Ancestral Honor Spell

You will need:

• three black taper candles
• three red taper candles
• three white taper candles
• either nine candleholders (identical is ideal, but use whatever is
• available to you; it’s the intention that counts here) or a large, fireproof
• surface, such as a metal or ceramic platter that is large enough to have
• all of the candles burning in a star formation
• rosemary oil for remembrance

Arrange the candles in this way: the three black tapers on top, representing
the spirit world, the three red candles below, representing the material plane,
and the three white candles in the middle, representing the three stages of life
and the Triple Goddess. Carefully anoint each candle with the rosemary oil.
Using a long match (the kind for lighting stoves or chimneys, so as to avoid
singeing or burning yourself), light the candles in the order shown in the
diagram, thus forming an opening, sun-wise spiral of light.
Once you are finished lighting the candles, say:
“Beloved dead, shining like the stars in the sky,
you are always alive in my heart.
Your memories are like the stars, always present, reminding me of you
and filling me with love and wonder.
How blessed am I that you walked this Earth,
how blessed am I to feel your life continue in me.
How blessed is the universe to have the brightness of your spirit
added to its divine sum.
Blessed be, beloved. Blessed be.”
Remain as long as you like in the circle, and when you are ready, open the
circle and ground your energy, but allow the candles to burn down
completely. You may wish to add offerings of fruit, flowers, and/or a plate
from the celebration feast for the ancestors as well.