This is right on time! I plan on making Thanksgiving a day to honor my ancestors. I bought a tv stand that I use as an altar. It's white with changeable LED lights. Perfect for altar work! I've been training my daughter not to touch anything on it. I'm happy to see I have most of the items you mentioned. Thanks for the tips!❤
I love these suggestions! Wish I had seen this a year ago when I created my ancestor alter. Not that anyone is asking but i’ll share my experience and what I’ve learned. I like to designate a specific day of the week to celebrate them. Cause I’m prone to get caught up with life stuff and this is like developing any relationship, it takes time and effort. So, each Monday I light my candle, change out their water and tea, burn a frankincense and myrrh incense, shake my noise maker, and just say hi. What I’ve learned in the last year is to listen to my intuition and they will let you know what they want. I put a cup of coffee on the alter and it molded within days. Replaced it with cinnamon tea and half of it is gone within a week without mold. I used to have a simple wine glass for water and it would be less each week. Found a huge crystal goblet while thrifting, just full of bubbles and drinking it up way more than the previous glass. Accidentally, a red Saint Barbara candle ended up in my shopping cart. Then a friend gifted me a St Therese prayer card. Both went on the alter cause some of my ancestors are Catholic. My favorite ‘accidents’ have been a sweet plate which started out with just a simple small plate with a few candies but now has candy, cookies, a couple silver dimes, pretty rocks, crystal angel, and whole buncha little sweet things. The other is a prayer plant that wasn’t doing well. My ‘intuition’ said put it on the alter and it is now thriving and looks so happy! It is now a permanent fixture. My alter looks so different from just a white candle and glass of water now. So, I would have fun with it and follow your intuition. I’ve been doing this a year now, and my ancestors and i are still getting to know each other. I don’t ask for favors but feel they are working for me in the background.
I’ve always viewed November as Deadtime Deadtime extends probably up until December 17 Saint Lazarus. So yes, Thanksgiving is an ancestor holiday for sure!
Thank you so much for this. I was always in the dark about how and who to celebrate. But I lost my precious granny Scorpio season, 2018. My reading for the year is heavily influenced positively by the ancestors. Now I know where to start. Much love from Brooklyn ❤
My Buddist Grandmother had incense, tea, water, fruit, and light on her alter. She always told me it is important to give thanks often. She had photos of her parents and statuettes of the deities Thank you for sharing this. Love from T&T
Hello and Thank You so Much. Today is the anniversary of my Mother’s HomeGoing. I’m very grateful for all your support and kindness to me. This is such a blessing for you to share with me.
The noun "espiritista" is neutral. It's the same word for male and female, like "periodista" (journalist), "tenista" (tennist player) or "especialista" (specialist"). Love your videos. Thank you for sharing.
***Elemi, I just purchased some incense Palo Santos, Camphor, Florida Water, Brown Sugar Fig and Rue Bars of Soap from your botanica. I also love Frankincense and Myrrh. I have yet to try the Copal incense though. I do use white candles among other colors likewise, I have a bell on my altar. Thanks. ***Mystic Star Seed 777***
My parents were born in Antigua and I was born in the USVI, but grew up in nyc. My parents are not spiritual, but my dad would play the vaina to soca music when they had parties. We call it a shak shak. I went back to Antigua and brought one home. My tour guide pulled it directly from the tree and cleaned it for me for customs clearance when traveling back to the states. I am a Scorpio and always felt connected to Oya. I do rituals during thunderstorms and often sleep and shower in the dark to the sounds of thunderstorms. I am not ifa nor do I practice Santeria. Can I still connect with Oya without being part of those religions. I just feel like everything is falling into alignment with regards to connecting with her.
Timely, as usual! Thank you for the info; it seems that my ancestors are closer to me this time of year---maybe its all the fall and early winter birthdays. You are looking particularly radiant! Blessings!
Awesome video thank you very much for all your videos! You look sooo amazing my sister soo pretty and yes I would love a video on Copal incense, why is it so important to us Africans here in USA! I would like to take ANY CLASS WITH YOU❤
Thank you for helping me figure out the name of the vaina I’ve known I needed one but didn’t know the name. Do you sell them online? I wrapped a garabato in red ribbon with brass sleigh bells in a specific arrangement as one of my noise makers at the moment. Can you tell me more about this training?
New/curious. Thank you. Would you recommend some books or resources I can look at to learn more? No one in my family taught me anything about ancestry so educating myself now.❤
Some of my ancestors asked for an outside altar. The only problem is is I have no way to do an outside altar. I have no private patio and the area is very strict-religion unfortunately. They said they don’t want to be in the house which I don’t get. But I did set up an altar nearby window. Before I had a death in to do it outside but not here. What do I do?
Hi thank you so much for your help I would like to ask you if my mom just passed away on October 8th after turning 90 years old she had liver cancer can she now go on my altar I feel guilty for not traveling out of town to see her for her birthday I knew she was going to pass it was stage 4 cancer 😢😢but I want her near me help me what do I do thank you Ase Ase Ase ❤❤
It is too soon to put mommy on your alter. You must wait but there are other things you can do other things to honor your mom. Sorry for your loss my dear. Elemi hasa video where she talks about how to do ancestor alter and who to put on it.
It’s best to give her 90 days to 4 seasons 1 year do transformation. See my q&a live. Many blessings to her spirt. Thanks for supporting and subscribing. Many blessings Ashe Ashe Ashe👍🏽
