others may face.
An overwhelming question: What do we do for our threatened, frightened, and grieving loved ones?
In addition to organizing and staying connected with community, if you want to provide Magickal support for people who are particularly vulnerable at this time, the following spell can help with that. This is based on a similar spell from my new book Sacred Tears: A Witch’s Guide To Grief.
Print a picture of the person you wish to support, or simply write their name(s) on a piece of paper. Surround the paper with gentle herbs such as lavender or mint. outside of the herbs, create a circle with a series of hard stones. A handful of small pieces of obsidian are great to use, but you can also use gravel from a parking lot. If the person needs a little more buffering between themselves and the outside world, you may want to create a stronger outer circle, such as using broken glass, a p;iece of barbed wire, or nails. Make sure the sharp edges are pointed outward (toward the outside world) and not toward the person needing support This outer circle is meant to protect the person from insensitive or unkind people who might disrupt or aggravate them.
Light a stick of incense with a gentle scent and waft the smoke over the picture or name of the person. If you can’t create smoke due to local restrictions, or simply don’t want to, sprinkling a little warm water on the picture or name of the person will work fine, too.
Offer an incantation that creates a space of protected comfort for the grieving person, one that specifies protection from outside forces. If you need inspiration, feel free to use this incantation below (and feel free to put your own spin on it):
Rains of healing, breath of peace
Bestow a quiet space upon (name/s)
Where they may cry and breathe and rest and be,
Until such a time as they may walk on their own again,
Within this space, let their healing begin
Also, check in with the person regularly to see what they need. Meals? Companionship while out and about (safety in numbers)? An ear to listen? A funny movie or meme to distract them?
It’s a long road. Also remember to make space for yourself as well.
Offerings And Resources For This Time
Recordings of Hekate And The Healing Journey
Looking to deepen a spiritual practice with Hekate, or with healing, or both? If you were not able to join Hekate and the Healing Journey, you can purchase the recordings of all three sessions at this link. This purchase link is only available until Sunday, November 17, but you’ll have access to the sessions for 30 days.
The Grief Spiral: A Magickally-Minded Approach To Grief
There are no “stages of grief.” If grief has any shape, it’s a spiral. When loss happens, we may wonder many things: If we’re Witches, why couldn’t we prevent this loss?, and Are there any spells for closure? Grief can make us feel less Magickal…does that make us “bad Witches”? Grief changes us. Magick changes us. Because grief changes us, grief is its own Magick. Join me for a virtual workshop and conversation about a Magickally-minded approach to grief inspired by my new book Sacred Tears: A Witch’s Guide To Grief
Workshop will be recorded and sent to all registrants afterward. Closed-captioned.
A Resource For A Hard Time Of Year
Praise for Sacred Tears: A Witch’s Guide To Grief
“Wow. It is amazing how she was able to transform her loss into bridging a gap for others who are morning. She speaks about the process of grief, not from a Christianize or Religious formula, moreover from a position of a pagan or a witch within the natural process of grief. Great book, pick it up now… because when you actually need it, you will have it right there. Highly Recommend.” ~Granddaughter Crow
The holidays aggravate grief. If need a guide from a Witchcraft path, here it is.
