Jennifer invoked the goddesses at the four directions. “Hail and welcome,” Jennifer said. “Hail and welcome,” the group echoed behind her.
Jennifer drew a large circle on the ground with an athame, a sacred knife, and marked the directions with candles on tall metal candelabras—yellow in the east to represent air, blue in the west to represent water, green to the north to represent earth, and red in the south representing fire. When the space was defined, Jennifer said, “The circle is cast, and everyone who enters the circle does so with love for our friends and loved ones who cannot be here now.” Olivia took Sarah’s hand, and Martha took Grace’s hand, and they stepped into the sacred space. Grace was spellbound by the candlelight and everything happening around her.
Jennifer began: “Now
