Theatre Witchcraft: The Ghost Light

thesubtlewitch:

When all other lights go down in an empty theater, a single light bulb remains lit onstage. The official reason for this is so that stagehands coming to turn the lights on in the morning don’t trip, but those who see the shadows in the catwalk and hear the creaking in the wings know the truth; every theater has a ghost, and every theater needs a ghost light. 

The idea behind the ghost light is simple: If you leave a light on as an offering to the ghost every night, they will behave during the performances and rehearsals. I live on an extremely old, extremely haunted college campus, so I’ve developed an adaptation of the ghost light to help ease some of the activity in my building. 

You Will Need: 

• A mini LED candle 
• Something to hold the candle, such as a lantern or votive holder
• An object that you can use to connect the candle to the dead. Mine is a pinch of graveyard dirt and a necklace belonging to a deceased relative, but anything you feel carries “death energy” works fine 

When I made my ghost light, I put a pinch of graveyard dirt at the bottom of a lantern, put in my LED candle, and then wrapped my necklace around the top of the lantern. I then simply said out loud: “Here spirits, this is for you”, but feel free to add your own incantation if that would make it more powerful for you. Every night before I turn my lights off, I turn my ghost light on and leave it on throughout the night. I’ve had mine up for a week now, and I haven’t had any weird activity since 

(This post is my first in my Theatre Witchcraft series of spells and rituals inspired by the theatre and to help theatre witches. If you have any requests for theatre-related spells, hit up my inbox!)

Thank you!