Meditation For Connection To Your Ancestors

30 Oct 2018 · 3 min

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In this guided meditation, Heather Prince (the Root Master) leads listeners through an ancestral connection practice timed with Samhain, the Halloween tradition when the veil between the physical and spiritual realms is believed to be thinnest. She begins by explaining the significance of Samhain and invites participants to prepare a sacred space with a notebook, pen, flowers, poems, oil, and crystals, and to formulate specific questions for their ancestors. The meditation then guides listeners to sit upright, focus on breath, and set an intention that only healed ancestors may appear. Participants are instructed to remain open to any sensory impressions—words, visions, smells, sounds, or feelings—while maintaining patience and stillness. After receiving any communication, the practitioner is asked to honor the ancestors, thank them, and gently ask them to return to their plane, sending love. The session concludes with a journaling prompt to record messages, sensations, symbols, or images experienced during the meditation.

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Hi and welcome to this ancestral connection meditation. My name is Heather Prince, also known as the Root Master. October the 31st is Halloween, and in Samhain tradition, we talk about the thinning of the veil. This is the time of the year when the border between the physical and spiritual realm is thinnest, making it a beautiful opportunity for interacting with your guides and ancestors. If there's someone who has passed on with whom you'd like to connect, I know you'll enjoy this meditation. So before we start, um, get yourself a notebook and a pen, and maybe you want to offer some flowers or a poem to your ancestors, and you might want to light some oil you might want to put around you some crystals. So it's also good to prepare a list of questions so that you're prepared in your mind of what you want to ask. This is sensitive work and it's common to feel emotions rise and be emotional when we're connecting to our loved ones in this way, so just go with it and place your poem or your flowers and your crystals around your meditation area and then sit down with a straight back, feet on the floor, hands in your lap, and just focus on breathing in and breathing out. And in your mind, ask that only your ancestors who have moved through the light and have healed their own karmic path be allowed to visit with you. And now say to your ancestor that you are present and would like to speak with them, asking the questions you've already prepared. Just focus on your breath and pay attention to whatever comes into your mind. It might be a word, a A vision, you might smell something, you might just sense a presence, you might hear a song. Just be patient, be still. You're creating the space for them to communicate with you. And when you feel you have received the communication Just honor your ancestors, thanking them for their presence and imparted wisdom. And we close the meditation by asking them to return to the plane where they came from, acknowledging that their time in this place has passed and they are where they are meant to be. And we send them love. And now, in your journal, Write down any messages or sensations you experienced, and if you saw any symbols or images, you may want to draw those as well. I hope you enjoyed this connection with your ancestors. This is Heather Prince, the Root Master.