In The Spirit Of The Ancestors

Published in association with the Bill Holm Center for the Study of Northwest Coast Art, Burke Museum, Seattle, Washington.

Spirit of the Ancestors: Lessons from Africa explores modern problems using a beautifully simple window to our inner truths. Westerners who have never traveled to Africa, or in some cases had no particular interest in African culture, report their success using the author's healing practice of honoring their ancestors. Mystical guidance was never so clear

Explore the realm of the ancestors with author and Pagan scholar Raven Grimassi. In this fascinating and far-ranging guide, you will learn practices and rituals both ancient and new for communing with the ancestors, specifically: How to build shrines and altars and make offers. Where to find and work with sacred sites, power places, and special portals to the ancients. Guided imagery that will take you into the “Cavern of the Ancestors,” the spiritual corridor where the ancestors can be directly approached. How to access the Spirit-Rider, an ancestor that can travel between the realms of mortals and ancients. How to see and understand the restless dead who remain bound to the Earth realms. The role of reincarnation in the soul’s relationship to ancestral lineage. Plus some of the extraordinary folklore, legend, and superstition surrounding the topic.

If you do magic, pray, or venerate your ancestors, you are working with spirits. If you seek information or guidance through channeling, through mediumship, or through the words and visions of mystics, you are also working with the beings of the subtle realms. Spirit Speak presents a unified system for understanding a broad range of nonphysical beings that we call spirits. Dominguez is able to make complex ideas accessible, through analogy and example, without oversimplifying. This comprehensive book can be understood and appreciated by readers from all different faiths, backgrounds, and levels of experience. It explores concepts such as: spiritual lineage, the assumption of god forms, divine embodiment, and the limits and potential for many spiritual practices. A hidden classic in many spiritual communities for years, Spirit Speak is now available with new material and fresh insights.

This book connects traditional religions to the thriving religious activity in Africa today.

Discover the Spiritual Nourishment and Magical Power of Ancestor Veneration Learn how to connect to your ancestors and receive the benefits that come from veneration—deeper spirituality, more love in your life, better outcomes in creative pursuits, powerful magic and spellwork, and an improved sense of wellness. Filled with hands-on techniques and tips, Honoring Your Ancestors shows you how to create an ancestor altar so you can work with ancestors of all kinds. Author Mallorie Vaudoise also shares fascinating ideas for incorporating rituals, spells, family recipes, and even practices like music and dancing to help you open this wonderful new dimension of your spiritual journey. Ancestor veneration is one of the most widespread spiritual practices in the world. This book shares the important distinctions between working with blood ancestors, lineage ancestors, and affinity ancestors while helping you recognize the signs that your ancestors are responding to your petitions and offerings. You will also explore important topics like mediumship and ancestral trauma so you can be sure to develop a veneration practice that's uplifting and affirming for you.

The Ancestor Connection Discover How to Connect With Your Spirit Guides, Ancient Ancestors, and Your Genealogical Heritage By Jade Asikiwe Build a unique bond with your ancestors and discover your spiritual self you never knew existed Have you ever wondered how it would feel to connect with the spirit of your ancestors? Do you wish to experience the euphoric feeling of having psychic gifts? Do you ever question the very reason of your existence and wish to understand its true meaning? If you're curious to unlock the answers to the above questions, then you have found the key! Though it may be hard to believe, you can actually connect with your spirit guides and find the answers to all your questions. The spirits embrace communicating with living beings and share their emotions. They are willing to share the gifts and profoundness of the spiritual world with you and help you explore the hidden realms of nature. And what's more interesting is that you are already chosen - you share an unbreakable bond with your ancestors since the day you were born! They are an inseparable part of your life, and always will be. All you need is to know the right way of communicating with the spirits and make generous offerings to honor them. In Ancestral Veneration, you'll discover: Meaningful insight into the art of ancestral veneration - and how it's practiced in different religions and cultures Carefully-laid instructions for practicing ancestral veneration for beginners, or those who want a quick recap of the practice How to connect with your spirit guides and honor them using this key element A collection of hand-picked prayers to facilitate communication with spirits - and a mini-guide on how to write your own How to reap maximum rewards of ancestral veneration by making simple offerings - and when to do it The only ingredient you'll need for a successful spell DIY tips on how to create your own smudge bundle A tightly curated list of common plants and herbs for ancestral veneration - and the directions to find which of them carry your ancestors' spirits And so much more! You may have laughed off the idea of ancestral veneration and spirits being your guiding light when you first heard about it. But these powers do exist, and they have a great influence on your life. They are your line of defense between you and all the evil powers and negative energy around you. Practicing ancestral veneration will develop your understanding of both the visible and the invisible realms of nature, allowing you to interact with them on a greater level. With the knowledge of the right techniques to practice veneration rituals, you can form a strong connection with your spirit guides in no time.

In 2010, five magnificent Blackfoot shirts, now owned by the University of Oxford’s Pitt Rivers Museum, were brought to Alberta to be exhibited at the Glenbow Museum, in Calgary, and the Galt Museum, in Lethbridge. The shirts had not returned to Blackfoot territory since 1841, when officers of the Hudson’s Bay Company acquired them. The shirts were later transported to England, where they had remained ever since. Exhibiting the shirts at the museums was, however, only one part of the project undertaken by Laura Peers and Alison Brown. Prior to the installation of the exhibits, groups of Blackfoot people—hundreds altogether—participated in special “handling sessions,” in which they were able to touch the shirts and examine them up close. The shirts, some painted with mineral pigments and adorned with porcupine quillwork, others decorated with locks of human and horse hair, took the breath away of those who saw, smelled, and touched them. Long-dormant memories were awakened, and many of the participants described a powerful sense of connection and familiarity with the shirts, which still house the spirit of the ancestors who wore them. In the pages of this beautifully illustrated volume is the story of an effort to build a bridge between museums and source communities, in hopes of establishing stronger, more sustaining relationships between the two and spurring change in prevailing museum policies. Negotiating the tension between a museum’s institutional protocol and Blackfoot cultural protocol was challenging, but the experience described both by the authors and by Blackfoot contributors to the volume was transformative. Museums seek to preserve objects for posterity. This volume demonstrates that the emotional and spiritual power of objects does not vanish with the death of those who created them. For Blackfoot people today, these shirts are a living presence, one that evokes a sense of continuity and inspires pride in Blackfoot cultural heritage.