Black Spirituality Religion : Never saw this posted here...............

[ANGELIC SOUL]

I haveneed of guidence

Ashe, brother Sekhemu....

I see the ancestors are still holding you firmly.

Blackbird - the Bear Walker

Hello blackbird. It has been too long! I respect your insight and want your opinion. I am studying the Orisha and want to know which is my head. Now I have had many "visions" from the Orisha BEFORE I knew what they were. I won't go into detail here, but I have been told by a "friend" of mine who studies that I have a very strong connection/link with them and may have more than one as my head. How my brother do I go about finding this out?

Next, I am trying to find out what my spiritual name is. I have part of it but am blocked from recieving the rest of the message, do you know how I can get past this?

One more. (laughing) How do you percieve familiars and spirits who walk with you? Are these just ancestors Or can they be others on the other plane that have agreed to help us on our path/journey? How do I give respect to them during my conjuring?

Thank you and I hope you and yours are blessed!

Ashe!
Bastet

 

[ANGELIC SOUL]

We still survive after death

I believe one can conjer spirits but not the spirits of our ancestors or the recently deceased. I believe they have moved on and are waiting on the otherside for us to join them. So the spirits we conjer can do us no good. I don't believe in lost or trapped spirits. This world has no hold on us, when we are gone we are gone.

Actually we are all made up of energy and that energy AKA soul can stay, go anywhere and commune with God about the next life and come back or agree to help others which are what we call spirits or ancestors. There is a place of waiting for those that which to help others and not manifest back into flesh. This world that we live in are all apart of other worlds in which God created, so we are all linked into a huge cosmic design that we have not even begun to tap into. That is why we are able to commune with spirits and with ancestors. Even the bible speaks of it many, many times.


Ashe!

Bastet

 

[PurpleMoons]

Hello Lady Bastet and Welcome Back home Sister!!!

Thank you for adding to the discussion! Looking forward to reading more from you! I'm sure you have much to share.

Brother Sekhemu has started another post titled Attention Blackdot intiates. You can read that and add to it as well.

Welcome Back Sister!

 

[ANGELIC SOUL]

Thank you for the warm welcome!

Hello Lady Bastet and Welcome Back home Sister!!!

Thank you for adding to the discussion! Looking forward to reading more from you! I'm sure you have much to share.

Brother Sekhemu has started another post titled Attention Blackdot intiates. You can read that and add to it as well.

Welcome Back Sister!

Ok, I will check out the post and thanks again, it feels good to be back!

Bastet

 

[Blackbird]

Hello blackbird. It has been too long! I respect your insight and want your opinion. I am studying the Orisha and want to know which is my head. Now I have had many "visions" from the Orisha BEFORE I knew what they were. I won't go into detail here, but I have been told by a "friend" of mine who studies that I have a very strong connection/link with them and may have more than one as my head. How my brother do I go about finding this out?

Next, I am trying to find out what my spiritual name is. I have part of it but am blocked from recieving the rest of the message, do you know how I can get past this?

One more. (laughing) How do you percieve familiars and spirits who walk with you? Are these just ancestors Or can they be others on the other plane that have agreed to help us on our path/journey? How do I give respect to them during my conjuring?

Thank you and I hope you and yours are blessed!

Ashe!
Bastet

Greetings Sista,

It is good to hear from you. I hope everything has been going well and the Creator is revealing what needs to be revealed. In regards to the orisa claiming one's head, it is said only one claims your head. This one would be the energy you incarnated into the world with. There are stories of people getting initiated into the wrong orisa and going crazy. Typically, one would consult Ifa to determine who claims one's head. Any other method is mainly speculation so Ifa would be the confirmation. Sometimes, one's orisa can be determined by noticing one's character traits, personality and/or physical attributes. Which one do you believe carries your head? I'm a child of Ellegua myself. :devil:

Now regarding contacting your inner spirit, definitely I would advise praising, cleansing and making offering to your Ori. You can place camphor and water underneath your bed at night before you sleep. You can also leave a glass of cool water and a white candle by your bedside resting on a table if possible. You can write a message with your request and place it underneath the glass of water. Remember to visit your altar and open communication with your spirits.

Some spirits that walk with us are very beneficial and benevolent, others are neutral (if you will) and the remainder can be very destructive and malevolent. Don't just assume all spirits attach to us in order to help us in life or fulfill their requirements for light. Spirits still assume the same traits as people. You have good people and those not so good. There are many spirits that will try to do any and everything to hinder our growth and cause chaos in our lives. These are the ones we try to avoid or do things to remove them from us. Many Afrikan-amerikans, even good devout Christian folk, have spirits walking with us that definitely try to hold us back and influence our decisions for the worst. Alot of times this spirits are "white". I had one removed from me, a "white" spirit bent on destroying me. I recall many Black folks who have had to have "white" spirits removed. They alot of times are the spirits of plantation owners and slave masters that we inherit from our folks. Not all beneficial spirits walking with us are our bloodline ancestors, however, they are still deemed ancestors as our guides and teachers.

The best way to propitiate spirits "walking with us" during our work is to pour out water for libation and invoke their presence. I use this alot when I conduct readings and the like.

Are you a fellow rootworker as well? My Native American ancestor, hmm?

Any questions? You know you can ask.... Hope this helps,

Blackbird (feeds from the offering of corn for humility)