represent the spirits of those gone before

Place a chair at the head of the table, draped in a black cloth to represent the spirits of those gone before, absent friends, relatives and familiar spirits...
The spirit's place is marked by a White votive candle

Set places for each of the living awaiting the feast of...
Hot potatoes, apples and cooked meats, bread, fruits, vegetables, nuts and juice, water, ale & wine...
Do likewise with the Spirits Plate. Offer the Same Food as the Living Guests. After the Celebration place the Food Outside your door.

Light the candles and dim the lights

Sing the Witches Rune

DARKSOME NIGHT AND SHINNING MOON
EAST THEN SOUTH THEN WEST THEN NORTH
HARKEN TO THE WITCHES RUNE
HERE I COME TO CALL YE FORTH
EARTH AND WATER AIR AND FIRE
WAND AND PENTACLE, FEATHER AND SWORD
WORK YE UNTO MY DESIRE
HARKEN YE UNTO MY WORDS
CORDS AND CENSER, SCOURGE AND KNIFE
POWER OF THE WITCHES BLADE
WAKEN ALL YE INTO LIFE
COME YE AS THE CHARM IS MADE
QUEEN OF ASGARD, VANAHEiM & ALFHEiM
HORNED HUNTER OF THE NIGHT
LEND YOUR POWER UNTO MY SPELL
AND WORK MY WILL MY MAGIC RITE
BY ALL THE POWER OF LAND AND SEA
BY ALL THE MIGHT OF MOON AND SUN
AS I DO WILL....SO MOTE IT BE
CHANT THE SPELL AND BE IT ...DONE...