Ancestor Talk
I am inspired by something Nikenya Hall said in on an Instagram Live video. I do not remember her words verbatim but the message was about needing more safe spaces for black women/people to exist in their spirituality outside of whats deemed acceptable (inside Christianity). I’ve decided to sacrifice myself as tribute and be more “out loud” with some of my spiritual experiences. Cause more of y’all need to know you’re not alone, wrong, or weird because you have spiritual encounters or gifts that have not been discussed or accepted in church.
This is a picture of one of my paternal great grandmothers. I don’t know a lot about her and when I ask questions I don’t get many answers. It’s extremely frustrating. Nonetheless I’ve always felt very drawn to her. I JUST saw this picture of her for the first time maybe last year I think and I cried.
To finally put a face with a person I felt like I was supposed to know made my soul tingle. Sometimes when I meditate visions of her cooking come to me and she talks to me while she is cooking. The info and advice she gives me is always spot on and helpful & I need to listen more cause… Whew!! There’s so much that I’d love to share but it’s so intimate and the time isn’t right. But one day perhaps.
One thing she told me was… one day I’ll find out the truth about her story. But in the meantime look at her birth chart. We’re a lot a like. Of course I don’t have a birth time but I looked up her chart and was simply amazed because it was so true. There were so many similarities between her birth chart and mine and signatures in her personality that I can see in mine as well.
Nonetheless… when folks think ancestor communication or veneration is demonic I can’t relate. The experiences feel like home and if anything remind me of how amazing the creator and the spirit world is. For me it is an honor to be connected to the spirits of those who have gone before me and whom rally and speak on my behalf. I am thankful for my spiritual journey and that I have landed in this space at this time.
Wishing you much healing, many blessings, epiphanies, and great freedom on your spiritual journey.
