Mourning in Avalon

This is a very special swap and I would not have hosted this with any other group. I know many of you by first names and call you friends. I feel safe here, I feel safe in the Isles.

As many of you know my dear mother passed away last year on September 7th, her birthday was September 5th this, needless to say, is a difficult week for me. So in honor of her and to ease the grief, I am hosting this swap.

I do not have to tell you that if you flake on this swap, especially this swap, well, you will never swap in any of my groups again, it means that much to me.

My dear friends, please let us all gather and comfort one another for most of us have lost someone dear to us at some point in our lives. This will be a swap of sharing, grieving and healing.

First, please share comfort in the form of a written note or letter. Open up and tell your partner about someone you were close that has passed beyond the veil. If you have not experienced such an event, then comfort your partner with a poem or warm thoughts and sentiments from your heart.

Second, send them a token of grief to hold on to, for in touch there is also comfort. The item could be a handkerchief, a worry stone, maybe a stone that has properties to give comfort or a small felted doll, anything really, make something you are good at crafting, that way you can put extra love into it.

And lastly, send something to help them heal. I could be a spell or ritual, a candle for them to light in honor of their loved one, incense, a talisman for protection, it is up to you. This is a time to share and heal so let it come from the heart, that is the most important thing.

This is the time of year where the veil begins to thin and were are closer than ever to our departed ones, so let this year be a time to remember and to heal our hearts.

Blessed be dear friends and thank you for all the support you have given in the past to me.