Ancestors:
Your Invisible Allies
How Ancestors Affect Us
Life is what we make of it, so it is said. It is very much so with
ancestors as well. Your ancestors can be a source of inspiration, help
and protection or a source of trouble, chaos and obstruction in your
life -- it's all up to you! Most people have no idea how powerful the
hidden influence of their ancestors is on the life they are living. Many
of the problems you are having today might be caused by your ancestors
or by you not handling them properly. Many persistent and "unsolvable"
problems in your life -- though not necessarily caused by your ancestors
-- could easily be overcome with your ancestors' help -- if only you
knew how to contact them and harness their power.
It has been said that not feeding one's ancestors is the root cause of poverty! Could it be that we are having global poverty because -- among other things -- we have lost the sacred traditions of communing with and feeding our ancestors?
Have we perhaps been intentionally cut off from our spiritual benefactors, the protectors of our clans?
I fear this is so, not just by coincidence but by design. Otherwise, if ancestors are so important to us, as many ancient traditions from cultures all over the world are telling us, why have we never been told about this? In my opinion this is part of the ongoing intentional discrediting of sacred knowledge with the goal of disempowering humanity through false religions, fear mongering, ridicule and obscuring of all true spiritual knowledge which could lead to empowerment and self-governance.
Ask yourself honestly, how do you feel when you read my words? How do you feel about my suggestion to work with the dead, with spirits? Are you afraid? Do you think it is evil? Does it freak you out because it brings to mind certain trashy Hollywood movies which totally distort the truth about the spiritual realm? Most people are so conditioned by religion and by the brainwash media that anything to do with spirits either is taboo or really scares them. Both death and spirits have been declared "the enemy" by the media and the medical egregore. People whose organs have long given up are artificially kept alive instead of allowing them the mercy of death by switching the machines off. Countless horror movies show evil spirits going after people, even killing them. As a result people have a very distorted view and unreasonable fears of anything to do with death, spirits and the realm of the dead.
The fear mongering by the media and prosecution by the Church has led to people forgetting all the traditional ancestral passing-over rites of their cultures which in turn has created a huge problem in the astral realm. More and more souls are becoming earthbound, due to this gross negligence and ignorance about death, the dead, and the truth about our ancestors. I feel that it is time now for all of us who love freedom and life to reconnect with the power of our ancestors so they can protect us in these difficult and troublesome times, and so that they can get healed, and through healing them we also heal ourselves, our families and ultimately our society. For this reason I am now also conducting workshops to teach people how to establish a good relationship with their ancestors and turn them into their friends, helpers and allies. The workshop is titled Wisdom of the Ancestors and you can find the course dates and information on the Workshops page. Alternatively you can learn with me one on one by online tuition via UNSEEN voice chat at your own pace and convenience, irrespective of where you live.
It has been said that not feeding one's ancestors is the root cause of poverty! Could it be that we are having global poverty because -- among other things -- we have lost the sacred traditions of communing with and feeding our ancestors?
Have we perhaps been intentionally cut off from our spiritual benefactors, the protectors of our clans?
I fear this is so, not just by coincidence but by design. Otherwise, if ancestors are so important to us, as many ancient traditions from cultures all over the world are telling us, why have we never been told about this? In my opinion this is part of the ongoing intentional discrediting of sacred knowledge with the goal of disempowering humanity through false religions, fear mongering, ridicule and obscuring of all true spiritual knowledge which could lead to empowerment and self-governance.
Ask yourself honestly, how do you feel when you read my words? How do you feel about my suggestion to work with the dead, with spirits? Are you afraid? Do you think it is evil? Does it freak you out because it brings to mind certain trashy Hollywood movies which totally distort the truth about the spiritual realm? Most people are so conditioned by religion and by the brainwash media that anything to do with spirits either is taboo or really scares them. Both death and spirits have been declared "the enemy" by the media and the medical egregore. People whose organs have long given up are artificially kept alive instead of allowing them the mercy of death by switching the machines off. Countless horror movies show evil spirits going after people, even killing them. As a result people have a very distorted view and unreasonable fears of anything to do with death, spirits and the realm of the dead.
The fear mongering by the media and prosecution by the Church has led to people forgetting all the traditional ancestral passing-over rites of their cultures which in turn has created a huge problem in the astral realm. More and more souls are becoming earthbound, due to this gross negligence and ignorance about death, the dead, and the truth about our ancestors. I feel that it is time now for all of us who love freedom and life to reconnect with the power of our ancestors so they can protect us in these difficult and troublesome times, and so that they can get healed, and through healing them we also heal ourselves, our families and ultimately our society. For this reason I am now also conducting workshops to teach people how to establish a good relationship with their ancestors and turn them into their friends, helpers and allies. The workshop is titled Wisdom of the Ancestors and you can find the course dates and information on the Workshops page. Alternatively you can learn with me one on one by online tuition via UNSEEN voice chat at your own pace and convenience, irrespective of where you live.
Shamanism, Vedas and the Ancestors
According to shamanic beliefs, when a person dies their spirit goes into the Underworld. There the spirit stays for a period of time and then it becomes an ancestral spirit with the ability to freely travel to other regions of the spirit world such as the Middle World, which is the spirit side of the world we are living in. Virtually all tribal and shamanic traditions had ceremonies and rituals of honouring the ancestors, of feeding them, seeking their advice or appeasing them. Shamans due to their ability to see spirits could usually commune directly with ancestral spirits when in a trance or having imbibed sacred plants.
While the other members of the tribe might not have been able to communicate with ancestors directly, they might have had ancestral contact in dreams for instance. Dreams were given great importance by many tribal cultures, and contrary to our modern Western attitude, were seen as real. I too have had several dreams of my deceased grandmother, which I feel were real experiences on the astral planes. These were very powerful dreams that touched me deeply. Even in our disconnected and dis-spirited times many people speak of feeling their beloved ancestors near and protecting them, or report dreams of deep meaning about relatives who have passed on.
In all ancient cultures it was common knowledge that ancestors could be of great help to the living but also create problems, if they were not honoured or when there was an ancestral curse etc. In the Vedic tradition, for example, the ancestors or pitris can hold negative karma that afflicts the living descendants. These karmas can be alleviated or altogether overcome if the living descendents organise sacrificial rituals to certain Vedic deities. This is believed to help both the forefathers and the living descendents and is a very popular and effective Vedic practice. By the way, if the word sacrifice scares you, all Vedic sacrifices are totally non-bloody and vegetarian! The Vedic Gods as very high spiritual beings do not demand blood or harm to innocent creatures as the lesser gods frequently do.
While the other members of the tribe might not have been able to communicate with ancestors directly, they might have had ancestral contact in dreams for instance. Dreams were given great importance by many tribal cultures, and contrary to our modern Western attitude, were seen as real. I too have had several dreams of my deceased grandmother, which I feel were real experiences on the astral planes. These were very powerful dreams that touched me deeply. Even in our disconnected and dis-spirited times many people speak of feeling their beloved ancestors near and protecting them, or report dreams of deep meaning about relatives who have passed on.
In all ancient cultures it was common knowledge that ancestors could be of great help to the living but also create problems, if they were not honoured or when there was an ancestral curse etc. In the Vedic tradition, for example, the ancestors or pitris can hold negative karma that afflicts the living descendants. These karmas can be alleviated or altogether overcome if the living descendents organise sacrificial rituals to certain Vedic deities. This is believed to help both the forefathers and the living descendents and is a very popular and effective Vedic practice. By the way, if the word sacrifice scares you, all Vedic sacrifices are totally non-bloody and vegetarian! The Vedic Gods as very high spiritual beings do not demand blood or harm to innocent creatures as the lesser gods frequently do.
Destruction of Western Ancestral Traditions
The European peoples also had their own ancestral traditions, but those were ended with sword and bloodshed and fiery death by the Church of Yahweh, in the so-called witch hunts, which killed off all those who were in higher consciousness, had psychic or healing abilities or who were devoted to the Gods of their fathers and their own people. For those who are interested to learn more, it maybe fruitful to research the war the Church waged against the Cathars, who were peaceful, pious vegetarian people, said to have found the secret of the Grail, and who were mercilessly wiped out and burned alive, including women and small children by the agents of evil in sheep's clothing. Suffice to say, nowhere has there been a bloodier war of extermination, than the witch hunt in Europe with the epicenter of the evil in Central Europe. A war of extermination, which resulted in the brutal murder of tens of millions of Europeans, and yet we hardly ever hear about it, or the facts get severely downplayed and grossly distorted.
After the monotheistic religions had conquered Europe with violence and bloodshed and burned all ancient scriptures of the local people, some of them in ancient runic scripts, they had free reign in brainwashing and re-educating the intimidated populace. Anything to do with spirits, ancestral or not, was said to be of the devil, and dealing with the devil of course brought down the wrath of Yahweh and promise of torture and death on the pyre. No wonder that Europeans refrained from contacting their ancestors or dealing with them in any way at all. And so we lost most of our European ancestral tradition, together with so many other valuable things, our lore of sacred herbs and true spiritual heritage, our European shamanic tradition and so much more than we could ever imagine. But now it is time to take it all back. The ancestors are calling out to us to return to them, to reforge our bond with them. We live in dark and dangerous times and the ancestors are getting restless as they can clearly perceive the danger coming towards us, threatening to destroy their descendants and spiritual traditions forever if we don't act soon. Can you hear your ancestors' call?
After the monotheistic religions had conquered Europe with violence and bloodshed and burned all ancient scriptures of the local people, some of them in ancient runic scripts, they had free reign in brainwashing and re-educating the intimidated populace. Anything to do with spirits, ancestral or not, was said to be of the devil, and dealing with the devil of course brought down the wrath of Yahweh and promise of torture and death on the pyre. No wonder that Europeans refrained from contacting their ancestors or dealing with them in any way at all. And so we lost most of our European ancestral tradition, together with so many other valuable things, our lore of sacred herbs and true spiritual heritage, our European shamanic tradition and so much more than we could ever imagine. But now it is time to take it all back. The ancestors are calling out to us to return to them, to reforge our bond with them. We live in dark and dangerous times and the ancestors are getting restless as they can clearly perceive the danger coming towards us, threatening to destroy their descendants and spiritual traditions forever if we don't act soon. Can you hear your ancestors' call?
Who Counts as an Ancestor?
You may think of ancestors as only those members of your family that you knew and who have passed on, but this is not so. Anybody of your family line going back countless generations, is an ancestor and a potential ally. You also need to know that an ancestor has the task of helping you. It is in fact the duty of your ancestors to help and protect you. So why are they not doing their job? We will get to that later.
When I was younger the concept of the ancestors baffled me. I have always believed in reincarnation (and in fact I remember some of my past lives) so I couldn't at first understand why ancestors would stay behind to help their descendants. Why were they not reincarnating in new bodies, I wondered. But as we get more advanced spiritually we begin to understand and embrace the paradox. The greatest truths are always hard to grasp and often paradoxical. And so I learned that while the individual soul reincarnates a small part of it stays on to protect the descendants of its line thus becoming an ancestor. Consciousness has the ability to split itself and be in several different places, dimensions or time lines at the same time. One example of this phenomenon is bilocation, another is astral projection. Advanced Yogis too can be in different places at the same time and have been seen helping people in locations hundreds of miles apart virtually at the same time. Consciousness is one, yet many at the same time. Here's the paradox again!
Basically, a part of all your forebears has remained behind to give assistance to their descendents, that is to you and your children! They still exist in soul form, ready to shower their blessings upon you, if only you let them into your life and make an effort to honour them. We have an unbreakable bond with our physical ancestors, the ancestors of flesh and blood, who have passed their DNA on to us. With them we have a special relationship, that is always accessible, even if we are not aware of it. This relationship can be strengthened or weakened depending on our actions and attitudes.
It becomes weakened when we ignore our ancestors, if we believe they are dead and gone, or if we even deny them and our own heritage. When individuals or peoples lose their ancestral language, give up their spiritual traditions, their sacred dances, betray their ancestral gods or spurn them, then their connection to their ancestry, to their gods and divinity gets attenuated to the point where it is almost non-existent. As the connection works through the DNA it also gets attenuated when the ancestral blood becomes so diluted by mixing with other lineages that little of the original ancestral bloodline remains. Think of your ancestral lineage as a frequency. There is a frequency of the Chinese people, a frequency of the Japanese, of the Indian people, Africans, Europeans etc. Your DNA is like a receiver. The ancestors broadcast on their specific frequency. You cannot listen to several channels simultaneously and if you could you wouldn't understand a word and be simply bewildered. Also, your receiver is built to only receive a particular frequency range. So if that deviates too far from your ancestral frequency, then you are incapable of reconnecting with them. You are lost, like a ship at sea with neither anchor nor compass.
That is why it is so important to keep our ancestral connection alive and strong. Because through our ancestors we can connect to the highest spiritual knowledge and higher consciousness. We can even rediscover much of our spiritual heritage that was lost in the Burning Times, through connecting with our ancestors. We can reconnect to the glory of our ancestral heritage at the time of the last Golden Age. The ancestors are here to help and guide us, to move obstacles out of our way, to protect us and watch over us, to teach us the ancient ways, once again! They love us and care for us! Only an utter fool would spurn the wisdom of the ancestors, but fools there are many on this earth, in this Age of Evil, the Kali Yuga described in the Vedas!
When I was younger the concept of the ancestors baffled me. I have always believed in reincarnation (and in fact I remember some of my past lives) so I couldn't at first understand why ancestors would stay behind to help their descendants. Why were they not reincarnating in new bodies, I wondered. But as we get more advanced spiritually we begin to understand and embrace the paradox. The greatest truths are always hard to grasp and often paradoxical. And so I learned that while the individual soul reincarnates a small part of it stays on to protect the descendants of its line thus becoming an ancestor. Consciousness has the ability to split itself and be in several different places, dimensions or time lines at the same time. One example of this phenomenon is bilocation, another is astral projection. Advanced Yogis too can be in different places at the same time and have been seen helping people in locations hundreds of miles apart virtually at the same time. Consciousness is one, yet many at the same time. Here's the paradox again!
Basically, a part of all your forebears has remained behind to give assistance to their descendents, that is to you and your children! They still exist in soul form, ready to shower their blessings upon you, if only you let them into your life and make an effort to honour them. We have an unbreakable bond with our physical ancestors, the ancestors of flesh and blood, who have passed their DNA on to us. With them we have a special relationship, that is always accessible, even if we are not aware of it. This relationship can be strengthened or weakened depending on our actions and attitudes.
It becomes weakened when we ignore our ancestors, if we believe they are dead and gone, or if we even deny them and our own heritage. When individuals or peoples lose their ancestral language, give up their spiritual traditions, their sacred dances, betray their ancestral gods or spurn them, then their connection to their ancestry, to their gods and divinity gets attenuated to the point where it is almost non-existent. As the connection works through the DNA it also gets attenuated when the ancestral blood becomes so diluted by mixing with other lineages that little of the original ancestral bloodline remains. Think of your ancestral lineage as a frequency. There is a frequency of the Chinese people, a frequency of the Japanese, of the Indian people, Africans, Europeans etc. Your DNA is like a receiver. The ancestors broadcast on their specific frequency. You cannot listen to several channels simultaneously and if you could you wouldn't understand a word and be simply bewildered. Also, your receiver is built to only receive a particular frequency range. So if that deviates too far from your ancestral frequency, then you are incapable of reconnecting with them. You are lost, like a ship at sea with neither anchor nor compass.
That is why it is so important to keep our ancestral connection alive and strong. Because through our ancestors we can connect to the highest spiritual knowledge and higher consciousness. We can even rediscover much of our spiritual heritage that was lost in the Burning Times, through connecting with our ancestors. We can reconnect to the glory of our ancestral heritage at the time of the last Golden Age. The ancestors are here to help and guide us, to move obstacles out of our way, to protect us and watch over us, to teach us the ancient ways, once again! They love us and care for us! Only an utter fool would spurn the wisdom of the ancestors, but fools there are many on this earth, in this Age of Evil, the Kali Yuga described in the Vedas!
Strengthening the Bond
Besides avoiding anything that weakens the ancestral bond, there are things we can actively do to strengthen our connection to our ancestors and to our ancestral group soul. The ancestral group soul is the oversoul of all people of a particular heritage. The ancestral oversoul is a spirit that is very real. You can even visit it by shamanic journeying or meet it in meditation, if you are skillful and lucky enough. For example, there exists a racial oversoul of all African people, of all Native Americans, all Europeans etc. That is the clan of your ancestors. Within the clan there are subgroups, each of which also have their own group spirit. For example, the African clan has a tribal soul of the Massai people, the Kikuyu, the bushmen etc. The Native American tribes such as the Apache or Cheyenne have their own group souls, and with them their ancestral heritage and tradition. And generally these tribes had their own language, which is a frequency again. Everything is energy and frequency. We are part of a beautiful symphony of life, each one singing their own individual beautiful tone in this great orchestra!
Language
So, one the first things to do to reconnect to your ancestors and your heritage is to learn the language of your ancestors, if you are not speaking it already, that is. There is a reason why the conquerors who subjugated the proud Native Americans forced them to give up their own language and learn English, a language alien to them. Language expresses the group soul, the way of thinking, the traditions and values of a people. Taking that away from them, is a crime and destroys the soul of a people. So make an effort to relearn the language of your ancestors. It will please them and open up new areas of your brain, allowing you a wider range of frequency so you can receive messages from your ancestors more easily.
Sometimes people asked me "What can I do, because I am of mixed heritage? What is my ancestral language then and which ancestors best to connect to? First of all, the ancestors you knew personally, no matter what their heritage, are always connected to you by bonds of love. As to which ancestral heritage is your true one, you can go by the one that has the highest share in the mix. For instance If you are three quarters Native American, one quarter European, try connect to your Native American ancestry. If you have a tie, like a 50/50 go by what you feel you truly are. Sometimes you have a strong feeling of belonging to a side of your heritage that may have less than half. For instance if you have more European than African blood but identify more with the African part of you, then try to connect to your African ancestry. Go by your heart if in doubt!
Sacred Dance
Never underestimate the power of the sacred dances! Dance is a way of communicating with All-that-Is. It is a form of communication with Mother Earth and also our ancestors. Native Americans have their tribal dances, Africans have theirs and we Europeans had ours also. We just got to dig deep to find them again. Bees communicate with each other by dancing patterns on the ground. That way they can tell other bees where nectar is to be found! Our reality is based on sacred geometry and sacred sound. When you chant a particular sound over a tightened membrane covered with sand, the particles will arrange themselves in beautiful geometrical patterns. Likewise the patterns of our dances express our frequency of light that we radiate in this universe of myriads of forms. Each one is unique and each one is beautiful. Let us preserve and celebrate the beauty of our diverse heritages in our sacred dances and songs!
Songs of the Ancestors
If at all possible, try to find some old songs, as old as possible, of your ancestral lineage and learn them by heart and sing them. Pass these songs on to your children as well, so they are connected to their ancestors right from the start. Pop culture songs don't count! As a European you may want to also listen to classical music, such as Bethoven, Bach or Wagner, as an African maybe to traditional African drums and instruments, etc. Music changes something within us, puts us in touch with the sacred, if it is true music, not discordant electronic pop trash. Music is a force much greater than most would believe. Sound is energy. Energy has frequency. Through frequency and vibration sound affects reality. In India mantras are used to cure snake bite or scorpion sting, just by chanting a word, a sound. So the words and sound in the songs of your ancestors are a direct expression of their ancestral soul. Learning them enables you to tune in to their frequency and to unlock the true potential slumbering in you.
Poetry
Reading old poetry of the greatest of your clan ancestors can also tune you in with your ancestral group soul and open your mind to a greater understanding of the values and virtues of your ancestors. It is food for the soul, yours and the group soul. Find one or two poems you like, written by great men of your people, and learn them by heart to anchor them into your being. Through the words of those poets shines the nobility of their souls, their lofty spirits, their brilliant minds. Reading their works you begin to resonate at the same frequency, you become greater! Endeavour to become like them, not necessarily a poet, but a man or woman of virtue and nobility of spirit.
Make them Proud!
And finally, work very hard to embody the values and virtues of your ancestors. Were your ancestors a proud people, a race of warriors? Are you living the warrior spirit or being a cowardly liar? Is it time to stand and up and live life fully, as a proud descendent of proud people or would you wear the slave yoke to your grave? Are you living in truth or living a lie? Did your ancestors value chastity and you are partying and sleeping around? Try to see yourself and your life through their eyes. What would your grandfather say if he saw you now? What do you think your ancestors five or six generations back would say to your lifestyle and the way you conduct yourself?
One day you will stand before them. And wouldn't it be better if they looked at you with fond pride rather than turn their heads in shame? Or even worse, if you have to hang your head in shame when you realise what you have done, or not done. Therefore, try to be the greatest you can be, to make your ancestors proud, and to give a good example to your children or the children of others of your clan and tribe. Do something for your people, something good, that lasts beyond your own physical life. That will make your ancestors proud and fill your heart with joy and pride in yourself. By embodying the virtues of your ancestors you will become great and uplift your soul, and theirs!
Language
So, one the first things to do to reconnect to your ancestors and your heritage is to learn the language of your ancestors, if you are not speaking it already, that is. There is a reason why the conquerors who subjugated the proud Native Americans forced them to give up their own language and learn English, a language alien to them. Language expresses the group soul, the way of thinking, the traditions and values of a people. Taking that away from them, is a crime and destroys the soul of a people. So make an effort to relearn the language of your ancestors. It will please them and open up new areas of your brain, allowing you a wider range of frequency so you can receive messages from your ancestors more easily.
Sometimes people asked me "What can I do, because I am of mixed heritage? What is my ancestral language then and which ancestors best to connect to? First of all, the ancestors you knew personally, no matter what their heritage, are always connected to you by bonds of love. As to which ancestral heritage is your true one, you can go by the one that has the highest share in the mix. For instance If you are three quarters Native American, one quarter European, try connect to your Native American ancestry. If you have a tie, like a 50/50 go by what you feel you truly are. Sometimes you have a strong feeling of belonging to a side of your heritage that may have less than half. For instance if you have more European than African blood but identify more with the African part of you, then try to connect to your African ancestry. Go by your heart if in doubt!
Sacred Dance
Never underestimate the power of the sacred dances! Dance is a way of communicating with All-that-Is. It is a form of communication with Mother Earth and also our ancestors. Native Americans have their tribal dances, Africans have theirs and we Europeans had ours also. We just got to dig deep to find them again. Bees communicate with each other by dancing patterns on the ground. That way they can tell other bees where nectar is to be found! Our reality is based on sacred geometry and sacred sound. When you chant a particular sound over a tightened membrane covered with sand, the particles will arrange themselves in beautiful geometrical patterns. Likewise the patterns of our dances express our frequency of light that we radiate in this universe of myriads of forms. Each one is unique and each one is beautiful. Let us preserve and celebrate the beauty of our diverse heritages in our sacred dances and songs!
Songs of the Ancestors
If at all possible, try to find some old songs, as old as possible, of your ancestral lineage and learn them by heart and sing them. Pass these songs on to your children as well, so they are connected to their ancestors right from the start. Pop culture songs don't count! As a European you may want to also listen to classical music, such as Bethoven, Bach or Wagner, as an African maybe to traditional African drums and instruments, etc. Music changes something within us, puts us in touch with the sacred, if it is true music, not discordant electronic pop trash. Music is a force much greater than most would believe. Sound is energy. Energy has frequency. Through frequency and vibration sound affects reality. In India mantras are used to cure snake bite or scorpion sting, just by chanting a word, a sound. So the words and sound in the songs of your ancestors are a direct expression of their ancestral soul. Learning them enables you to tune in to their frequency and to unlock the true potential slumbering in you.
Poetry
Reading old poetry of the greatest of your clan ancestors can also tune you in with your ancestral group soul and open your mind to a greater understanding of the values and virtues of your ancestors. It is food for the soul, yours and the group soul. Find one or two poems you like, written by great men of your people, and learn them by heart to anchor them into your being. Through the words of those poets shines the nobility of their souls, their lofty spirits, their brilliant minds. Reading their works you begin to resonate at the same frequency, you become greater! Endeavour to become like them, not necessarily a poet, but a man or woman of virtue and nobility of spirit.
Make them Proud!
And finally, work very hard to embody the values and virtues of your ancestors. Were your ancestors a proud people, a race of warriors? Are you living the warrior spirit or being a cowardly liar? Is it time to stand and up and live life fully, as a proud descendent of proud people or would you wear the slave yoke to your grave? Are you living in truth or living a lie? Did your ancestors value chastity and you are partying and sleeping around? Try to see yourself and your life through their eyes. What would your grandfather say if he saw you now? What do you think your ancestors five or six generations back would say to your lifestyle and the way you conduct yourself?
One day you will stand before them. And wouldn't it be better if they looked at you with fond pride rather than turn their heads in shame? Or even worse, if you have to hang your head in shame when you realise what you have done, or not done. Therefore, try to be the greatest you can be, to make your ancestors proud, and to give a good example to your children or the children of others of your clan and tribe. Do something for your people, something good, that lasts beyond your own physical life. That will make your ancestors proud and fill your heart with joy and pride in yourself. By embodying the virtues of your ancestors you will become great and uplift your soul, and theirs!
Spiritual Ancestry
Those that work within a true spiritual tradition may also have spiritual ancestors. Let us first define what is a true spiritual tradition. In a true spiritual tradition there has to be an unbroken lineage of self-realised teacher to disciple who reaches self-realisation and passes the knowledge on to his own disciple in turn. In the Vedic tradition the unbroken spiritual succession is called Guru Param Para. The spiritual knowledge has to be passed on without break or interruption, a bit like the Olympic torch. If it goes out and gets rekindled, it is no longer the same, no longer valid.
Should you have the great good fortune of being initiated into a true spiritual tradition then you will also have the protection of all the gurus that went before you in the lineage. The word guru really means disspeller of darkness, and the darkness is our ignorance. A true Guru brings you enlightenment, lights up the light of wisdom, your spiritual fire and is not to be confused with New Age frauds bearing that term. Of course with the benefits of help and protection from your spiritual ancestry also comes responsibility, just as you have a responsibility to your physical ancestry. You have to be a true member of that spiritual tradition and not go against its rules such as eating meat when the traditions demands a vegetarian diet. Provided you please the spiritual preceptors they will shower their blessings on to you and protect you from spiritual and even physical harm.
You are free to choose your spiritual tradition but wisdom dictates not to choose a religion or tradition that has done harm to your ancestors. If you for instance join a religious group whose followers in the ancient times slaughtered your ancestors of blood, tribe or clan, you would be betraying them with that act. It is akin to going out for dinner with the murderers of your parents. Some spiritual or religious traditions are in direct opposition to the heritage of our ancestors, to their values and way of life. Your ancestors, feeling dishonoured and betrayed may then very well place obstacles in your path. These may in time make you wake up and see the truth for yourself, a blessing in disguise!
Spiritual ancestry through a valid spiritual tradition, one that leads to enlightenment and freedom, can work very well and in harmony with your ancestors if you pick your tradition wisely. You will then get double protection and double blessings! You may also recover spiritual knowledge and powers from past lives by being initiated in such a spiritual tradition. Before you make such a step don't forget to ask your ancestors for their advice and approval! It should never be fear that drives you but love and respect! Though the majority of our ancestors were good people, there were the occasional black sheep among them. And some of them had serious issues!
Should you have the great good fortune of being initiated into a true spiritual tradition then you will also have the protection of all the gurus that went before you in the lineage. The word guru really means disspeller of darkness, and the darkness is our ignorance. A true Guru brings you enlightenment, lights up the light of wisdom, your spiritual fire and is not to be confused with New Age frauds bearing that term. Of course with the benefits of help and protection from your spiritual ancestry also comes responsibility, just as you have a responsibility to your physical ancestry. You have to be a true member of that spiritual tradition and not go against its rules such as eating meat when the traditions demands a vegetarian diet. Provided you please the spiritual preceptors they will shower their blessings on to you and protect you from spiritual and even physical harm.
You are free to choose your spiritual tradition but wisdom dictates not to choose a religion or tradition that has done harm to your ancestors. If you for instance join a religious group whose followers in the ancient times slaughtered your ancestors of blood, tribe or clan, you would be betraying them with that act. It is akin to going out for dinner with the murderers of your parents. Some spiritual or religious traditions are in direct opposition to the heritage of our ancestors, to their values and way of life. Your ancestors, feeling dishonoured and betrayed may then very well place obstacles in your path. These may in time make you wake up and see the truth for yourself, a blessing in disguise!
Spiritual ancestry through a valid spiritual tradition, one that leads to enlightenment and freedom, can work very well and in harmony with your ancestors if you pick your tradition wisely. You will then get double protection and double blessings! You may also recover spiritual knowledge and powers from past lives by being initiated in such a spiritual tradition. Before you make such a step don't forget to ask your ancestors for their advice and approval! It should never be fear that drives you but love and respect! Though the majority of our ancestors were good people, there were the occasional black sheep among them. And some of them had serious issues!
Ancestors with Issues
Most people think too much in terms of black and white. In their limited world view a person is either evil or good with nothing in between. But that is not how nature operates. Our ancestors are seldom evil, but they can be negative, just like living people. Another erroneous notion is that family members who pass over to the world of spirit automatically become "angels" and all their character flaws, negative thinking and spitefulness are instantly erased just by them becoming spirits. Others assume that ancestors automatically become wise, just by passing over to the realm of spirit. Nothing could be further from the truth. As I mentioned in my Middle World article which deals with the astral realm, a spiteful person will be a spiteful spirit and a goodhearted person will be a goodhearted spirit. A human being with lots of issues will be a spirit with lots of issues. It is as simple as that!
Basically we can divide our ancestry in two groups: the negative and positive ancestors. Let's discuss the negative ancestors first. They are unlikely to be evil, in fact they might have been wonderful people, but they are negative for you, meaning that they are obstructing you in some way, hindering you from moving forward in your life and sabotaging your plans for the future you want to create. This is often due to the ancestors imposing their world view, ambitions and religious conditioning on you! For example, if you have decided to take up the study of magick or Wicca, and among your ancestors were some very devout and probably narrow-minded Christians, they may now put all kinds of stumbling blocks in your way. For instance, after your ritual to get a job you may find that you have a lot of bad luck, and you start wondering whether or not this whole "magick business" may be evil and "God" is punishing you for it etc. Even if you don't believe that magick is evil, if the problem persists you are likely to give it up because it doesn't work for you. Well, it doesn't work for you simply because your ancestors won't let you do it, not because the magick isn't working!
Or you may be an artist and want to earn your living by painting but your ancestors think that artists are lazy louts and obstruct you, so you never have any success. To sum it up: negative ancestors are those who are hindering and obstructing you, even if those were the spirits of your beloved grandmother or grandfather. As a rule, negative ancestors have to be dealt with before we can actually work with our positive ancestors. For all practical purposes even ancestors who were good people, and may have your welfare in mind, but are imposing their views and ideas on you, are considered to be negative ancestors. Always keep in mind, they are not evil, they are not out to get you, but they have an agenda and you have free will, which includes permanently dismissing them, which you can learn in my Wisdom of the Ancestors Workshop or by online tuition via voice chat, which makes it possible for your to learn the method, no matter where you live.
Now to the positive ancestors. These are the ones that are willing to help you according to how you wish to live your life. They can protect you spiritually and physically from harm. They can open many doors for you, whether you need to get a new job, improve your financial situation or find the perfect partner. Some of your spiritual ancestors can even become your guides and take your spirituality to a higher level. Ancestors can accomplish many things you could not, simply because they are in the Otherworld which gives them access to knowledge that you might not have access to and because they are free from the limitations of the physical body, of time and space.
You will find that your ancestors are usually perfectly willing to help -- if you acknowledge them and give them what they need. To help you they need regular feeding. There are lots of rules and regulations on how and what to feed the ancestors. Generally they like alcoholic beverages. As to food, they may have certain preferences but you don't have to give them anything you don't feel good about. As a vegetarian I won't serve meat to my ancestors, even though some of them would like that. I found other foods that please them. You can "train" your ancestors to accept food which is okay with your lifestyle and affordable for you. In the end is better to give them a little food even if it is not their favourite than to leave them hungry. And remember, leaving your ancestors hungry means they cannot act on your behalf, which is likely to result in problems for you, such as poverty and other troubles.
According to voodoo tradition (the healing tradition of voodoo, not sorcery!) it is very important to feed your ancestors, because if you don't, you will remain in poverty! So if money is always a problem, maybe you should consider attending to your ancestors! Obviously you cannot begin feeding your positive ancestors until you have got rid of your negative ancestors or you would be feeding the negatives too which could make things worse for you. Performing ancestral rituals is actually quite easy but you should be taught by somebody who is experienced with ancestral rituals and has learned this within a proper tradition, such as voodoo. Once the negative ancestors have been dealt with, and you have made contact with your positive ancestors it makes sense to construct an ancestral shrine in your house, so that your ancestors will have a place in your home where they can reside, and a doorway to your life.
Basically we can divide our ancestry in two groups: the negative and positive ancestors. Let's discuss the negative ancestors first. They are unlikely to be evil, in fact they might have been wonderful people, but they are negative for you, meaning that they are obstructing you in some way, hindering you from moving forward in your life and sabotaging your plans for the future you want to create. This is often due to the ancestors imposing their world view, ambitions and religious conditioning on you! For example, if you have decided to take up the study of magick or Wicca, and among your ancestors were some very devout and probably narrow-minded Christians, they may now put all kinds of stumbling blocks in your way. For instance, after your ritual to get a job you may find that you have a lot of bad luck, and you start wondering whether or not this whole "magick business" may be evil and "God" is punishing you for it etc. Even if you don't believe that magick is evil, if the problem persists you are likely to give it up because it doesn't work for you. Well, it doesn't work for you simply because your ancestors won't let you do it, not because the magick isn't working!
Or you may be an artist and want to earn your living by painting but your ancestors think that artists are lazy louts and obstruct you, so you never have any success. To sum it up: negative ancestors are those who are hindering and obstructing you, even if those were the spirits of your beloved grandmother or grandfather. As a rule, negative ancestors have to be dealt with before we can actually work with our positive ancestors. For all practical purposes even ancestors who were good people, and may have your welfare in mind, but are imposing their views and ideas on you, are considered to be negative ancestors. Always keep in mind, they are not evil, they are not out to get you, but they have an agenda and you have free will, which includes permanently dismissing them, which you can learn in my Wisdom of the Ancestors Workshop or by online tuition via voice chat, which makes it possible for your to learn the method, no matter where you live.
Now to the positive ancestors. These are the ones that are willing to help you according to how you wish to live your life. They can protect you spiritually and physically from harm. They can open many doors for you, whether you need to get a new job, improve your financial situation or find the perfect partner. Some of your spiritual ancestors can even become your guides and take your spirituality to a higher level. Ancestors can accomplish many things you could not, simply because they are in the Otherworld which gives them access to knowledge that you might not have access to and because they are free from the limitations of the physical body, of time and space.
You will find that your ancestors are usually perfectly willing to help -- if you acknowledge them and give them what they need. To help you they need regular feeding. There are lots of rules and regulations on how and what to feed the ancestors. Generally they like alcoholic beverages. As to food, they may have certain preferences but you don't have to give them anything you don't feel good about. As a vegetarian I won't serve meat to my ancestors, even though some of them would like that. I found other foods that please them. You can "train" your ancestors to accept food which is okay with your lifestyle and affordable for you. In the end is better to give them a little food even if it is not their favourite than to leave them hungry. And remember, leaving your ancestors hungry means they cannot act on your behalf, which is likely to result in problems for you, such as poverty and other troubles.
According to voodoo tradition (the healing tradition of voodoo, not sorcery!) it is very important to feed your ancestors, because if you don't, you will remain in poverty! So if money is always a problem, maybe you should consider attending to your ancestors! Obviously you cannot begin feeding your positive ancestors until you have got rid of your negative ancestors or you would be feeding the negatives too which could make things worse for you. Performing ancestral rituals is actually quite easy but you should be taught by somebody who is experienced with ancestral rituals and has learned this within a proper tradition, such as voodoo. Once the negative ancestors have been dealt with, and you have made contact with your positive ancestors it makes sense to construct an ancestral shrine in your house, so that your ancestors will have a place in your home where they can reside, and a doorway to your life.
Ancestral Patterns and Healing
Quite
often you will notice that there is a certain pattern in your family.
Maybe of great financial losses or of violent death, of unhappy
relationships, or problems with a particular element such as water or
fire, etc. The pattern can be so obvious that even people without
spiritual training notice it and draw the conclusion that there is a
"curse" on their family or on them. Though ancestral curses are common,
this is not the only possible cause of the problem. Sometimes ancestors
carry shame and pass this on through many generations and so we
effectively curse ourselves. A competent shaman can release such curses,
find the root of the ancestral patterns and help the ancestors involved
to let go of their guilt and shame so that they and all subsequent
generations may be healed. I have had some spectacular successes with
ancestral healing. Here is one example:
Once, when I treated a lady who had a persistent back problem I intuitively knew it was due to an energy of shame held in the spine. We tried to locate the source of shame together but it was beyond her conscious knowledge or memory. So I journeyed for her. It turned out that one of her ancestors had been raped and then had cursed the rapist and all his descendants. As the ancestor became pregnant from this encounter she cursed her own line as well. It was a bit tricky unraveling this one, but I found a way to circumvent the curse and lift it from her ancestral line. Immediately after the journey my client's back problem disappeared and hasn't come back so far, to my knowledge. She told me she had that problem for years! Also, when I recounted the journey my client confirmed several patterns in her family that fit with what I had learned.
Once, when I treated a lady who had a persistent back problem I intuitively knew it was due to an energy of shame held in the spine. We tried to locate the source of shame together but it was beyond her conscious knowledge or memory. So I journeyed for her. It turned out that one of her ancestors had been raped and then had cursed the rapist and all his descendants. As the ancestor became pregnant from this encounter she cursed her own line as well. It was a bit tricky unraveling this one, but I found a way to circumvent the curse and lift it from her ancestral line. Immediately after the journey my client's back problem disappeared and hasn't come back so far, to my knowledge. She told me she had that problem for years! Also, when I recounted the journey my client confirmed several patterns in her family that fit with what I had learned.
The Problem of Earthbound Spirits
Due
to all the misinformation about what happens prior to and during death
many souls become earthbound. This is getting so bad that we can almost
talk about an "overpopulation problem" on the astral! Of course there is
no space problem on the astral, which after all is a realm of energy,
not matter, but we are having a build up of negativity due to so many
earthbound spirits most of whom are not happy in this temporary realm.
All earthbound spirits need to draw energy from living beings (mostly
humans, but they can draw it from your pets also) to avoid the breaking
up of their astral bodies and the so called second death. In effect
earthbound spirits are vampires. Therefore it is definitely not healthy to live in a house where earthbound spirits constantly hang around!
A true shaman knows how to deal with earthbound spirits and can help them to pass over to where they belong. This kind of work is called psychopomp work and requires advanced skills, as well as sensitivity. When working with our own ancestry we can help those who wish to move on permanently to do so. The remaining good ancestors will not drain you. They will come at feeding time and then go about their business of helping you sort your life out. Those that are truly earthbound souls need help though. This happened in my family as well. In fact I had to help two earthbound family members after death. One of them was my grandmother who died in 1993.
When my grandmother died I was devastated. I comforted myself with the thought that her suffering was over and that she would be going to heaven or some wonderful region in the afterlife because she had been a very good human being, always helping others selflessly to the point where she gave herself up completely. Looking back I think that was part of her problem. For over a year I did not dream of her at all, which surprised me. I had been sure that she would appear to me in dreaming, after all we had been close and I always have magickal dreams. I didn't know then that ancestors usually spend one year and a day in the Underworld, before they can freely travel around on the astral. After about a year I had several disturbing dreams of her.
In the most horrible one of those dreams she stood with me beside a big cornfield. All the corn in the field, though fully grown was twisted, black and dried out. She looked at me beseechingly and said, "this is my life. Can you make it right?" I just looked at her in total shock and said, "grandma, nobody can make this right any more!" I woke up feeling very disturbed. For weeks afterwards I was going over the dream in my mind unable to come up with a solution or any plan to help my grandmother. I knew how to journey then, but this was something new that I had never come across before and so I was at a loss what to do.
As usual, solutions and ideas come to me once I have referred the problem to my subconscious mind. And so it was that by "coincidence" when working on a time travel project whilst searching for answers about what happened to my grandpa in World War II, I stumbled over the answer. I finally managed to locate and visit my grandmother in the spirit realm. She was in the Underworld, in a place which was actually very beautiful and serene (I would have loved it) but my grandmother felt lonely and unhappy there. It was not easy getting her out of there, I had to try various things until I found a way to move her on to a place she liked. After that I didn't hear or dream of her for several years and I felt she was at peace. I think it was in 2009 that I had one glorious dream of her, in which she appeared to me, surrounded by a golden light. We talked in that dream and I felt a wonderful feeling of love between us. Now I know for sure that my grandmother is happy in the afterlife!
A true shaman knows how to deal with earthbound spirits and can help them to pass over to where they belong. This kind of work is called psychopomp work and requires advanced skills, as well as sensitivity. When working with our own ancestry we can help those who wish to move on permanently to do so. The remaining good ancestors will not drain you. They will come at feeding time and then go about their business of helping you sort your life out. Those that are truly earthbound souls need help though. This happened in my family as well. In fact I had to help two earthbound family members after death. One of them was my grandmother who died in 1993.
When my grandmother died I was devastated. I comforted myself with the thought that her suffering was over and that she would be going to heaven or some wonderful region in the afterlife because she had been a very good human being, always helping others selflessly to the point where she gave herself up completely. Looking back I think that was part of her problem. For over a year I did not dream of her at all, which surprised me. I had been sure that she would appear to me in dreaming, after all we had been close and I always have magickal dreams. I didn't know then that ancestors usually spend one year and a day in the Underworld, before they can freely travel around on the astral. After about a year I had several disturbing dreams of her.
In the most horrible one of those dreams she stood with me beside a big cornfield. All the corn in the field, though fully grown was twisted, black and dried out. She looked at me beseechingly and said, "this is my life. Can you make it right?" I just looked at her in total shock and said, "grandma, nobody can make this right any more!" I woke up feeling very disturbed. For weeks afterwards I was going over the dream in my mind unable to come up with a solution or any plan to help my grandmother. I knew how to journey then, but this was something new that I had never come across before and so I was at a loss what to do.
As usual, solutions and ideas come to me once I have referred the problem to my subconscious mind. And so it was that by "coincidence" when working on a time travel project whilst searching for answers about what happened to my grandpa in World War II, I stumbled over the answer. I finally managed to locate and visit my grandmother in the spirit realm. She was in the Underworld, in a place which was actually very beautiful and serene (I would have loved it) but my grandmother felt lonely and unhappy there. It was not easy getting her out of there, I had to try various things until I found a way to move her on to a place she liked. After that I didn't hear or dream of her for several years and I felt she was at peace. I think it was in 2009 that I had one glorious dream of her, in which she appeared to me, surrounded by a golden light. We talked in that dream and I felt a wonderful feeling of love between us. Now I know for sure that my grandmother is happy in the afterlife!
Is Ancestral Work Evil?
Absolutely
not! Quite the contrary, I think it is quite negligent and abusive not
to take care of one's ancestors. We are buying them expensive coffins,
for what? It would be better to do something for their immortal spirits
than for the decaying bodies. The Egyptians had their Book of the Dead
and performed rites for the passing and for a happy afterlife of the
dead. The Tibetans also have a Book of the Dead. All cultures, including
Celtic and Germanic tribes had special rites for the dead. This topic
has been declared a taboo and as evil by mainstream religion, because
there is power in working with the ancestors. And power has forever been
suppressed. For if we, all of mankind, realised our real power we could
break free from the enslavement we have been under for thousands of
years and finally create a life of beauty and peace on this planet, a
life of plenty and prosperity for everyone, not just for the elite! If
we all, or a good number of us, found our power, it would make an end
to all control and manipulation of the powers-that-be -- permanently!
In this context I am going to write an article about the witch hunt and what it really was about. Truly, the witch hunt was all about control and the oppression of power and to keep mankind in servitude. Remember this: those who shout the loudest that working with spirits is evil are the very ones who are doing it themselves and really using it for evil. Have you ever noticed that the Pope is using an upside-down cross on his throne and in many decorations? Isn't that the same upside-down cross that Satanists use? Did you know that the words on his mitre, which translated mean the "Vicar of Christ" add up to 666 in numerology? Isn't 666 supposedly the number of the beast? Did you know that 666 is also hidden on every bar code? Church and politics always go hand in hand. They are two systems of oppression that covertly work together. In the end it is all about power. The powers-that-be want to have all of it and they don't want you or anybody else to have any of it. And if you truly treasure freedom, then you must do everything to get your full power now and then use it for good -- or against evil, which is the same thing. Don't postpone getting your power until next year. It will soon be over for mankind, unless we are acting now to empower ourselves and reclaim our world!
In this context I am going to write an article about the witch hunt and what it really was about. Truly, the witch hunt was all about control and the oppression of power and to keep mankind in servitude. Remember this: those who shout the loudest that working with spirits is evil are the very ones who are doing it themselves and really using it for evil. Have you ever noticed that the Pope is using an upside-down cross on his throne and in many decorations? Isn't that the same upside-down cross that Satanists use? Did you know that the words on his mitre, which translated mean the "Vicar of Christ" add up to 666 in numerology? Isn't 666 supposedly the number of the beast? Did you know that 666 is also hidden on every bar code? Church and politics always go hand in hand. They are two systems of oppression that covertly work together. In the end it is all about power. The powers-that-be want to have all of it and they don't want you or anybody else to have any of it. And if you truly treasure freedom, then you must do everything to get your full power now and then use it for good -- or against evil, which is the same thing. Don't postpone getting your power until next year. It will soon be over for mankind, unless we are acting now to empower ourselves and reclaim our world!
Conditioning to Keep You Down
So
get this whole idea of good and evil out of your head. It is mainly
manipulation by mainstream religion to keep you powerless and ignorant.
Yes, true evil exists, and when you see it you will know it without
doubt. You do not need any authority to tell you what evil is. Your
conscience, your heart, your soul, your Higher Self, your intuition will
tell you clearly enough. It is the conditioning of the mind that gets
in the way and makes people confused. The brain getting in the way of
the heart is the problem of our society. We have been taught to think
with the limited rigid instrument of our left brain, our rational mind,
discounting intuition and the voice of the soul as silly or
unscientific. Removing this conditioning is a great part of shamanic
groundwork. You can't go far in shamanism
or in any spiritual tradition until you have freed yourself from all
false conditioning! People get so attached to their conditioning, it is
like a slave getting attached to his chains! This conditioning is not a
good thing, it is a prison for your mind and spirit and prevents real
growth. If the Goddess
had wanted you to have this conditioning it would have been there from
birth. But you were born free and endowed with free will -- and a mind
capable of thinking for yourself, I would like to add! All conditioning
was placed upon you to bind you, to make you believe that you are the
physical body, that material reality is the only reality there is, etc.
-- in short to make you into a better slave! It is only when all
conditioning is removed that one can see clearly. Until you have
completely de-conditioned yourself, you may still fear working with the
ancestors, or spirits or doing magick,
etc. All I can do is assure you, as one who has experienced Oneness
with All-That-Is, that working with your ancestors is definitely not
evil. It is in fact natural, as death is a natural progression of life.
Death is nothing but a door to another life. So drop the fear and be
open to the mystery of life and death!
Benefits of Ancestral Work
Working
with one's ancestors really is good and desirable. It is mutually
beneficial both for you and your ancestors. It doesn't harm another
being, and it certainly isn't a sin. It establishes a strong cohesion in
the family and a bond of love that goes beyond death. It reconnects you
with your ancestral roots and true cultural tradition -- not the couch
potato - TV addict - Mindless Lemming mentality
that is being promoted by the powers-that-be. Our ancestors, actually
had values, such as hospitality to guests, courage, honouring one's
word, loyalty, discipline, industriousness, self-reliance and love of freedom. When I think of what the ancient tribes of
Germany were like for example, their sacred traditions, and what the
German nation has become today I could sit down and cry. We have become a
nation of sissies, and few have any honour and noble values. I really
advise you to research the ancient Pagan traditions of your own people.
You will find much beauty there, and much we can learn from. I feel we
all need to reconnect to the Wisdom of our Ancestors, be it for empowerment, for knowledge, for protection or even for values.
What could possibly be evil about working with the ancestors? I believe if we all took better care of our ancestors and established a good relationship with them we would be a lot healthier, more prosperous and more balanced. During my five years in Hong Kong I was honoured to take part in ancestral rituals of my (now ex) partner's family. It was an incredible experience. Most people in Hong Kong have ancestral shrines in their homes, where they regularly burn incense and make offerings. Once a year the whole family gets together and makes offerings to the ancestors. Afterwards they all feast at the burial place, not far from the urns with the bones and ashes. Initially I had some apprehension about this but I allowed myself to go with the flow and found that the ceremony actually felt very sacred, beautiful and appropriate. I could also feel that all family members who took part felt a great satisfaction, a sense of having done their duty to their ancestors. They were convinced that now their ancestors would protect them and look after them for another year. Even the children enjoyed this day without any prejudice.
And last but not least, I feel it is very healing for the soul to know that the ones that you have loved and who have passed on aren't lost forever but that they keep on watching over you. And isn't it nice to think that when you one day pass over your descendants will keep on thinking of you with love regularly, sending you their blessings and even "feed" you in the afterlife? To me this seems the most natural thing to do! And now my friends I am closing, because I have not fed my ancestors for a week and I better attend to them now! If you want to start this rewarding practice too, come and join me at my ancestral workshop or visit my online tuition page where you can book an individual session to learn ancestral work from me via online voice chat!
What could possibly be evil about working with the ancestors? I believe if we all took better care of our ancestors and established a good relationship with them we would be a lot healthier, more prosperous and more balanced. During my five years in Hong Kong I was honoured to take part in ancestral rituals of my (now ex) partner's family. It was an incredible experience. Most people in Hong Kong have ancestral shrines in their homes, where they regularly burn incense and make offerings. Once a year the whole family gets together and makes offerings to the ancestors. Afterwards they all feast at the burial place, not far from the urns with the bones and ashes. Initially I had some apprehension about this but I allowed myself to go with the flow and found that the ceremony actually felt very sacred, beautiful and appropriate. I could also feel that all family members who took part felt a great satisfaction, a sense of having done their duty to their ancestors. They were convinced that now their ancestors would protect them and look after them for another year. Even the children enjoyed this day without any prejudice.
And last but not least, I feel it is very healing for the soul to know that the ones that you have loved and who have passed on aren't lost forever but that they keep on watching over you. And isn't it nice to think that when you one day pass over your descendants will keep on thinking of you with love regularly, sending you their blessings and even "feed" you in the afterlife? To me this seems the most natural thing to do! And now my friends I am closing, because I have not fed my ancestors for a week and I better attend to them now! If you want to start this rewarding practice too, come and join me at my ancestral workshop or visit my online tuition page where you can book an individual session to learn ancestral work from me via online voice chat!
May you all benefit from the Wisdom and Protection of the Ancestors!
Copyright © Avalon Sakti, 15.09.2009
Copyright © Avalon Sakti, 15.09.2009
My Radio Show on Ancestors
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