Conjure This: Tethered to the Heart
A locket is a small thing, barely the weight of a coin, but it can carry a universe inside it—memories, whispers, the steady pull of love across time and distance. It is a spell disguised as jewelry, a promise bound in metal and clasped against the heart.
What You’ll Need
A locket (old or new, gifted or found—it matters only that it is yours)
Something precious to keep inside (a photograph, a lock of hair, a scrap of paper with a name written in careful ink)
The Working
Fasten the chain around your neck. Feel its weight settle, a thread tying past to present.
Hold the locket in your hands. Squeeze it, not hard enough to break, but enough to press your intent into the metal.
Lift it to your chest. Close your eyes. Remember.
Picture the one you wish to hold close. See their face, their eyes. Hear their voice, like a song half-remembered.
Breathe in, and whisper these words as you slowly release your grip:
teneo te (I hold you.)
ego memini te (I remember you.)
et nos unum sumus (And we are one.)
The words are a thread, binding past to present, memory to moment. The locket will hold what you ask of it.
When to Use This Spell
When someone is far away, but you need them near.
When a loved one has stepped beyond the veil, but their presence lingers.
When you want to keep a moment, a feeling, or a name, safely tucked away.
