Take a piece of white cloth with frayed edges and place it like a table cloth on a small table or bookshelf. Place nine small glasses in a circle on the table. One is usually larger than the others, and can be put in the middle. In this middle glass, always keep fresh water as an offering of energy to your ancestors. In this glass also put a religious symbol of significance to your ancestors - for example if they were Christian, a cross. You can of course include more than one symbol for more than one religion. Remember, it doesn't matter if your not of their religion, you're doing this for them, honoring their choices by displaying their chosen symbols. Fill the other glasses with fresh water as well. It's nice if you have photographs of departed family members to put those on the altar as well. Offer your ancestors a small portion of every meal you eat. Sometimes it's nice to make a meal especially for them, something you know they loved in life.
2007-06-05 16:50:53 · 5 answers · asked by Terry 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
Put flowers on the altar from time to time. Burn a white candle once a week. (Traditionally this is done this Sundays.) Just sit with the altar while the candle burns and talk to them. It's best not
to call on anyone recently dead because they have their own work to do for themselves. But if you were especially close to someone who died years ago, talk to them. Do this enough and they start to respond.Nothing to it. They want to help you.
2007-06-05 16:51:32 · update #1
Alot of people, regardless of religion, have an altar set up in their homes for their deceased loved ones. As well, alot of people, who cannot get to church for any reason, also will have an altar in their home.
Santeria, at least to me, is nothing to be feared.
Have a lovely rest of the evening. Bright Blessings
2007-06-05 17:26:30 · answer #1 · answered by Goblin g 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think the ritual that you describe sounds like a good one. My family practices one where we all go out to the cemetery on a lovely day (usually a weekend day) and sit near the graves of our loved ones and meditate in silence on what ever is bothering us or to communicate silently with the ones who have passed over. Some of us take a little soil from the ground where we are sitting and put it into vials that we have on chains around our necks. It keeps us in tune with the spirits of those who came before. It gives such a feeling of peace and nearness of loved ones. Of course those of us who are christian aren't keen on this practice.
2007-06-06 06:18:29 · answer #2 · answered by Praire Crone 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i'm no longer lots of believer in rituals....yet those training could desire to intend some thing to somebody. I appreciate my ancestors....i would not be who i'm in the present day without them. yet this one is slightly unusual do no longer ya think of? LOL!! :)
2016-11-26 03:55:37 · answer #3 · answered by koenemund 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
BAD....................All that stuff is bad,you could conjer up a evil
spirit pretending to be good.
Be carefull when messing with the occult.
2007-06-05 19:00:49 · answer #4 · answered by Rick G 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
doesn't seem very exciting or mystical.
2007-06-05 17:19:34 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋