Finding Lost Things

This spelli may be used for finding lost objects as well as finding things that you have lost metaphorically- like your self respect or your sense of humor or your inner child.

For this spell you will need
1 piece of parchment paper
1 pen
Ink
A long hatpin
candle(s) of your choice
incense of your choice
Water, salted and sanctified

(You can use plain old paper and pen and whatever sort of pin you can find, but it's nice to use special items for rituali to separate it from mundanei activities.)

Prepare yourself and your sacred spacei as usual. If you generally cast a circlei, do so then light candles and incense of your choice and settle in to meditate.

Think about what you lost. Think about the last time you had it. Retrace your steps. With the pen on the paper write a description of what you lost or draw a picture of it. While doing this chant "My (what you lost) hides where I cannot see, but will soon return to me."

Continue to chant while you pass the paper and the pin through the incense smoke and sprinkle it lightly with the water. Place both at the base of your candle and finish up your ritual as usual. Then use the hatpin to pin the paper to the side of your mattress where there is no danger of you getting poked. Repeat your chant while pinning.