Firesilk's Book of Shadows

A Samhain Ritual of Remembrance

The Altar should be provided with:

a lighted black or orange candle

a jack-o-lantern

a chalice filled with wine or cider

a plate of bread

Incense and burner (the incense should be nutmeg, sage, or mint)

Ritual Tools

Photos of lost loved ones

Slips of paper with the names of those you wish to remember written on them.

A bonfire or large brazier with a fire

Consecrate a circle and call the quarters.

Recite the following Prayer:

The Circle is complete
Once again we stand at the End and the Beginning
It is the time of the waxing of the Night
But we fear not, for our Lady is strong
It is the time of the waning of the Day
But we fear not, for our Lord waits to receive us
The door between our world and the world of the spirits is open
We remember now those who have gone on before
I remember__*name of loved one*__. (say what you loved best about them). Be at peace.
(repeat as many times as necessary. As you finish with each name and remembrance, throw that persons slip of paper into the fire.)
Unto those I have named, from whose eyes
The veil of life has fallen,
May there be accomplished the Divine Will.
Whether they be granted absorption into the Infinite,
Or to be united with their chosen and preferred,
Or to be in contemplation,
Or to be in peace,
Or to achieve the labor of reincarnation
On this planet or another, Or in any Star, or any creature.
Unto them may there be accomplishment of their True Path.
I give this bread to the Fire
Throw the bread onto the fire.
As a remembrance of the lives that have passed.
I give this wine to the Fire
Pour the wine onto the fire.
As a remembrance of the blood that no longer flows.
Isis Guide my friends and loved ones.
Isis Guard them on their journey.
Osiris Receive my friends and loved ones.
Osiris Strengthen them on their journey.
So mote it be!
Meditate as long as you wish. Close the Circle and put out the fire.

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