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How to Commune with Spirits While in a Graveyard

7/13/2019

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PictureHeadstone in Julian Pioneer Cemetery
In the death work community, most people emphasize gathering graveyard dirt and bones. Yes, these tools are significant: they connect us with the deceased when we're outside of a cemetery. But in my practice, I rarely collect graveyard dirt when I visit the dead's resting place. Instead, I practice other forms of devotion, spirit communication, and magic.

I don't recommend packing up grave dirt during your first trip to the cemetery for a couple of reasons:
  1. you don't know the cemetery yet;
  2. you need to be absolutely sure that you want to work with a certain spirit, because once you collect the dirt, you're responsible for dealing with that spirit afterward.

On my tumblr, I've received a lot of questions about how to contact the dead in a cemetery without using a divination vessel. Like any method of spirit work, this connection with the deceased develops through practice. The best way that I can answer this question is to respond with what I, personally, do in graveyards. Every death witch practices differently. Hence, this post is just here to give you ideas about how to advance your death witchcraft.

When I enter a new cemetery, here's what I'll do.
  • I explore. I can already hear the chorus of "duh" echoing from across the computer screen, but allow to explain what I'm looking for. Most cemeteries have sections that may or may not be clearly labeled. Older headstones tend to huddle together; babies and young children often get buried in one area. Depending on your path, you may want to focus on one specific section.
  • I am silent. I listen. If you're familiar with energy work, this is the time where you want to focus on your own energy and senses. Sometimes, a particular soul or plot will jump out at you, or even call you towards it. To catch these signals, you must concentrate. This is not the time to chat or take pictures (although I understand how tempting picture-taking is).
  • I may meditate within the cemetery. If you have a hard time connecting to the graveyard's energy, you'll want to practice a meditation technique. I usually do this under a tree, because these spirits understand their graveyard well, and may inform me on where to go. In my experience, the best technique is to enter a meditative state, and connect your energy to the earth. Once you have a feel for the earth, sense the wind. Both elements are strongly tied to ghosts and will link you to the graveyard.
  • I donate offerings and tidy the area. Because we can't take every grave's dirt home, we need to communicate with the dead in other ways. This is a great way to communication with the deceased. For offerings, I usually give coins, small candles, and herbs. But you can also offer flowers and stones as well. Personally, I like granting offerings to effaced or destroyed grave sites: the Forgotten Dead. I also throw away trash and brush off dusty or mud-covered headstones (WITHOUT moving any offerings already present). The deceased usually appreciate the sacrifice and inform me about their lives.
  • I may sit with one grave for a long time. Once you explore the cemetery exhaustively, you'll likely locate a grave or two that peaks your interest. I usually remain by these graves for the bulk of my cemetery time--listening, cleaning, gifting, honoring. 
  • Even if I don't bring home graveyard dirt, I may perform magic for the spirit once I get home. Depending on my interaction, I may give the spirit further offerings, or perform more magic to help the soul heal or move on. Later on, I'll return the cemetery to confirm whether my spell worked.

While we're talking about cemetery trips, here are some etiquette/safety tips to keep in mind:
  • DO NOT sit on top of headstones. It's rude and unsafe.
  • If you see a fallen headstone, DO NOT try to upright it yourself. These stones are incredibly heavy and require several people to repair. Instead, contact the cemetery's staff members.
  • DO NOT throw away offerings that are already on graves, including dead flowers. Leave that to the cemetery caretakers. However, you may upright a flower pot if it has fallen over.
  • If a staff member asks you to move or leave, do as they say.
  • DO NOT burn candles or incense inside the cemetery. It may start a fire.
  • DO NOT interrupt other peoples' mourning time.

I hope this post inspires you to view cemetery visits as more than a way to gather tools. These visits allow us to communicate with the dead, advance our abilities, and build a reliable reputation with the spirits. I wish you best of luck in your path.

13 Comments
Jacklyn
5/11/2020 09:04:51 pm

Hello, I would like to contact a specific spirit at their grave. They were just buried a few days ago. Dirt is still fresh on top of the burial site. What’s the best way to go about sitting there and contacting him? I haven’t felt his presence since he passed i’ve gone to the grave twice and i’m just dying to know that he hears me or for him to show me any sign that he knows i’m there. I had to fly across the country to be here that’s why it’s important for him to know i did come. We also had plans that i’d come home to see him i promised him. So that’s one of the many reasons i just need to know that he knows i am here. Let me know i have to fly home May 18th. it is the 12th. hopefully you see this in time. if not, the grave will always be there. just figured the sooner after the burial the better.

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Yunan Kirkbride link
5/16/2020 05:21:01 pm

Hey Jacklyn! I hope I replied in time.
Many souls don't speak much right after death. It's a huge transition period for them; they may be adjusting to death. So I'm not surprised that you haven't heard much. Returning to the grave after some time won't hurt chances of contacting the soul.
That said, my suggestion is to approach with offerings. Sit, meditate. Quiet your mind. Ask if you can take some graveyard dirt. If you don't receive an answer, leave it be. They may need more time.
Hope this helps.

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Zlata Kulabukhova
9/5/2022 07:13:05 pm

Hi I’m just wondering I have this cemetery nearby and I’m trying to find out if I can just keep going to the cemetery and communicate with a spirit that I don’t know in the over world will I still be able to let them open up and be friends with me?

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Ree
12/30/2020 01:56:21 pm

I want to bury a sour jar at the graveyard with all the people that have been bullying my friend online. How do I go about that?

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Yunan Kirkbride link
8/17/2021 03:47:12 pm

Hi Ree. I'm a little confused about your question. You said the bullies are buried there?

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Giulia
2/3/2021 11:23:48 am

Hello,
I was wondering how can I comunicate with a spirit, if the body is in a cemetery niche.
Thank you in advance for you attention

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Yunan Kirkbride link
8/17/2021 03:46:32 pm

Hi Giulia, sorry for the late reply. If you want to commune with a spirit in a cemetery niche, you can gather the dirt around it or take a photo of it. Visuals can help you contact with spirits.

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Giulia
3/20/2022 03:49:08 pm

Oh don't worry you've been already too kind by answering me!
Thank you so much!

Bryan
7/17/2021 03:47:12 pm

I'm looking to make contact at a cemetery that only has numbers for headstones and a list is said to be lost with the total 710 names and dates. Its sad place that I visit often despite the sad feeling I get when onsite. Just seems like alot of lost souls all at one place.

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Sabrina
9/19/2021 12:58:10 pm

Hi, I went to a favorite cemetery today and came home feeling a very interesting energy around me. It took me a few hours to realize that I think I may have taken a spirit home with me. Whatever/whoever it was was talking to me a lot and I like their energy, they feel kind of witchy or magical somehow. I didn’t visit a grave but I walked through and walked in the woods that’s attached to it, and I’m pretty sure they were with me the whole time. but is it safe or a good idea for me to keep them around? What should I do about it? Thank you so much

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isael
12/7/2021 01:37:59 pm

Hey, Ive been going to a very old cemetery like in the 1800s, ive been there (2 times). I notice a bad smell by some plots, I stayed away frm them...I paid with coins to enter..I believe a spirit wants to work with me..I introduced myself....shes a wife to a doctor....how would i move forward with working with her for money magic?

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Angie
3/20/2022 01:29:39 pm

I have been going to a cememtery in Erie Colorado...There is a particular grave that keeps calling me to it...I would like some guidance on what i should do...

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Stasi
12/10/2022 06:09:29 am

Hi! You said that even if you don’t bring graveyard dirt home, you may perform magic for the spirit when you get home. If I want to perform magic for the spirit when I get home, how would I do that? Where would I do it? What materials would I need in order to do this? Thank you!

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