Our Ancestors

 

This section is from Daily OM, Inspiration today 

Turning to Ancestors for Guidance

There is so much beauty in honoring those that came before you and seeking their wisdom.

Many entities assume the role of spirit guide. Throughout our lives, we may call upon angels, animal and nature spirits, ascended masters, and celestial guardians for aid, protection, and support. Our ancestors represent another wellspring from which we may draw wisdom in times of need for they, too, can act as our spirit guides. Since our forebears spent at least one lifetime experiencing the tribulations that are a part of human existence, the perspective they can offer is a uniquely grounded one. Ancestral spirit guides can empathize with our fears and our frailties, worry, temptation, and feelings of insecurity. Once you have requested their guidance, they will see to it that you emerge unscathed on the far side of conflicts and are well-equipped to fulfill your potential. If your relationship with your relatives was strained when they were earthbound or you feel disconnected from your heritage, the thought of asking your ancestors for aid can be disconcerting. But when the soul takes on its spirit form, it becomes pure light. Your ancestors, regardless of who or what they were in life, are monitoring your life’s journey because you are their progeny and they want to see you do your best. You can communicate with them directly, as well as through meditation, your dreams, or the written word. Creating an altar or shrine that displays images of your forebears or objects owned by them can help you connect with individual ancestors. The guidance they provide may take many forms as each ancestral spirit guide retains its individual identity and will thus have its own style of communication. If your ancestors do not speak to you directly or visit you in your dreams, examine your life to determine whether they are replying to your queries subconsciously. When you make contact with your forebears, thank them for being a part of the web of intent that gave you life. Honoring their wisdom and experience can make your life seem larger and richer. Like other spirit guides, your ancestors won’t interfere with your choices or attempt to deprive you of free will. They will only do their best to answer your questions and provide you with all the love, aid, and guidance you ask for in order to help you evolve as an individual. In Preparing for the next part of the Medicine Wheel, Inner Compass of the East, (personal journey this year of nurturing and relationships, past, present and future.)  I received this in an email above and I was writing this morning about some of the things and stories I remember from my younger years.   And I was remember what My Grandma Lein shared with me in a moment of subconscious listening. These words though simple straighten my thoughts and heart right up.  "Laura, You need to be more rounded and soften in your approach to life, it is important to have boundary's and use the wisdom you learning about."  I see my grandmother standing in her dress with her short hair and glasses. She had big hands, when I see them I know she used them a whole lot.  She was a mother of 10 children and raised them on a farm.  She also had many grandchildren with that many children.  Amazing small tidbits of stories I hear.  All I know is that the farm was the last operating farm in Downers Grove.  That's pretty special, and I know I like to know about that special stuff in the stories, the magic you know.