The Grey Necromancer

Resurrected Once More!

[the-grey-necromancer]

Soul Shard Bag

This magic item is exceedingly useful to an advanced necromantic practitioner. It allows them to collect and store soul shards for later use. When a human being suffers a traumatic event in their life, a small part of their soul fissions off and is left behind. This is part of the process known as soul loss a magical illness known to some shamanistic religions. A person who experiences enough trauma gradually becomes more apathetic and listless, eventually becoming what is called a Hollow Man/Woman. Shamans treat this by undergoing a spirit journey to retrieve the soul shard and then reunite it with the owner.

However an advanced necromantic practitioner can learn how to use these soul shards to their advantage. One way is to graft a number of soul shards into a complete chimeric soul. This can then be used for crafting, energy, spirit bargaining, etc. Another way is to graft the soul shard to a spirit being which does not normally possess a soul, thus allowing it to experience mortality. Yet another is to graft the soul shard to oneself which if compatible can accelerate spiritual ascension and growth. There are still more uses but this is not the point of this post.

To make the soul shard bag simply take a black drawstring bag and place within a magically charged piece of onyx. Then the bag should be taken into a burial site and exposed to the energies at such a location. To use it carry it with you and simply open it at accident sites, crime scenes, locations where violent sports are played, or at hospitals. The soul shards left behind at such sites will be drawn into the stone within and will remain there until utilised.

One important thing to note is that actually being able to use the souls within is something that unfortunately many practitioners will never be able to do. This is do to the fact that many spiritual entities including certain deific beings do not allow just anyone to mess around with souls. It usually requires patronage and permission from such beings and usually comes with stringent rulesets.

[the-grey-necromancer]

Bag of Lost Memories

This item is invaluable when bargaining with certain types of darker fae such as sluagh sidhe, dullahan, baobhan sith, etc. It can also prevent a lot of grief if one accidently stumbles upon one of them or angers them as well. Simply place a piece of rhodocrosite in a drawstring bag and charge it with energy. Next seek out your local nursing home and open the bag. Memories lost by the people within the building will be attracted to the stone in the bag and be drawn into it. Eventually (time depending on the size of the stone) the rhodochrosite will become full and the bag can then be closed. Keep it shut tight until needed.

The memories within likely contain experiences which will be novel and interesting to many types of non-human spirit. This makes them a potent and valuable bargaining chip. To use dispense the memories simply open the bag and allow the spirit you are dealing with to draw the memories out of it. I will cover another use of this bag in a future post about Mnemostilling.

[the-grey-necromancer]

Bloodstone Feeder

For those spirits which feed on sanguine energies this is a relatively simple device for keeping them satiated. It consists of just two pieces, a bloodstone orb and a shaped copper holder. In Hermetic magic copper is connected to bloodshed which allows it when enchanted to gather the energy from blood spilled in accidents. I made my personal copper holder by pouring smelted copper over a walnut shell and allowing it to harden.

Since I am particularly prone to cutting myself with knives when carving various substances (including bones) I came up with the idea for this device to make sure the energy from my blood was not wasted. However by adding the device to a wooden board along with soil samples in small jars you can make this device harvest sanguine energy from more distant places.

The Bloodstone Feeder will utilize the sanguine energies of not only humans but animals as well which makes it function exceptionally well when a butcher shop is in close proximity. The Feeder when not in use will store the sanguine energies permanently until used up.

[stagkingswife]

I can’t comprehend it when people fear monger about working with the Fair Folk. To me there are my friends and kin who sometimes help find lost stuff. Mr Stag managed to loose both his expensive headphones and his prescriptions sunglasses in the same week. Last night I finally gave up and put out sweetened milk and wine for the Folk and guess what we found today in really obvious places that I had personally checked multiple times before.

I cannot express my appreciation for my Clan. They are simply the best.

[the-grey-necromancer]

As a practicing necromancer I frequently work with the Sluagh Sidhe who I feel have been mostly unfairly demonized. They frequently help and protect me when I am working with hostile spirits. They also tell me when when humans have disturbed spirits in the local graveyards so I can help them return to rest. Also on several occasions where I have experienced bouts of depression a number of them have kept me company and cheered me up.

It would be best to say that fear does have it's place but the Fair Folk both recognize their own and will also frequently claim as family those that approach them in the right way. Just mind your manners and put out the cream and whiskey and everything will be alright.

[the-grey-necromancer]

Weird Ingredients/Components

Here is a short list of weird ingredients/components that I have used in various magical practices. Beside each of them you will see the method of acquisition or source of the ingredient/component.

shadows- Bag of Night (enchanted object)

fungal spores- harvested local fungi

light- crow feathers

kraken ink- Kraken Rum bottle

gargoyle dust- gargoyle statue

lamprey saliva- Jarred Horror (enchanted object)

cat eyes- cat's eye gemstones

bird hearts- small bell jar

human ashes- Asian art urns

tiger eyes- tiger eye gemstones

pufferfish flesh- preserved pufferfish

monk blood- Benedictine brandy bottle

peace- olive oil bottle

rage- French mustard crock (the brand name is a pun)

essence of enlightenment- Lucky Buddha Beer bottle

frog slime- strange carved frog bottle

preserved flesh of redheads- Scottish Ginger Preserves jar

devil claws- bag of devil's claw herb

brain fluid- pieces of Native American method tanned leather

As you can guess some of these obviously require certain spells to acquire. I am not going to disclose them of course, but if you can figure a way to do similar things yourself then more power to you! I hope that you find this interesting and of inspirational value to your personal practice.

[the-grey-necromancer]

A carved rose made of animal bone that I bring with me to the graveyards I visit. It was purchased from the local Goodwill store where I found it by chance.

[the-grey-necromancer]

Jue Libation Vessel

Image Source: https://collections.artsmia.org/art/29454/jue-libation-vessel-china

In my collection of ritual objects and magical tools I happen to have a similar vessel which I acquired at my local Goodwill store. I use it for certain rituals, feeding helpful spirits, and types of alchemical work related to necromancy.

[the-grey-necromancer]

Sympathetic Ectoplasm Collection

The following is a method that can be used to collect ectoplasm from a graveyard that you have access to. It requires a canning jar with seal and lid, a handful of soil from the graveyard in question and a small piece of animal bone. The graveyard soil should be collected with the proper respect and should also be payed for. Since I live in Canada and work with Irish deities most often, I pay with a Canadian dime. Displaying the image of the Bluenose it creates a connection with the Irish psychopomp deity Manannan mac Lir who uses his ship to ferry souls to the Blessed Isles.

Now place both the graveyard soil and the piece of animal bone in the jar. Make sure that the piece of bone is buried in the earth. Next seal the canning jar tight and place it it in a dark location without exposure to daylight. Then wait until after the next full moon to open the jar. The light of the full moon has a pulling effect on ectoplasm and draws it from the bodies in burial places. Normally it would dissipate into the atmosphere or be absorbed by the spirits which inhabit such locations. The jar creates a sympathetic link to the burial location, essentially creating a small graveyard within the container. The same process happens within the jar but here the ectoplasm is trapped and can neither dissipate or be utilized by local spirits.

The trapped ectoplasm can be used in a number of ways. If you are a medium or spirit-worker capable of bringing forth the spirits of the dead, it can be used to strengthen or refresh them after they help you. If you are a medium who is capable of manifesting spirits using your own ectoplasm, it can be used to replace any which has been lost for various reasons. Advanced necromancers will find with enough training that they can use it to help treat dehydration and fevers or create servitors from it. Experts in the field of necromancy will find that it is possible to infuse it into objects they possess enabling them to bring a spirit copy into underworlds or other spiritual realms. There are of course a myriad of other uses but these would require a separate post.

[the-grey-necromancer]

Lord Ruthven's Healing Glass

A few years ago inspired by the events mentioned in the Vampyre by John Polidori I decided to try and replicate the effects of the moonlight-filled room used by Lord Ruthven to revive himself. After a few attempts I managed to create a simple magical item that twisted normal sunlight into lunar energy which could heal most kinds of nocturnal spirits and entities. The instructions below detail how to make a similar item.

Take a brand new stained glass mobile kit and before assembling it keep each piece submerged in moon water mixed with a crushed pearl (fresh or salt water) for three consecutive nights. Do NOT allow any piece of glass to be exposed to sunlight from then until the morning after the mobile is hung. Until assembled all pieces not in the mixture should be kept shrouded in black cloth.

After all pieces are treated wait until after dark and then assemble and hang the mobile in a window of reasonably similar size. The point being for the item to affect as much of the sunlight coming in as possible. The treatment process mentioned here most likely will have to be redone every three years.

Note: Do not paint the stained glass. Any colours used will change the effect of the enchantment and likely have unwanted effects.

[the-grey-necromancer]

Harnessing the Deaths of Unfortunate Animals

While it is advisable to not use the remains of animals killed by vehicles in necromantic practices there is another thing that can be done with these former lifeforms. One can set up a dedicated altar in the vicinity and take small tokens from these unfortunate creatures. By placing a few hairs or something similar in a bowl on the altar from each piece of roadkill you create a magical connection to the site of their death.

This can effectively allow the lifeforce released from the animals death to be channeled to the altar and through that down into the ground below. In this manner you can both honor the creature's death and ensure that their sacrifice is not wasted by rerouting the released lifeforce to vegetation surrounding the altar. Furthermore if you place small offerings of the kinds of food consumed by the slain creatures when they were alive you can ensure that their spirits rest easily. This is recommended because restless animal spirits can lure others of their own kind to their doom at the site of former deaths.

[the-grey-necromancer]

Environmental Interactive Graves

Here's an idea. Adding a metal sculpture of a cow or goat horn as a permanent addition to a gravestone. Make sure that it can function as an instrument and position it so that the wind can blow through it. After installation then anoint it with water which has had pieces of an actual such horn boiled it in. Do this repeatedly each time you visit. Eventually according to the occult principles of similarity and contagion the metal horn will become magically the same as an biological one. Enchanting it then would allow the sculpture to summon the spirit of a cow to provide milk to feed the spirits of the dead present in the burial place.

Furthermore the sound of the horn is sure to create an eerie atmosphere in the location. This could help ignite interest in new forms of cemetary decoration, fuel local urban legends, and create a interest in tours (which could be used to help fund upkeep especially in older places), etc. Another idea which I have toyed with is somehow finding a way to incorporate a drum sculpture somehow which would be played when raindrops fell upon it.

Note: Make sure to have obtained legal permission from all necessary parties first.

[the-grey-necromancer]

Killing Cancer, a Personal Experience

In my personal experience it is possible for a very skilled and experienced necromancer to enhance a cancer patient's fight against the dreaded disease. This is done through a advanced practitioner's ability to mimic vampirism. With very fine control and unflinching willpower it is possible to use this technique to drain the life force from cancer cells thereby weakening them and making them more easily killed by modern medical treatments.

I learned this technique for the spirit of a energy vampire with whom I dallied with for several years. It can also be used to drain the life force from things such as infections, viruses, and parasites. In addition it can be used on such things both inside and outside the body. Furthermore it can also be used to in the same manner on other organism that you are familiar with such as household pets.

The individual I first used this on is a relative who was diagnosed with leukemia in her 70's. She beat it into remission and it has been that way for over twelve years now. Every so often I dedicate a time to reusing this technique on her to ensure that I weaken any cells that may reappear.

Note: Please be aware that this in no way should replace actual medical cancer treatments done by proper medical professionals. It is merely something that can be done alongside medical treatment. In addition I would highly recommend that this not be attempted by beginning practitioners or anyone who does not have a considerable number of years of energy manipulation experience. Getting this wrong could cause immense damage to the individual that you are trying to help.

[the-grey-necromancer]

Why don't we ever see...

Necromancers as "refarmers" instead of threats to the living. Imagine offering your services for a small fee to reverse the decomposition of a farmer's apple crop for instance. A beneficial arrangement for both I would say. Or similarly killing pests, fungi, or weeds. No need for dangerous chemicals when a member of the local guild can wield the power of death. Or bringing back a field of crops killed by bad weather. Why don't we see retired necromancers buying all the dead animals from a farmer to bring them back from the dead. After all there is no need for a zombie to be a rotting corpse. It can be made to be freshly dead if you have the skill. There are even ways to make the undead to continue to grow or produce certain products if you know how.