Human Ancestors

by Arethinn
October 2004

Being 'kin, this takes on a confusing aspect. Do we celebrate the forebears of the human families we were born into? Or do we celebrate the lives of our people that we remember from our memories and dreams? Or both? Do you feel a connection with your human ancestors at all, or is 'family' only important within the species we feel ourselves to be part of? When you call upon your ancestors, who comes to you?

An interesting question. I think that unless one feels a very serious disjunction from their Earthly body (e.g., are a very recent walk-in) and/or for whatever reason feel no connection to Earth whatsoever, even as a temporary "hostess", one's bodily ancestors should be honoured as well as non-human ones. We are the "past" manifesting itself, and IMO no part of that past is less important than any other. The ancestors live through us; we are the manifestation of the threads of Fate, as our descendents will be for us.