Even if you’ve only dipped a toe into the wild world of spiritual practice, you’re probably hearing a lot about ancestors right now. Ancestral altars, thinning veils, and the ghosts of ancestors past. We tend to experience a heightened awareness of all-things ancestral around this time of year. Yet recent years have brought about a collective zeitgeist in our interest in ancestral healing. But who are “the ancestors” really? The answer to this question is actually much more complex that tracing back your blood lines (though of course that’s part of it). As we step through this dark portal filled with ghosts of the past, let’s dive into who the ancestors really are—and how we can begin to work with them.

Drawings exploring ancient spiritual symbols and Zen Buddhist teachings.

Whispers of Ancestors Depict an ancient tree under starlit skies, representing the guiding whispers of ancestors towards wisdom. This aesthetic encourages connecting with roots and heritage, motivating learning and guidance from the wisdom of those who came before.

HOW TO PRACTICE ANCESTOR VENERATION Article by Rasia Mykonos Pouncie Ancestor Veneration, in one form or another, has been a way of life since the beginning of time. We can see this through myths, storytelling, death and birth rituals, prayer and many other forms of ceremony. If we think of our

"The dead” are, obviously, the spirits of deceased human beings, which are fantastic repositories of knowledge and power, especially those we’re related to. Relations can be by immediate bloodline, which are ancestral, or they can be chosen by personal sympathy, occupation, practice, art, or interest.

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