Connecting To Ancestors
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31 Days of Creative Samhain Day 15: Creating A Dumb Silent Supper To Honor Ancestors And Beloved Dead
A Dumb or Silent Supper is a Samhain tradition to honor your ancestors and your beloved dead. You cook a meal and set out one or more plates just for your ancestors and beloved dead. You can enjoy the Silent Supper alone or invite family members. The meal is eaten fully in complete silence reflecting on your ancestors and beloved dead with gratitude. For your Dumb Supper, you can cook any food you like. If you know your ancestral heritage, researching foods from your ancestry and making a few dishes can be a beautiful way to connect. If you want to honor your beloved dead and know their favorite foods,…
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31 Days Of Creative Samhain Day 14: Honoring And Connecting To Our Ancestors
Samhain is a pagan sabbat of honoring and connecting to our ancestors. This is a liminal time when the veils between the worlds of living and dead is thinnest. Our ancestors are close to us. We can communicate with our ancestors and honor them this time of year as part of our Samhain celebration. There are many ways you can do ancestral work during Samhain season, and dedicating your time to this work is very deep and powerful. You do not have to know your ancestors to connect with them. They are with you always in your bones and blood, as well as in spirit. Whether you do not know…
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31 Days Of Creative Samhain Day 9: Honoring The Beloved Dead
During Samhain the veils between the living and dead are thin. This is the shift from the end of the year into a New Year on the Wheel of the Year on October 31. This is a time to remember our beloved dead humans and animals. We can visit their graves if possible or light a candle in their memory. We can feel them closer to us this time of year. We can also go to any local cemetery and connect to the aspect of death this time of year. Even if we do not know those in the graves we can send energy of remembrance and honor to their…
