The Path of a Necromancer
 
 The begining of everything must start with purification
 of the space and then of the self. Cleaning the area
 involves your senses and engages your will to banish 
 all that might interfere with your will dominating
 the space. 
 The rites  must be inacted away from  the work-a-day world.
 
 You must retreat to the forests, wastelands, ruins and hill tops.
 Hill tops are the  most potent as they are the abode of the owners
 of the land. Eldritch caretakers that must be addressed
 before preceeding.
 
 Lost and lonely forces dwell in lost and lonely places.
 I speak of forces rather than spirits for spirit by it's
 nature is breath, is air, is living. Forces draw no breath,
 nor do they have a beating heart. 
 In the quiet places, in the secret places,in the dark.
 This is where the forces abide. Seek them In the water canyons
 and in the forest and along rivers. All places with natural 
 boundaries are gateways.
 Fasting is also a powerful tool. It emptys you and makes you ready
 for something new. Poises you to leap when the time to do so
 arrives. It quickens your pace. 
 The center of the circle is force, it touches all,
 force of air, force of fire, force of earth and
 force of water. Force is either growing or diminishing
 and moving against you or with you.
 
                       The First Rite
 The first Rite is that of self interment. This is a long process,
 or a short one, depending on the initiate. One should conclude
 all their worldly bussiness and dispense with ones property,
 as though one were dead. Sequestering oneself in In the quiet places,
 in the secret places, withdrawing for a time from all you know.
 Prepare a secluded place for your grave, someplace you find yourself
 drawn to. Invite the forces of this place to help guide you. However
 you choose to do this is up to you, though it must be earnest or it
 will be for naught.
  
 Begin digging your grave at dusk as no sunlight can shine in your
 grave. It need not be deep, no more than three and a half feet or so.
 Difficulty in carrying out this task may be concidered ill omen.
 If thwarted one may try at another time or foresake the venture
 entirely. As to time of months or year to perform this rite, your
 guides know what is right for you and will give you a sign.
 Once the Grave is dug, you must lay in it silent as though you are 
 dead and wait for the visons that will come, as they will decide
 your fate. It is the forces that watch over the dead that you
 will first attract. You will see and hear many strange things,
 often beyond your imagination, but you must be vigilent, and
 remain still as the dead until morning. Morning, when you will
 arise reborn, knowing something, that perhaps you wish you didn't.