A Ritual Of Lesser Grief (Herbs and Crystals For Mourning the Dead)
I got a call from my parents the other weekend saying one of our cats had died. We had had them since I was 14 (16 years now) - they were fully a part of the family. I was quite upset, shed a few tears, and wanted to do something in way of a little memorial for him. I've called this 'lesser grief' as I in no way find it comparable to, say, losing a parent for example. However, we all have pets, celebrities, people we may know whose deaths do upset us and we want to do something to remember them. For this I created a 'memorial' oil out of eldar, frankincense and cypress (using olive oil as a base; for more information on making oils see my post here ) to dress a candle. By Daniil Ryzhkov - Own work, CC BY 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=19889437 I dressed a white candle, white being the colour of peace, hope and purity, and thought about my little kitty - the memories I had of him and what he meant to me