never healthful. Allow anyone present to cry and express
him- or herself. Just keep a full box of tissue on hand.
Such remembrances often bring remaining family and
friends closer together.
SPELLWORK Light the altar candles and the incense. Place
a photo of the deceased person before the deity image
on your altar. Put one clear quartz crystal to the left and
right of the photo. Anoint the candles from the wick to
the end. Set the purple candle on the left of the photo,
and the white candle on the right. Light the candles. Say
the chant. Leave the candles to burn out completely.
Dispose of the wax afterward.
CHANT Gone from this Earth, but not forgotten.
Gone from our sight, but not from our hearts.
Memories comfort our sorrow.
We know we shall meet again.Giving Thanks
CANDLES Straight or votive candles in the following
colors: two white (truth, sincerity), one light blue (inner
peace, harmony, contacting the Higher Self), and one
pink (affection, healing).
OIL Lotus or frankincense.