🪦 Weekly Witchy CHALLENGE - Ancestor Work

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Challenge Entry - Ancestor Work

This was a hard one for me. I’m not close to my family. I know some people have it far far far worse, so I shouldn’t complain and won’t. I always have been a bit of an outlier in my family for various reasons.
Thinking about connecting to and honoring my immediate family, well… I had to try to figure out another way to this challenge.

I started by making a fairly basic ancestor altar.

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I chose a black mirror and a candle as I had seen in Crafting for the Ancestors by@MeganB
I don’t know much history on my late father’s side as he was adopted, but from my mother’s side, I am English, Irish, and German. The Celtic cross was a gift from my maternal grandmother.

Then I created an ancestor bottle.

Ingredients:

  • A glass jar with a tight-fitting lid
  • Dried flowers or herbs - lavender, and rose petals
  • A small piece of paper and pen
  • Palo Santo
  • A white candle
  • Salt
  • Black ribbon

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My supplies

Instructions:

  • Selected a small glass jar with a tight-fitting lid.
  • Added lavender and rose petals to the jar. These represent love, peace, and comfort and can help to bring the energy of my ancestors into the space.
  • Wrote a personal message to my ancestors inviting them into my life and to request guidance and then added it to the jar.
  • Added rose quartz (to honor and connect with my ancestors) and clear quartz (for spiritual connection and protection)
  • Added a pinch of salt to add to the grounding and protective properties of the bottle
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  • Lit the palo santo and allowed the smoke to fill the jar to purify the space and connect you to the spiritual realm.
  • Closed the jar tightly and seal it with a red ribbon.
  • Lit a white and placed it next to the jar to represent the presence of your ancestors and their divine guidance and protection.
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    Really love the smoke rolling around inside!

I placed it on my bookshelf where I can see it daily.

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I also added a wooden quail that my late grandfather carved.
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I did end up taking down the simple altar because…

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:laughing: Apparently, I’m not allowed to take over the cat shelf!

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