The past few days have been pretty crap for me but the Artemis II mission slapped me back! People have just travelled around the moon it’s insane!! It feels me with so many emotions, I like to think about our ancestors, all the ancient animals and humans who looked up at the very same moon these astronauts travelled around! And to think that people LANDED on the moon in the 60s, even though they barely had the technology we have today... Margaret Hamilthon, who wrote the code for the Apollo mission makes me especially emotional, I love women I love women in space
In this drawing I referenced the photo they took of Earth, the path they flew on, the four stars representing the four crew members, and I also included Artemis herself!
Things have been so horrible all around the world so it makes me really happy to come together and celebrate something so unbelievably amazing, go check out the incredible photos they took
I’m going to make one thing very clear here. I don’t care one iota about who or what is considered an “attested deity” by anyone. I’ve been over here in Unrecorded Gods land for the longest time. My gods aren’t “attested” by anyone but me and it’s been the most fulfilling spiritual experience I could imagine.
Godhood is a silly hat. Put it on whatever the fuck you want. Put it on an antlered man with no real historical or archaeological provenance, a bag of Doritos, the tree in your back yard. Just believe.
As the veil thins and the air turns still, we remember those who came before us, our ancestors, both known and unknown. Samhain is the time when the living and the dead draw close, when the whispers of the old ones can be felt in candlelight, smoke, and dreams.
This isn’t merely remembrance, it’s connection.
🌑 Who Are Our Ancestors?
When we speak of ancestors, we often think of family lines — parents, grandparents, those tied by blood. But ancestor veneration in witchcraft is broader and more inclusive.
There are:
Blood Ancestors: those in your direct family line.
Cultural Ancestors: those who share your heritage, traditions, or language.
Spiritual Ancestors: witches, healers, mystics, and rebels who paved the way for the craft you practice now.
Ancestors of the Land: the spirits and peoples who lived, worked, and died where you stand today.
Chosen Ancestors: those who have passed but guided or inspired you in this life — mentors, authors, artists, or friends.
There is always questions about adoption and who you honor if you are adopted, but the real answer is to Honor who and what feels right for you. If you feel more connected to your adopted family, honor them. If you feel more connected to your biological family, honor them. If you want to do a mixture of both, do so. It is all about what feels right for you, there is no wrong way to do this.
All are worthy of honor. Ancestor work is not about worship — it’s about acknowledgment, gratitude, and relationship.
🍞 Ways to Honor Your Ancestors This Samhain
🕯️ 1. Create an Ancestor Altar
Set aside a small space — it could be a corner of your main altar, a windowsill, or even a shelf. Add:
Candles: black for protection, white for remembrance
Natural elements: autumn leaves, stones from ancestral lands, herbs like rosemary or marigold
Light a candle and speak their names aloud if you know them. If you don’t, simply say:
“To all my ancestors known and unknown, of blood, of spirit, of craft, and of land, I honor you. Walk beside me in wisdom and peace.”
🍎 2. Offer Food or Drink
In ancient Samhain traditions, families left plates of food on doorsteps or at the hearth for the wandering dead — a practice known as “Dumb Supper”. You can recreate this by:
Setting a spirit plate with small portions of your meal and leaving it overnight.
Hosting a Silent Supper, where you eat in silence by candlelight, leaving a place open for the ancestors.
These gestures feed the bond between worlds, a reminder that love continues beyond the grave.
🌿 3. Connect Through Memory and Story
Storytelling is a form of magic. Spend time recalling memories, reading old letters, or researching your lineage. If you don’t know your ancestry, meditate on the archetypes and energies that feel ancestral such as: healers, warriors, poets, mothers, midwives, dreamers.
You may find that your spirit recognizes family where your mind does not.
Personally, I will light a white or cream colored candle in honor of a specific ancestor, the last few years my grandfather because he past away about 6 years ago. I will sit with the candle lit and just talk, I tell him about my favorite memories I have of him, update him on my life, tell him about the family that he never got to meet because of his passing. I always get a larger candle for this, like a 7 day candle or a pillar candle because I tend to ramble on and talk with him a lot because I just miss him so much.
🔮 4. Divination & Dream Work
Samhain’s thinning veil makes it an ideal time to receive messages.
Before bed, ask:
“Ancestors of my highest good, what wisdom do you have for me tonight?”
Keep a dream journal by your bed. You might notice familiar faces, symbols, or sensations -they’re subtle ways your ancestors communicate.
You can also use tarot or pendulums to connect, always setting clear intention and boundaries:
“I open this space to messages only from my benevolent ancestors and guides.”
🌾 5. Acts of Living Tribute
Honoring your ancestors isn’t limited to ritual, it’s also found in how you live. You honor them by:
Breaking generational patterns they could not.
Living joyfully when they could not.
Creating and healing, adding your light to the lineage.
Sometimes the best offering is simply peace, healing your own life in their memory. Remember any ancestor of your highest good wants you to live a long, happy, healthy, and truly wonderful life, so live it!
At Samhain, as the wheel turns and the nights deepen, remember:
You are the living altar of your ancestors.
Their breath moves through your lungs.
Their magic flows in your veins.
Collected diagrams from the first volume of The Luminance of Explication and Mysteries of Proof in the Understanding of the Paradigms of the Science of Weights and Measures, a 14th century text on cosmology and metrology by Arabic alchemist and polymath Aidamur Ibn Jaldakī.
Blessed Ostara and Happy Spring Equinox everyone! 🌸🐇🌿☀️
May this new season bring you only comfort, happiness, light, and so much luck! <3 🌸🕯🌲Today, day and night stand in perfect balance, and from now on, the days will grow longer, blessing us with more and more sunshine. <3 May you be surrounded by joy, warmth, and all the little pleasures that make life beautiful 🐥🌼 And may Goddess Eostre bless us all 🌷
