Necromancy «UHD»

: Practitioners often use physical remains or items associated with death, such as graveyard soil or clothing of the deceased, to facilitate contact. Historical and Cultural Perspectives

: Modern folk necromancy focuses on "trafficking" with spirits through ritual offerings, incense (suffumigation), and specific ritual speech or vocalizations. Necromancy

: The original purpose of necromancy was "sciomancy"—summoning shades to answer questions about the future. : Practitioners often use physical remains or items

At its core, necromancy centers on the belief that the dead retain agency and can act as mediators between the physical and spiritual realms. Necromancy

Historically, necromancy has been both a scholarly pursuit and a forbidden rite. A Necromancer's Manual of the Fifteenth Century (review)