First Spiritualist Church of Alabama
True religion is living in obedience to Nature’s Laws.
Communicating with Your Ancestors: A Guide to Honoring and Seeking Guidance from Those Who Came Before
Introduction
Ancestor reverence is a practice that spans cultures and continents, acknowledging the profound impact our ancestors have on our lives. Communicating with your ancestors can be a powerful way to seek guidance, healing, and wisdom. In this article, we'll explore the benefits of communicating with your ancestors and provide practical tips on how to do so.
Benefits of Communicating with Your Ancestors
Guidance and Wisdom: Ancestors can offer valuable insights and guidance, drawn from their life experiences and wisdom.
Healing and Support: Communicating with your ancestors can provide emotional healing, comfort, and support during challenging times.
Cultural Connection: Honoring your ancestors helps preserve cultural heritage and traditions, fostering a deeper sense of identity and belonging.
Personal Growth: Ancestor communication can facilitate self-reflection, helping you understand your values, strengths, and weaknesses.
Preparing for Ancestor Communication
Set Intentions: Clearly define your intentions and what you hope to achieve through communication.
Create a Sacred Space: Designate a quiet, peaceful area for communication, free from distractions.
Gather Ancestral Items: Collect personal items, photos, or heirlooms that connect you to your ancestors.
Cultivate Respect and Gratitude: Approach communication with reverence, respect, and gratitude for your ancestors' lives and legacies.
Methods for Communicating with Your Ancestors
Meditation: Enter a meditative state, focusing on your breath and intentions. Imagine your ancestors surrounding you, offering guidance and wisdom.
Prayer or Invocation: Speak aloud or silently, inviting your ancestors to communicate with you. Express your gratitude and respect.
Dream Incubation: Before sleep, focus on your intentions and ask your ancestors to communicate through your dreams.
Ancestor Altar: Create a physical altar with ancestral items, photos, and offerings. Use this space for meditation, prayer, or simply sitting in silence.
Tips for Receiving Guidance and Wisdom
Listen to Your Intuition: Pay attention to your gut feelings, hunches, and synchronicities.
Keep a Journal: Record your thoughts, feelings, and insights after communicating with your ancestors.
Reflect on Your Dreams: Analyze your dreams, searching for symbolism, themes, or messages from your ancestors.
Seek Clarification: If you're unsure about the guidance received, ask for clarification or seek additional insight.
Conclusion
Communicating with your ancestors can be a transformative experience, offering guidance, healing, and wisdom. By approaching this practice with respect, gratitude, and an open heart, you can foster a deeper connection with those who came before you. Remember to listen to your intuition, trust the guidance received, and honor your ancestors' legacies.
SPIRITUALIST HEALING PRAYER
I ask the Great Unseen Healing Force
to remove all obstructions
from my mind and body
and to restore me to perfect health.
I ask this in all sincerity and honesty
and I will do my part.
I ask this Great Unseen Healing Force
to help both present and absent ones
who are in need of help
and to restore them to perfect health.
I put my trust in the love and power of infinite intelligence.
When Einstein gave lectures at U.S. universities, the recurring question that students asked him most was:
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- Do you believe in God?
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And he always answered:
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- I believe in the God of Spinoza.
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Baruch de Spinoza was a Dutch philosopher considered one of the great rationalists of 17th century philosophy, along with Descartes.
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(Spinoza) : God would say:
Stop praying.
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What I want you to do is go out into the world and enjoy your life. I want you to sing, have fun and enjoy everything I've made for you.
Stop going into those dark, cold temples that you built yourself and saying they are my house. My house is in the mountains, in the woods, rivers, lakes, beaches. That's where I live and there I express my love for you.
Stop blaming me for your miserable life; I never told you there was anything wrong with you or that you were a sinner, or that your sexuality was a bad thing. Sex is a gift I have given you and with which you can express your love, your ecstasy, your joy. So don't blame me for everything they made you believe.
Stop reading alleged sacred scriptures that have nothing to do with me. If you can't read me in a sunrise, in a landscape, in the look of your friends, in your son's eyes... ➤ you will find me in no book!
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Stop asking me "will you tell me how to do my job?" Stop being so scared of me. I do not judge you or criticize you, nor get angry, or bothered. I am pure love.
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Stop asking for forgiveness, there's nothing to forgive. If I made you... I filled you with passions, limitations, pleasures, feelings, needs, inconsistencies... free will. How can I blame you if you respond to something I put in you? How can I punish you for being the way you are, if I'm the one who made you? Do you think I could create a place to burn all my children who behave badly for the rest of eternity? What kind of god would do that?
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Respect your peers and don't do what you don't want for yourself. All I ask is that you pay attention in your life, that alertness is your guide.
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My beloved, this life is not a test, not a step on the way, not a rehearsal, nor a prelude to paradise. This life is the only thing here and now and it is all you need.
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I have set you absolutely free, no prizes or punishments, no sins or virtues, no one carries a marker, no one keeps a record.
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You are absolutely free to create in your life. Heaven or hell.
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➤ I can't tell you if there's anything after this life but I can give you a tip. Live as if there is not. As if this is your only chance to enjoy, to love, to exist.
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So, if there's nothing after, then you will have enjoyed the opportunity I gave you. And if there is, rest assured that I won't ask if you behaved right or wrong, I'll ask. Did you like it? Did you have fun? What did you enjoy the most? What did you learn?...
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Stop believing in me; believing is assuming, guessing, imagining. I don't want you to believe in me, I want you to believe in you. I want you to feel me in you when you kiss your beloved, when you tuck in your little girl, when you caress your dog, when you bathe in the sea.
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Stop praising me, what kind of egomaniac God do you think I am?
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I'm bored being praised. I'm tired of being thanked. Feeling grateful? Prove it by taking care of yourself, your health, your relationships, the world. Express your joy! That's the way to praise me.
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Stop complicating things and repeating as a parakeet what you've been taught about me.
What do you need more miracles for? So many explanations?
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The only thing for sure is that you are here, that you are alive, that this world is full of wonders.
- Spinoza
