"We all have ancestors, both of blood and of spirit, and
each of our lives rests firmly on the foundation of their sacrifice.
They are as near to us as our breath and bones, and when related with in conscious ways, they can be a tremendous source of healing, guidance, and companionship."
— Daniel Foor, Ph.D.
Founder and Director, AncestralMedicine.org
Connecting with the memory and energy of ancestors...
can bring needed perspective when things become overwhelming...
can assist us in fulfilling our potential as human beings...
can encourage our generosity in their honor...
can inspire our celebration and service...
can connect us with our personal instinct...
and can anchor us in a relationship that both precedes and contains our lives.
Ancestors Never Sleep
Alice Walker
Ancestors never sleep
And always seem to know
What they’re doing.
How is this possible?
I ask myself.
Sometimes I am weary
Enough to expire –
What a relief
I will think. No more obsessing
About this madness;
Whatever it might be
This year, or even this century.
But ancestors merely
Yawn
And send me off
For a nap.
Not only is life not over,
They sniff,
It has barely begun for you.
There are eternities
Waiting just beyond
The next bad movie
You fear you’ll be
Starring in.
Go to sleep. Rest your brain.
Rest your heart. Rest your eyes
And all your thoughts.
We have been with you
From the beginning
Which didn’t exist
And we will be with you
Until that moment of
Non-existence
Swings round again.
You are attempting to carry
The suffering
All around you
But your back is bending.
Let us bear it for you.
Knowing as we do
That it is only
A difficult turn
On a never ending
Journey
Of dissolving
And becoming
And dissolving
Again
And becoming
Once more;
Forever & ever
On
And
On.
Save despair,
Our beloved
Sweetcakes,
For a couple of eons
Later.
How might you honor your ancestors?
How can your inter-relatedness with those who have passed on encourage your conscious interconnections with the living?
What aspects of you are the continued gifts of those who nurtured your being?
How will you celebrate and support your ancestors' ongoing flourishing?
Listen.
What words of inspiration come from your cherished departed?
Rev. Craig :)
