The iron-heart talisman
Join blood and iron as a reminder of courage held under pressure.
What you’ll need
- One drop of your own blood already available from routine medical testing or menstruation
- A cotton swab
- A small iron washer
- A square of paper
- A lidded tin
The ritual
- Draw a heart-sized circle on the paper and write the fear you intend to meet inside it.
- Place one blood mark at the circle’s center and allow it to dry completely.
- Set the iron washer over the mark and fold the paper around it toward the center.
- Seal and discard the swab, then keep the folded talisman inside the tin until the challenge has passed.