Ancestral “God Ties”
It makes sense that Ancestral Venerators would want to integrate their Ancestral systems into their own, and maybe even adopt them all together. However, when it comes to our personal choices, covenants, and practices, there are some things that our Ancestors carried that will serve as anchors to places that we are only ment to transit... if visit at all. At this point in the “timeline”, that thing is religion for a lot of lineages. When your Ancestors have decided that they are going to follow a particular path, unless they release it, your steps forward will be impacted by their attachments. Unlike with most modern religion, Ancestors still carry their own karmic baggage; they are not just “released” upon transitioning— they are simply headed to the next existence. Your “work” is only as good to them as it is received by them… and you can only lead a horse to water… so your extra religious elder… still there; your loved ones who see suffering as a virtue… still giving you guidance. Because THEY are still benevolent in their desire to help you, but the guidance is sometimes not coming from a place that can support you Spiritually.
Over the last 2-3 months, I’ve been feeling this pull to purge myself of cords to people who place “religion” over humanity. There’s an almost sticky feeling to the energy there, it’s unsafe, it’s dishonest, and it’s malevolent… even when the person is one of the most “benevolent” people, defending that belief system can shift them in an instance. It has the potential for a violent form of control on the psyche of an indoctrinated individual, and it holds space for people that I cannot and won’t ever trust with my humanity. Now… remember, we don’t lose our karmic shit when we die… that’s what generational trauma/healing is. So, if in LIFE you have “otherwise good” relatives who would flip shit in an instant of you refusing to align with their religious beliefs… that wouldn’t just “change” because death. They’d have to choose, just like every other soul.
Here’s where it can become a problem, and did for me…
SN: The craziest thing is that after refreshing my Altar, my dad started watching an archeological/anthropological documentary about the Bible, why? I dunno, but I got stuck in a particular thing that bridged a gap between two other things I had learned way prior. Something clicked, and it led me to remove the Bible from the Altar altogether. The removal was met with relief because MOST of my known lineage was not of that religion, so most of them were uncomfortable, and there was sense of confusion… which translated to me as apprehension because we couldn’t move forward like that. Some people had to be released, and I also had to accept that Mother Harriet would have shot a few others herself. Smh.
The Ancestors that are unwilling to break their religious covenants, which is their choice, make attempts to guide me thru their religious channels. So leaving the Bible open on the Altar, and praying to a God that I don’t believe in on their behalf, was giving them permission to work with that same God on MY behalf… and, no. It was sneaky AF, ngl, lol… but then it became noticeable. My “for you” content started to show anti-Ancestral material, Jesus posts, and church marketing… which have never been my thing… and soon after, while looking at a picture of a family member, I got the whole vision. I asked questions, and no body knew… then I got confirmation. Religious trauma, cords, and covenants have been responsible for so much damage in so many bloodlines, including my own, that I decided to change my Ancestral phrasing to “benevolent & Spiritually aligned Ancestors” instead of “benevolent & honorable” when I call on them or tend to the Altar, and I have felt so much clearer ever since.
I was experiencing this soft blockage, not restraint, but more like apprehension, as I mentioned earlier… and I had never felt it like that before. It’s like the feeling you get when you’re about to make a large, non-refundable purchase that could be the best or worst idea… no in between, so you either have to “fck it” buy or decline, and that’s not at all how I navigate my Spiritual path. But religious trauma includes the “get it right or else” values, and my thing is more “each person is on their own intimate path”, so asking for guidance from dogmatic Ancestors can’t cause anything other than confusion for me— they won’t change, and they don’t have to. But I can’t accept that for myself.
What this can mean for you? Everything or nothing at all. Reflect and assess. It doesn’t have to mean you cannot interact, pray, venerate, or seek guidance from those Ancestors, it’s just a perspective inspired by my experience. You may find that those Ancestors are the most aligned ones, and it’s exactly where you need to be, but if this made you start scouring your world for clues or confirmation… it’s likely that seeking external validation of your choices is your problem. If it’s how you feel, stop asking for confirmation and start asking for clarity.
Just like it is not disrespectful to create and keep boundaries with your living relatives, it is not disrespectful to set them and keep them with Ancestors. Choosing to do what your Ancestors may have wanted, or doing what is pleasing to them is not breaking a generational curse… particularly not if you are working through parental pressure of the same or similar kind… you’re just shifting the contract holder. Breaking the cycles of choosing what others want, will include Ancestors too… and to break the “generational curse”, no matter WHO it offends, you have to stop signing & co-signing contracts that you don’t want to be part of. Let them go in love, light, and peace… say a prayer to YOUR source for them, if you’d like… but you can’t integrate the seeds of your Spiritual opposition into your world to please anyone if you want to elevate your “higher self”— especially not to please the dead… you don’t even know what they’re really doing. Until you’ve gotten it sorted out, I suggest calling in “clarity”, not “connections”.
Trust yourself. Everything is going as intended.