For when you want a deeper connection, I would use the Friendship Spell to organise sharing something real while respecting the pace of trust. The form is already set to this spell, but the useful wording depends on the precise facts, boundary, and decision in front of you. I would not use the ritual to erase an inconvenient fact or assign another person an answer.
Why this version needs its own wording
The base spell concerns making room for reciprocal friendship and clearer everyday connection. This page narrows it to sharing something real while respecting the pace of trust. Name that difference plainly. A useful petition for when you want a deeper connection should show what has already happened, what remains uncertain, and which action belongs to you. Include another person’s name only when it changes the wording, and leave out private details that do not affect the decision.
I am Ruth Marlowe. She removes punishing language, asks what care looks like in ordinary life, and leaves room for qualified support when health or safety is involved. The prompt begins, “I am asking for help when you want a deeper connection. My situation is:” Continue it with one concrete fact, one condition that must be respected, and one next step you can recognise in ordinary life.
Write two petition drafts
Draft the first petition exactly as the wish appears in your mind. Do not perform it. On a second sheet, underline every prediction, command, hidden assumption, and deadline. Rewrite those lines for when you want a deeper connection using invitation, preparation, observation, or a boundary. The second draft should address sharing something real while respecting the pace of trust while leaving uncertain facts uncertain.
Compare the verbs. Words such as force, prove, guarantee, and make usually point outside your control. Words such as ask, prepare, notice, offer, stop, and choose identify conduct you can review. Keep the second draft only if its verbs fit the real situation and do not disguise pressure as affection, confidence, or persistence.
Work with the revised page
Use a yellow candle, two open-ended questions, and one sincere invitation with the second draft. Place the first draft face down as a record of what you changed, then read the revision. When closing, recycle or store the first page privately and keep the revised action separate from the ritual materials.
Close this specific working
Put out or turn off every light source, clear the surface, and read the chosen action without the symbolic objects around it. For when you want a deeper connection, that final sentence should still make sense if nobody else responds as hoped. Keep qualified care, financial advice, workplace channels, or safety support in place whenever the subject requires them.
Ruth Marlowe’s closing note
I begin by taking shame and punishment out of the request, then I look for a form of care you can recognise in ordinary life. On this page, that means staying with sharing something real while respecting the pace of trust. If the subject touches health, safety, grief, or persistent distress, keep appropriate qualified support beside any reflective practice. The ritual should not isolate you from real help.
After closing, record how the chosen action addresses when you want a deeper connection. Review only facts relevant to sharing something real while respecting the pace of trust, and do not turn coincidence into proof. Stop if the work increases fear, pressure, repeated checking, or avoidance.

