As much as we may be innocently prone to bond with new people prematurely, learning to take trust and friendship in stages is vital to finding lifelong confidants.

Cast this spell with any new friend whom you hope will stick around. Procure one spool of yellow ribbon and a dozen yellow roses with baby’s breath. Bundle the flowers into two bouquets for each other. As you bind the roses with the yellow ribbon, speak your feelings of rapport and express hope for deeper levels of trust in the future.

During this “getting to know you” phase, dry the flowers upside down as a symbol of your new acquaintance. Take care: once a tussie-mussie of fidelity is exchanged, any sign of rot or damage on the bouquet is believed to be a curse to the alliance, so be sure to be mindful of the bouquet’s drying health!