tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6521466284750046192.post3941533425044362545..comments2023-11-18T18:27:02.376-05:00Comments on Queen of Pentacles Conjure Blog: Getting Started with Ancestor VenerationDevi Springhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08251780275133267890noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6521466284750046192.post-33780490548217355382013-09-05T13:42:36.694-04:002013-09-05T13:42:36.694-04:00Thank you for the inspiration to include my darlin...Thank you for the inspiration to include my darling kitties who are no longer in this life in my honoring of the dead in my family.<br /><br />I have also had severe family issues. For me, the way to heal the remnants of those within myself has been to open myself to feel all the negative emotions from those times (the hate, the anger, the sadness) and then mourn for what happened then. Once myAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6521466284750046192.post-37587241371645599642011-08-11T10:08:30.673-04:002011-08-11T10:08:30.673-04:00Devi,
I just found part of your talk on MC+C on th...Devi,<br />I just found part of your talk on MC+C on this and you talked about "the fact that you were not christian and anything related to it left a <br />bad taste in your mouth. Well, that is where I <br />am now. I wanted so much to work with my Ancestors. But my shackles and hair stand right<br />straight up. I just toss bathwater baby, soap, pan and all out the window and it has Dragonflyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10753657761522668285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6521466284750046192.post-53033336148554190072011-04-04T10:00:36.985-04:002011-04-04T10:00:36.985-04:00I am creating a shrine where people can go to ligh...I am creating a shrine where people can go to light virtual candles for their ancestors. May I link to this page (on my shrine's 'link' page)? <br /><br />please email me at tamyris at earthlink dot net. <br />many thanks, <br />GalinaGalina Krasskovahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06926374525306007900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6521466284750046192.post-68675714771655815482011-01-17T13:18:50.077-05:002011-01-17T13:18:50.077-05:00There's also a big difference between praying ...There's also a big difference between praying for the welfare of a relative that was not a great person, and inviting them to take part in your spiritual life. I actually wrote a whole separate article on praying for the dead prior to writing this one.Devi Springhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08251780275133267890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6521466284750046192.post-28439600500337503342011-01-11T19:32:55.208-05:002011-01-11T19:32:55.208-05:00This is a great articule, it was very informative....This is a great articule, it was very informative.<br />While I was reading it something accured to me. People who have been abusive to us and we didn't like in life need prays as well. As much as i want to say FU to some of them I try and include them on my prayers. Almost like if I don't pray for them noone will. I mean i'm still really new to this, but I kind of feel some times Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6521466284750046192.post-859616944836226762010-11-26T15:53:35.731-05:002010-11-26T15:53:35.731-05:00If your PopPop struggled to overcome his cigarette...If your PopPop struggled to overcome his cigarette addiction, then I would not include it. But if he never found it a hinderance, then you can certainly give him some cigs from time to time.<br /><br />I don't personally have any issue including animals (they ARE family), or very good friends and mentors.Devi Springhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08251780275133267890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6521466284750046192.post-58248565000913511022010-11-26T15:49:51.246-05:002010-11-26T15:49:51.246-05:00Your article was incredibly well written and flowe...Your article was incredibly well written and flowed nicely! But I do have a few questions, you mentioned that if your ancestor's had an addiction problem not to include this as an offering does this include cigarettes? My PopPop really enjoyed his tobacco but always discouraged me from smoking, do you think it wrong of me to offer him up a cigarette? Can you put your animals on the altar? roseamundihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00839662586045824954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6521466284750046192.post-68285719703837406122010-11-16T13:32:25.060-05:002010-11-16T13:32:25.060-05:00It's a question that only you can decide. If t...It's a question that only you can decide. If they have been very maliciously hurtful to you, or abusive in any way, then I would personally leave them off.<br /><br />If they just disagreed with your way of life and you bumped heads over that in a frustrating but non-traumatic way, then you may wish to try honoring them on your altar, but perhaps not necessarily call on them to work on your Devi Springhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08251780275133267890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6521466284750046192.post-57020640440824043122010-11-16T06:05:07.328-05:002010-11-16T06:05:07.328-05:00I love your articles they are so well written and ...I love your articles they are so well written and useful. I did have a question though. Altho i dont have an ancestral altar just yet, ive been wanting to do one but just dont have the time to properly honor it. The question is: I do have a few relatives that have passed on that well we didnt get along because they didnt really approve of my lifestyle. Should i add them onto my altar for just theWyattnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6521466284750046192.post-45892347057905986272010-11-01T19:58:32.051-04:002010-11-01T19:58:32.051-04:00I'm glad you enjoyed the article Galina. Even ...I'm glad you enjoyed the article Galina. Even though I always heard others talk of how profound an ancestral practice is, it's hard to understand just how profound until you experience it for yourself. I hope others who may be curious, but on the fence, may choose to at least do a 6 month experiment to see if they feel a change in their lives and in their spiritual path when undertaking Devi Springhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08251780275133267890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6521466284750046192.post-35309171345515005342010-11-01T19:53:48.296-04:002010-11-01T19:53:48.296-04:00This is a beautiful article and I"m going to ...This is a beautiful article and I"m going to post a link to it on my site so others can read it too. It took me years to develop and engaged ancestral practice, largely because so many of my living relatives were um... let me be kind...unpleaseant people. My ancestors were patient though and now, having recently lost my adopted mother, whom i dearly loved, I find that the practices i worked Galina Krasskovahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06926374525306007900noreply@blogger.com