To Summon the Dead

To Summon the Dead is the name given to a spell written in the Warren Book of Shadows. This ritual will bring the dead in the state of a spirit from the afterlife and to the physical world. Once a spirit steps outside of the circle of candles they are allowed to become corporeal.

Examples
When Prudence Halliwell died, Piper deperately tried to summon and bring her back. However, her Grams appeared instead. Piper later used the spell again asking her Grams to explain what she meant when she said the Charmed Ones' destiny still awaited. When Paige had been saved, they used the same spell to summon Patty to let Paige meet her birth mother.

When Wyatt Halliwell supposedly died, Prue Halliwell tried to summon him from the afterlife, but no one came; not even Penny or Patty Halliwell came.

Appendices

 * T o Summon the Dead
 * Place five candles in a loose circle on the
 * floor, light the candles and then Chant:
 * "Hear these words,
 * Hear my cry,
 * Spirit from the other side,
 * Come to me,
 * I summon thee,
 * Cross now the great divide."

Note

 * This spell cannot always summon spirits. Piper once tried to summon Grams and mentioned that it did not work. However, her unborn child (Wyatt Halliwell) was able to summon her without use of the spell.