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Just got round to reading this. Sounds like the ancestor stuff is coming through fine, but certain things spring to mind that you could do to re-enforce it, open the channels a bit more for them, and generally give them a nod.
I tend not to position ancestor work exclusively within a Voodoo or Santeria context, cos its not really. Most cultures tend to involve ancestors at one level or another, as like childbirth, its about working "magically" with a biological fact of life. Ancestor work can be as simple or as complex as you feel is appropriate.
The easiest thing to do is to clear a small space somewhere as an ancestral altar, which again can be as simple or as complex as you feel is appropriate. It might be a full Spiritist set up (white altar cloth, white candle, four stones from your garden, earth from where you were born in a jar, photos of ancestors, ancestral trinkets and heirlooms, glass of fresh water replaced every week), or it could just be a space on a shelf where you keep various items relating to ancestors, or you could maybe just continue using your Cairn as a focus. I'd reccomend the Spiritist altar if it's something you want to get into though, as its good to work with. It can become a really organic living space, where new items might be added on a semi-regular basis, a growing physical expression of who you are and where you came from.
Anyway, the point of that is to set up a focus where you can address your ancestors, make offerings and speak to them about stuff. And its as simple as that. Maybe light a white candle to open the channel to them. Give them something to eat and drink and have a chat. For instance, whatever you and your missus might be eating for dinner on a sunday, put a little bit of it on a plate for your ancestors, take it to the ancestral altar and share your dinner with them. After you've eaten, sit down for five minutes and tell them what's going on in your life. If there's anything in particular you're concerned about, you can ask them to look out for you, ask for their blessing, guidance and protection for you and your family, etc...
There's nowt overly "mystical" about it really, fairly straightforward process. Feeding them is a way of strengthening your connection to them. The more they get fed, the stronger the link becomes, and the more they are able to come through and interact. Give it a try. I'd reccomend it to anyone, regardless of magical path, and regardless of whether they are into magic at all, its just a good practice to do. Very supportive, nourishing, stabilising. Feeding the roots and branches of the tree of being that you, your wife and bairns are a part of. |
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