#ancestor work

[snowy-equinox]

🏺 for the ask game

🏺 An ancestor (blood or chosen) I don't do extensive ancestor work, so I don't have any specific people I've built connections with. However, I do feel a deep connection with my Jewish ancestors whenever I engage in Judaism. When I say the prayers, I feel like I am walking in a canyon worn through by all those who came before me. @windvexer has talked about magic acting outside of time, and I've started to think prayers work on the same level. When I pray for peace, I am praying for my ancestors who grew up in shtetls and pogroms. When I pray for protection, I am praying for my mother's cousins that were smuggled out of Germany in a boat under the cover of night.

I do not worship HaShem for myself, but for all the blessings He has given to my family.

Thank you for the ask!

See the ask game here

[prince-w-1000-enemies]

[hillbillybubbeleh]

Late last night (or early this morning, depending on how you look at it), I took down the ancestor space and rebuilt it elsewhere, added some new (to me) finds and family heirlooms, blessed it, and invited the ancestors to come and sit with me in the new space.

I went ahead and took the opportunity to draw down some blessings and tend to a couple of workings.

Now I'm toying with the idea of a rather large undertaking that would take a lot of my time, but would be very fulfilling spiritually and ancestrally. Since I got the idea right after waking the new area for the ancestors, I feel like someone, עליו־השלום, wants me to do it. 🧿✨

[bolaneno]

IG credit: @ aimeearoha

[goldenhawthorn]

Day 3

Today I did some ancestor veneration in the form of lighting a candle and incense, reading a prayer that I found that seemed nice, and speaking to my close ancestors and those of my husband to give them an update, to thank them, and ask them to watch over us.

I won’t go into too much detail, as it was largely a private family conversation. Suffice to say I felt a lot of love in the room with me.

Gone, but never forgotten. No longer seen but felt.

[babelandrevel]

highly recommend using an ancestoral language in your work, especially if you work in ancestoral/folk magic/similar practices. i personally use hebrew (i am ashkenazi jewish and raised loosely in the faith) and like to incorporate this into my personal practice quite a bit :) it makes me feel much more connected to myself and my ancestors and self

[iabradorescence]

listening to the beach boys and gave dad some graham crackers. hoping he likes them.

[hillbillybubbeleh]

Sat with the ancestors. Did some smoke and card readings. Consecrated newly crafted amuletic workings.

'Tis well.