Spells/Rituals For Healing, Moving On, Grief, Trauma
TW: death, grief, trauma, disturbing imagery
Hello, all. I’m new to witchcraft still and am not much of a practitioner but have been interested/researching for a long time.
I recently witnesses something really traumatic — my first time ever seeing death. It was sudden, graphic, jarring, disturbing, and I’m on a rollercoaster, never knowing how I’ll feel about it at any given moment. I am in therapy and seeing a psychiatrist as well, so I’m trying to do all the right things to take care of myself, but I’m also looking for some spiritual help.
I need to try to unburden myself from this. I don’t feel guilty or responsible in any way, as it’s something I just happened upon and could do nothing about, but I’m still carrying the burden, the image, the weight. I can’t get it out of my head. In a way, I’m grieving a stranger. In another way, I’m grieving for what my life was like before I saw what I saw. Yet another part of me is filled with anxiety about seeing something like this again, or causing something like this. In a way, I feel haunted by it.
I feel like I have the help I need as far as therapy/mental health/support, but I’m still looking for something more, even if it’s just lighting a candle in that person’s memory, or saying a little prayer, I’m just kind of at a loss. Does anyone have any suggestions or similar experiences? Any advice is appreciated. ❤️