Honoring the Ancestors: A Basic Guide Paperback – August 27, 2014

I was lucky enough to be a student in the online class on the subject "Honoring the Ancestors."How happy was I when I saw that her knowledge about this subject was being published! I have a strega tradition in my family. Our way to remember them was to have "ancestor'sshrine/plaque" in our home. I was to remember my family's special days, and ask my descendantsto bless them. Also, to ask for their help from the other side. Taking her class opened up many others traditions & ways for improving my own devotion tomy ancestors. She brought up talking to other members of your family. Finding out about the relatives you don't know about. With that information, she suggested keeping an ancestor's diary. Some people may come from broken homes. How would they honor relatives they didn't know?What about ancestors we didn't care for? Or those who may have wronged us? Why do some culturesleave offerings for their ancestors? These and other questions are answered with surprising answers. Learning about the many cultures & ways in which they communicate with their departed ancestorswas enlightening & may lead to further exploration. If you want to learn about honoring your ancestors, this book is excellent. Easy to read, but fullof information and resources. This devotion to your family's line may become a spiritual habit for you.Find out who you are connected to, learn about them, and open the spiritual door.

Covering everything from getting started with daily devotional to ancestors to honoring those ancestors of your working lineage and practices. Also I thought it was beautiful how Galina shared her love of her adoptive mother.Highly recommend

It was a god look at ancestor worship in general but the author talks way too much about how other cultures do it. Her suggested practices include way too much from afrocarribean traditions.

Good book

I liked it, it had a lot of good basic information and ideas for a beginner. My only critique is that it could have used some heavier editing. The material for the book came from a class the author taught, so the segments can be a little repetitive.

A pesar de que tiene algunos puntos y reflexiones interesantes, éstos se pierden entre las opiniones y visión personal de la autora que se repiten durante todos los capítulos en demasía. En ocasiones parece más un tratado sobre religiones y creencias que un libro sobre cómo honrar a los ancestros. Tenía muchas ganas de leerlo por los comentarios que había visto sobre él, sin embargo me ha decepcionado bastante. No creo que sea un libro que vuelva a leer o consultar.

While I am not personally offended by swearing, I do find the use of profanity in a published book to be unprofessional and rude. It shows a lack of consideration for those who do not enjoy profane language (which is still many people).I disagree with some of the author's opinions. It would have been good to see more discussion of historic possibilities around an ancestor's choice of whether or not to convert to the new religion, and the influence that persecution and genocide may have had, early in the text.This book may be good to include among those in a library of introductory books for reconstructing European indigenous faiths. The author is experienced and knowledgeable and provides answers to some common questions.

Whether you are just starting to develop a practice of honouring your ancestors or you have been doing so for years you will find wisdom in these pages. There are numerous aspects of ancestor work mentioned in this book, much to consider. When I started reading this book I had become stuck in my ancestral practices and now I am moving again. Well worth reading in my opinion.

This book fills a considerable gap. Although the author is a Heathen, any modern (neo)pagan or polytheist can use it. Venerating the ancestors is part of all primal religions, so if you don't do it, you're only partly a pagan. The chapters discuss (1) basics; (2) grounding, centering, shielding, and cleansing; (3) shrines and offerings; (4) FAQ; (5) dealing with problem ancestors; (6) feasts, miasma; (7) divination; (8) nature spirits, heroes, honouring occupational or local groups, problem ancestors.Modern technology has enabled a lot of self-publishing and one does wish that people would at least look at how a book is constructed, even if they're too cheap to buy a style guide! Here we have chapters with no titles, no running heads, and no index. I've had to add running heads to all the pages, or I'd never find anything again. The book could also have done with a good editor, to remove all the digressions and repetitions and put things into a better order.