Once a person has died is there any ritual/spell that can be done to bless their passing over? To help them be safe wherever they may go?

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Well, that really depends on what tradition you're talking about. Following Vodou, I sometimes recommend to people who want to honour the recently deceased to wait nine days after the death, then prepare a table draped in white with food offerings for the dead. The person performing the service should also be dressed in white if possible and tie their head in a white headscarf.

You can offer the dead the foods they enjoyed in life - with the proviso that no salt is added to the food because in Vodou we believe ancestral spirits find salt objectionable - or you can give them traditional ancestral offerings of cool water and bread. Light some white candles at the table, including one in each of the food offerings and sit for a while at the table, talking to the ancestor as if they were still there. Perhaps you could go over old photos, listen to their favourite music or just share memories of good times together. Grief is fine in this context - cry if you need to!

When you're ready to leave, you can thank the beloved dead for their presence, wish them well, and ask for their blessings as they watch over you from the other side. Then extinguish all the candles except for the ones in the food, then quietly leave the room.

The next day you can either bury the food in the garden or bag it up separate to your normal rubbish and throw it away.

Hope this helps!



When you;re ready

I'd suggest light a candle, and ask the god(s) of the deceased for help in the matter; after all they knew him or her best. If you know the god(s) particularly like something, offer it.