Spirit Contact - Results

Well, Saturday night I set everything up for my spell, and I decided to use a couple of candles as part of the spell as well. I chose magenta and pink for thier uses in divination, contacting spirits and also love and protection.

Once I had cast the circle, I could sense the spirit (I could almost see it! It was like a cloudiness in a certain spot in the living room, like they were there just waiting for me). Once I began the spell a feeling of releif and happiness filled me, presumably from the spirit. It really made me feel good about what I was doing. I was a little scared/nervous before I cast the circle, but once it was cast, all of my nervousness and fear was gone.

I used the spells that I chose, and after I addressed the spirit, the candles flickered at me as if in answer. I know that seems silly because candles flicker all the time, but it kept happening at moments like that!

Then I cast the three norns and got the rune for contemplation and uncertainty for the past, for the present I got the run for guidance/advice, and then on the last rune, representing the future, I got the rune for harmony, a connection between all things, love, protection, wisdom of the gods. This was very cool. When I was reading the meaning of the last rune a I got a very strong feeling of happiness and excitement. I almost wanted to cry at how well it was going, I really felt like I was helping!

Then, to be sure, and to find out further what help I might give, I did a second run cast where I just grab some runes from the bag and toss them on the table randomly. There were three face-up runes on the table. Two were grouped together, one was the "tribe" rune, or a rune of togetherness with your community/similar people. The other rune was a fire rune, which I assumed meant me, or at least my magical ability, as it always manifests itself as fire (in my dreams and visualizations). These two runes were actually stacked on top of each other a bit when they landed on the table, along with an ice rune which was face down. I didn't need to see the ice rune to see that those two runes should be read together and considered "bound" of course, so I didn't worry too much about that. The one alone didn't seem to have much relevance except as a marker for the other two, as it was positioned slightly lower and to the left of the other two. I actually forgot what rune it was, I knew I should have written them down! But suffice it to say that I was able to figure out what the spirit needed.
After the cast, I decided that it looks like the spirit mostly just needed my guidance and assurance that they would be going to a good place in the afterlife. I felt like the spirit had been scared to cross over, and that is the reason they were hanging out at my house. I guess they must have known that I could do magic, and so they were hoping I would figure out a way to help them.

I then used the rest of my spell that I had written out ahead of time, and closed the circle. After, it was interesting to me that I started to miss the feeling of there being a spirit there. My fiance also noticed this and told me he thought it felt empty now.

Since that night, and especially on Sunday night, I have been paying clsoe attention to see if I have noticed any return of the spirit, or possibly a new spirit. So far it looks like there aren't any, so I am very happy with how the whole thing went. Next time, if there is one, I will be sure and make contact sooner so that I can help them. I have a feeling that this is not the last time that I will be able to use my magic for the good of a spirit, and so I am going to keep my senses alert!

One thing that this experience has helped me with is trusting my feelings and instincts, and beleiveing myself when I sense something amiss. It's hard not to just dismiss creepy feelings as nothing, and this is a positive example of why it's a good idea to pay attention to that sort of thing. Just think how long it might have been before that spirit found peace otherwise!

The Spells For the Spirit

Well, this afternoon I was feeling in the mood for some spell writing, and considering I am planning to contact the spirit tomorrow night, it makes sense to go ahead and write the spells out that I am going to use. For the preparation, I will of course cast a circle and call to the four directions as I normally do in preparation for any spell.

After the initial preparation, I will use this spell/spells for the beginning part of my plan:

Ring of fire, 'round me now,
keep me safe, don't let me down,
see you here and know no ill,
until my purpose, I fulfill.

Spirit near but so far,
come to me if you will,
share your story of before,
so I may help you, I implore.

These runes I cast you will know,
use them well until you go.

After that, I will be doing an actual rune cast. I haven't fully made my mind up yet, but I think I will do the three norns first to get an initial idea, and then from there I will go with what makes the most sense as a way to further enlighten myself about the purpose of the contact I have been feeling with a spirit.

After I have communed with the runes and the spirit long enough to have an idea of what to do next, I will make a promise with the spirit to do my best to help them achieve peace:

Spirit of the other-where,
I promise you, I'll make it clear,
I cannot undo the past you lived,
but surely peace can find you here,
your troubles I will take them on,
so you can go to the beyond.

Once that is done, I will remove the connection I made with the runes:

Work done, and with thanks,
my rune-power will, with me remain,
I myself have made it so,
I myself undo it now.

Then I will finish with the closing of the circle and final part to the spell:

Ring of fire round me no more,
let your power leap and soar,
return to earth, your rightful place,
again I'll call, if I may.

Circle of the ancient power,
ground the power of this hour,
spirits here, will soon be gone,
to be at peace in the beyond.

Blessed be to all who hear,
my spell of hope, no need to fear.

Well, that's it for this one. I hope that I can help this spirit, I have the feeling something amazing is going to happen!

Contacting Spirits

For several weeks I have felt like there is a presence in my kitchen/living room. I saw this spirit out of the corner of my eye, well, it's shadow on the wall next to my refrigerator. It has been noticeable so many times, and often after I get the feeling, I go upstairs and I feel like it is following me, and I end up asking it not to as I turn the corner to come up the stairs. At that point the feeling seems to leave, though clearly this spirit keeps returning. It may be because I have been using runes and doing magic in the living room. Maybe this spirit is here because it needs my help with something and because it knows that I beleive in it and am able to do magic, it was somehow attracted to my house because of that.

Of course, when I do my safeguards around the house before bed I don't feel like the spirit, or anything else for that matter, is there. But I don't do that all the time, only when I feel like I need to. I sometimes also imagine a special door in the safeguards for things that are good to come in through, so that it's not just blocking everything. I definitely have noticed that the number of unexplainable occurences in my life has increased since I decided to embrace my natural inclination towards magic. I beleive that anyone has a choice to acknowledge and accept the things that are "unexplainable" in life or deny them and see less of them. It seems like once you accept it, it's like you just opened up the flood gates for all kinds of things!

Anyhow, since I have definitely determined that there is a spirit at my house, and it is not leaving on it's own, I think maybe I should try to contact it. Since I use the runes for divination, they should work equally well for communication with a spirit as long as I make the right preparations and am ready to make contact! I get very afraid though when I feel like it's there. I guess maybe I should do some protection for myself then so that I can feel safe while I do it.

Ok, so here is my plan for the spell(s):

• Protection for me
• Allow the spirit to use my runes to communicate
• Ask the spirit to communicate

After the preparation spell is complete, and once I feel ready, I will then do a rune cast, I think it might help if I use the norns cast for it because the spirit would clearly need help with something from the past in order to be at peace in the future.

Finally, I will do another spell to finish things up:

• Make a promise with the spirit that I will help them as best I can
• Remove the connection from my runes and the spirit
• Close the circle, ground the energy in the house
• Put up safeguards in the house

The reason I am going to be sure to do safeguards is because I think that any time that you make contact with a spirit like that you are possibly opening yourself up to other spirits seeking you out for the same reason and really that's a bit much for me at the moment. I mean, I don't really mind except that I get scared by there being extra presences in my house. My cat is a bit jumpy too, so that's a concern.

I am going to work on the spell writing today and see how it goes. This should be an interesting thing for me to do, and actually if it works out, it might be something that I can do to help and make a different with my magic so that would be awesome! It's funny how when you are searching and searching for purpose it seems so hard and then it just finds you, or was there all along!

Once I have actually tried the spell I will update my blog with the results and also with the actual spells I used. I like writing my own spells because they seem to be easier to really put my energy into, which of course is very important!