on the day of the hearing, sing:
let no evil come by you, [name]
let no evil come by
you will be set free today, [name]
you will be set free
all our love will guide you, [name]
as you stand calm within the storm
no evil shall come by you, [name]
today you will be bound no more
or whatever words you feel called to sing that invoke collective liberation, breaking chains, uprooting systems of oppression.
as you sing, write the name of whatever system, institution, group, or individual is responsible for the activist’s incarceration 3 times on a piece of brown paper bag in black ink. turn the paper 90 degrees and write the activist’s name three times in red ink. fold the paper into a square.
combine dill weed, galangal root, calendula flowers, licorice root, cassia chips, rosemary leaves, eucalyptus leaves, cascara sagrada powder, and sandalwood chips in a cauldron. light charcoal and add to cauldron. place folded name paper on top of charcoal. open a window.
while lighting a rainbow taper candle (any protection candle color will also work), visualize the activist safe, protected, home with their loved ones. sing. let the candle burn to the end.
make sure all plant material in the cauldron has burned. bury ashes and wax in the earth.
wonder at the miracle that is our collective body of loving support and ferocious action.