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2 Real Witches · May 19, 2023 · 1 hr 13 min

Working with Your Ancestors

In this episode, Dani and Oak share their life updates in "Witcha up to?" and sort through ancestor veneration, sharing some of their personal practices. "Witcha up to?" Mins 0:00-23:00 Oak's NOLA guide coming soon The Mountain Astrologer (magazine) https://mountainastrologer.com/ Ritual: An Essential Grimoire by Damien Echols and Lorri Davis. Paradise Lost HBO documentary Luna and Sol Shadow Work Journal https://www.scribd.com/document/499733644/Shadow-Work-Journal-Print Main Topic 23:00 + Air-Knowledge Honoring your Ancestors-A Guide to Ancestral Veneration by Mallorie Vaudoise What is and isn’t ancestor veneration? Fire-Actions Dani: use of knowledge of ancestors to honor memory (left-handedness, favorite drink, occupational details), caring for a live plant to mirror caring for the dead, put keepsake items up that are familiar to them (items of importance or memory), offering of water/coffee and homemade baked goods Oak: the lighting of candles, working with women in the family, Dum Supper on Samhain with a big southern feast and images of ancestors at each table setting Use of DNA tracing for unknown family lineage or complex family dynamics Water - Histories + Feelings When did ancestor worship/veneration start? Why do we venerate/remember/ritualize the dead? Cultural practices from around the world Earth - Daily Integration + Challenges Problematic Ancestors Dealing with resistance/ancestors with different beliefs What if you don’t know your ancestors?

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In this episode, Dani and Oak share their life updates in "Witcha up to?" and sort through ancestor veneration, sharing some of their personal practices.

"Witcha up to?" Mins 0:00-23:00

  • Oak's NOLA guide coming soon

  • The Mountain Astrologer (magazine)

  • Ritual: An Essential Grimoire by Damien Echols and Lorri Davis.

    Paradise Lost HBO documentary

Main Topic 23:00 +

Air-Knowledge

  • Honoring your Ancestors-A Guide to Ancestral Veneration by Mallorie Vaudoise

  • What is and isn’t ancestor veneration?

Fire-Actions

  • Dani: use of knowledge of ancestors to honor memory (left-handedness, favorite drink, occupational details), caring for a live plant to mirror caring for the dead, put keepsake items up that are familiar to them (items of importance or memory), offering of water/coffee and homemade baked goods

  • Oak: the lighting of candles, working with women in the family, Dum Supper on Samhain with a big southern feast and images of ancestors at each table setting 

  • Use of DNA tracing for unknown family lineage or complex family dynamics 

Water - Histories + Feelings

  • When did ancestor worship/veneration start?

  • Why do we venerate/remember/ritualize the dead?

  • Cultural practices from around the world 

Earth - Daily Integration + Challenges

  • Problematic Ancestors

  • Dealing with resistance/ancestors with different beliefs 

  • What if you don’t know your ancestors?


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