grave dirt

Burial ground sediment

Grave dirt is soil taken from a burial site, especially for use in folk magic, hoodoo, or occult practices.

It carries associations with death, spirits, and supernatural power.

The dirt may be gathered from a specific person's grave to invoke their spirit or attributes: The spell called for grave dirt from a soldier's tomb.

In horror fiction and games, grave dirt often appears as a ritual ingredient.

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six feet under · earth · morbid · decay · corpse · tombstone · ritual · macabre · voodoo · hoodoo · black magic · spade · exhume · graveyard · loam · bones · mourning · hex

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material source/death association

grave dirtbaptismal water

Blessed liquid for christening

holy water · amniotic fluid · mother's milk · morning dew · spring water

ritual/magical polarity

grave dirtholy water

Sacramental liquid for blessings

blessed salt · healing waters · chrism · baptismal water · white sage

burial material/remains type

grave dirtcremains

Incinerated bodily remains

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG