Connecting with Your Ancestors: A Practical Guide for Living a Destiny-Driven Life

by Asanee Brogan

Ancestor veneration is an essential part of African and other traditional spiritual practices. It is at the core of indigenous spiritual beliefs because our ancestors are the core of our DNA. Sadly, the practice of ancestor veneration has become lost or forgotten within certain cultures due to the impact of non-traditional spiritual belief systems. But all is not lost.
You can still have the wisdom and guidance of your ancestors in your time of need. You can still honor them even if you did not grow up in a culture where ancestor veneration is part of everyday life. Connecting with your ancestors is as simple as extending a heartfelt invitation and opening your heart with gratitude and hopeful expectation.

There are many ways to extend such an invitation. Some of them are based on customs and traditions from specific cultural groups. Others are basic yet effective strategies that anyone can implement. This book outlines some of the foundational tools and techniques that you can use to restore lost ancestral connections. It also provides sound principles for developing an ancestral veneration practice and discusses its many benefits.

Additionally, this book guides you on setting up an ancestor altar, giving ancestral offerings, conducting elevation ceremonies, and applying other strategies to honor your lost loved ones. Even more, it provides a foundation for propitiating, understanding, and discerning spiritual communication. Finally, it outlines the tenets of ancestral veneration in a responsible, easy-to-follow format that will benefit you for years to come.

Second Edition Features
The second edition of this book has been updated to include the ancestor elevation section has been revised to include practices from the Ifa tradition out of Yorubaland, NigeriaA section about special considerations when venerating your ancestors with your family, as a woman, or when traveling has been addedThe section about divination tools and techniques has been expanded to include descriptions of easily-to-use, self-divination toolsThe cover of this edition likewise pays homage to the ancestor veneration according to the Haitian way. The image depicts a Haitian woman kneeling before her ancestor offerings as she performs a liminasyon.

181 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 7, 2022

Reviews

[Andre(Read-A-Lot) · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is what a practical guide should ideally look like. She does an excellent job of making this an easy to understand guide to ancestral veneration . She provides background along with explanations for her various suggestions. If you are intent on embarking on a journey to strengthen your relationship with and understanding of your Ancestors, I seriously doubt that you can do much better than this text! Let your journey begin!

[Tina · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good beginner read in connecting with ancestors. I connect with mine but it's a two way street. They support me and I support them. There are other guides that I work with more, angels and ascended masters. It all depends on what resonates and works for you.

[Veronica · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent Book for Beginners

This book is easily understood by any student new to ancestral veneration. It offers many techniques for setting up your ancestral altar and ways to cleanse your sacred space and your entire environment. There are also numerous nuggets on meditation techniques. I plan to utilize this book as a permanent resource and add it to my physical library. I highly recommend this book to new and seasoned practitioners of the higher forms of spirituality no matter the spiritual system you are operating in at this time. Eat the meat and spit out the bone. This book is well written.

[Cheyenne · Rating 5 out of 5]

Variety of methods and techniques to enhance your practice

I really enjoyed this book. It’s a great start for beginners. It offers many different methods and techniques to engage with in order to improve your connection to your ancestors. The author was very inclusive and balanced in her approach. It was an easy and straightforward read. Highly recommend.

[Jaiden · Rating 5 out of 5]

amazing starter!!!

This book was a great introduction for those who want to learn more about working with their ancestors and the different methods of doing so! I highly recommend to anyone in the African diaspora:)

[Queen of Trades · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very informative!

The information was so concise and straightforward. I look forward to reading more from this author!
I am excited to start my journey, thank you so much!