#spirit magic
What is an ancestral offering?
An ancestral offering is a type of offering that you give to members of your current bloodline that have deceased. This is practiced by those who use ancestral magick and interact with their ancestors.
Why do the ancestors need offerings, aren’t they dead?
They don’t need offerings, but if you’re working with any spirit it is very disrespectful to take their time and energy with nothing in return, even if they are family.
So how do I give my ancestors an offering?
How you go about giving the offering depends on your practice. Personally I have an shrine to my ancestors that is separate from my altar. I burn/place my offerings there, and it is where I feel closest to them. So people use their regular offering bowl for all spirits and deities they work with.
What can I use as an offering?
Pretty much anything. If you know anything about who the ancestor was before they died you can offer them things they liked in life, or you can burn herbs or incense. Apples and apple cider are other popular offerings too.
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I was recently blessed by a fellow death witch with this amazing Oil of the Dead and Incense of the Dead from Ward and Weave!
These things feel amazing!!
Asphodelo worked for 7 months to create and consecrate these amazing blends, as well as a Coin of the Dead.
The incense is cemetery crossroads dirt, tombstone lichen, dandelion root, cypress, frankincense resin, cinnamon quill, rose petals, and anise seed. Not only does it smell amazing but it’s incredibly potent for spirit work.
The oil is sweet almond oil, cemetery crossroads dirt, tombstone lichen, dandelion root, cypress, frankincense resin, cinnamon quill, rose petals, anise seed, and organic essential oils of frankincense, cypress and star anise. The oil was specifically designed for safe-passage in cemeteries.
I plan to put these products to work very soon and I’ll let you all know how they go.
If you’re interested in knowing more or purchasing some for yourself, visit Ward and Weave for the whole she-bang!
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