Honoring Your Ancestors: Ways to Strengthen Your Magick Bond for Beginner Witches

[@lamar3866]

I'm finally going to set up an altar for my dad. I'm so excited

[@moon_river330]

My alter is for my dead guinea pig 😭💖😊

[@7Knochenjager7]

Happy Samhain everyone! Blessed be 🖤

[@ShainaTown514]

I would like you to talk about spirit guides , ancestors , dieties , the differences (between them)and how to start connecting/working with them🙏🏾

[@Serenity.9]

Yes I’ve been really trying to figure out how I can honor my ancestors but I’m having a difficult time because..I’ve never met them and/or know very little about them. Are there any tips you or anyone might have for this kinda of scenario? Thanks 🌻

[@vhbudzki]

I'm in the same situation. I never met my grandmother, but I've always felt close to her. Which seems so odd because I know so little about her. ☹ She passed away before I was able to meet her because she was in a different country.

[@Whitwhit5962]

One way is ancestral veneration. Set up an altar on a clean space, mine is on a desk. U can cover it with a white cloth. On top put a candle, incense, a glass of water (change weekly), a plant. Occasionally u can leave fruit, coffee, home cooked meals etc. on the altar. You may not know them but they know and love you. Just thank them for their sacrifices and for protecting you. Hope this helped♥️

[@xhottestpink]

@@vhbudzki if you can get a hold of her picture, put it on your altar. Pray, meditate over it and talk to her like you would if she was there. It brings peace and eventually your connection will happen. Currently have one for my grandma

[@HighAsHeckPriestess]

ask questions :) learn from someone who knew them. ask about what they were like, ask about special memories, and then speak to the ancestors. let them know you are thinking of them, and do all you can to make them proud

[@imalsojustheretoo7276]

Same, all of them live in other countries and have died when I have know them for only a few days or I have never met them. :(

[@Breethaempress444]

Loovvveee your look so gorgeous 🧚🏾‍♀️🧚🏾‍♀️💛💛

[@andrikrslovic3400]

I made an ancestor jar tonight for the first time while listening to our folk music. I've been crying on and off and I don't know why but I don't feel its negative. My whole family is from Croatia so family and heritage is huge in our culture. Your video and timing is absolutely perfect, thank you ❤❤❤

[@emilyvidimos2588]

My grandpa loved drawing, especially drawing ducks or cartoon characters. Him and I used to draw a lot together. I miss him a lot.

[@grapesyrop]

This is what i needed been struggling with connecting with my ancestors so much

[@kamiahtrotter7717]

Anime, Melanin, AND Magick?! 😩❤️ I have found the one meant to be my best friend 😊

[@pau8033]

This made me cry. I will live my best life in the name of myself and the ones who came before me 💜

[@Mintfaery]

Yesss 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@lisemzarate4029]

I've recently discovered a notion about ancestral relationships in regards to healing emotional and generational trauma, and am going to do more research on how I can use my natural born "claires" to begin confronting my own inherited toxic behaviors in response to trauma and use that knowledge to help ancestors understand how to heal themselves from the other realms before they decide to take a body again so when they do, they may have a more well rounded and stable existence to learn in, over all as a way of raising the vibrancy of my potential future ancestry, my living family has deep knowledge of our ancestry for several centuries and it gets pretty dark , I just thought what a loving thing to do, and such a worthwhile experience to have.

[@carmmen1384]

Happy Samhain!

[@HighAsHeckPriestess]

Thats why i watch game shows and listen to older music. whenever i miss my great grandmother, i make her daily little things a part of my routine

[@MeSeXXXygIgI]

i learned about leaving seasme seeds on a plate as an offering to your ancestors as i'd already started a daily routine of making a cup of coffee every morning for my ancestors spirits so i added putting the seasme seeds on the saucer and a hot cup of coffee every morning as i connect by thanking them and blessing their spirits to joyfully soar forever more. THEY assist help and support me sooo much im propitiously blessed and very happy. Thank you for your information ive now learned how to better connect to them. THANK YOU!

[@marleesgrace]

Just wanna acknowledge how fluffing adorable you are. Like omg. I cant-

[@sixxlet7049]

Thank you so much. My Grandmother passed on October 12 and you helped me find ways to keep her close to me and to honor her 💗

[@ChestersonJack]

A little over nine years ago my cousin passed away. At the funeral, we all received little wooden crosses with his name on it. I didn’t understand what they meant; I wasn’t religious in any way, but I always kept it. It felt important. As time goes on, my aunt (his mother) has always given my sister and I gifts from her trips overseas. Typically it’s handmade jewelry and containers. One time I got a little wooden box from her, and I found it fit his cross perfectly. It seemed fitting to keep it in something gifted from his mother. Over the years I added things to the box, seashells (it just seemed right) and a lapis necklace that my aunt gave me. It’s only today that I’m realizing, is this an altar to him?

[@MoreMec]

Absolutely.

[@AssAscendant]

Happy samhain and blessed blue moon

[@MCALady80]

Cried the whole time. THANK YOU FOR THIS 💎💎💎✨💫✨💫👑👑👑

[@nenakills]

In the middle of this work and bam! There you are at 8:33. Perfect.

[@juliaanderson9458]

Currently wearing my dads keep calm and ski on shirt. He was a massive skiier. Greaf video thanks!!

[@sytyanna]

thank you for sharing this 🕊️💕

[@Rackatiakka]

I had a really interesting dream that brought me here. Thanks for the cool video.

[@ivyriddle965]

Happy Halloween. Thank you much for this video. . . Honoring our ancestors is ver big deal in my culture. I am Native American from Souther Oregon and in many of our gatherings and before or after ceremonies like the sweat lodge we make and offering plate to the spirits and our creator. . . This video reminded me of that. I also appreciate your words in saying that we honor them by living our best life. So true and so beautiful. Thank you 🥰

[@thrivingwithwhitney]

Thank you for sharing this!

[@louvalentine7178]

Over the past year I've been trying to connect with my ancestors, I now recognize an energy that always been with me as one of them. I struggle being the youngest child of my mother's because I never got to meet the amazing people that raised her. Hearing you say that living a good life overwhelmed me and brought me to tears. I know they are close by. Thank you for posting this video.

[@lenaofthevalley]

Hey!! happy halloween

[@sieacosta6905]

You deserve more of a following ! You are amazing !!! Love your videos and your content. Thank you for all you do and share 🤩!

[@backyardgardenjourney3461]

Beautiful video. Thank you

[@GoddessOfLightMagee]

Happy Halloween! You look stunning! Love the hair! Thanks for the insight...Happy Samhain to all...Ase’❤️🌕🌻✨♎️

[@geminigreywolf6655]

I missed this video. The last few weeks I haven’t been on here much. I’m getting back into KZbin. I plan on posting more videos. For Dias De los muertos I played their favorite music.

[@theakomaportal5704]

This was such a nice video. Thank you so much!

[@YellowSynth]

love the hair

[@daliasamad1541]

I want to connect with my ancestors when I’m older because I’m not allowed right now since I live with my mom and family and she thinks it’s dangerous and doesn’t allow me too . But I want to honour them but NOT worship them but I never see people work with their ancestors without worshipping them and is that even possible . I love you so much mint ❤️✨

[@LaneMaxfield]

What's the difference between honor and worship? It really depends on what those words mean to you. I'd guess that if the difference matters to you, it's because you don't want to confuse God/Source/Spirit/Ultimate Reality with one of his/her/their/its more earthly agents. Many spiritual practitioners "worship" their ancestors while still making that distinction. An altar isn't necessarily meant to say, "I think you, Grandma Maggie, are literally God" but "thank you, Grandma Maggie, for the ways in which you have let God/Source/the Spirit of the Universe work through you and bless my life" or something like that. So do whatever you can get away with in your home, and do it with that intent of thanking your ancestors for being the agents of something that we are all connected to, but which is also bigger than us.

[@susanbuckminster282]

Thank you!

[@RebeccaJ720]

I still have my great aunt's (maternal grandmother's sister's) raincoat, so that's convenient.

[@michelalvarez637]

Blessed Samhain & Happy Halloween!! Hope yours is amazing!!

[@nenakills]

Thank you mint. Love to you and your ancestors.

[@joceegirl]

This is the message I have been needing to hear today. ❤️ have a blessed Samhain and i so appreciate the loving spark of energy in this vid!! 🎃

[@rennenj.steinke8575]

I love your fashion, also I think I saw a fairy an hour ago

[@ellenrgiesler]

I love hearing your little one in the background of your videos 🥰 it’s so nice to be reminded that you’re a mom because I sometimes find it difficult to practice with my kiddos being their joyful little selves pulling my focus. I’m learning how to get what I need and also involve them in my practice when I can. 💗

[@BeverleyButterfly]

Thank you so much for this I really want to connect more without fear so thank you for helping me to find a starting point. Please could you do a video about how to throw away a spell after it’s finished, what to do with food and drink left as offering afterwards that sort of thing? That really stops me doing much because I don’t know how to get rid of them in a respectful way. I hope you had a lovely Samhain xxx

[@jamietallstone2646]

sending Samhain blessings to you all! whoever is reading this, I love you very much!

[@kattiedaugherty4421]

I love your channel. You always make my day brighter 😊

[@bdjensen0723]

Absolutely LOVING these great tips. I am so comforted realizing that I've been doing so many of these things for a long time, without even realizing how it would support this work. ❤ Thank you!!

[@emmycooper3906]

I make BIG candles for all my ancestor and and friends that we light on holidays, birthdays, random days. And it is an invention to come hangout we make them a plate of food, some whiskey and a smoke 😉 you can definitely tell who is there when we talk about them 💖

[@chocolateprincess8543]

Hey😌, I was wondering how you can tell who’s there or not?

[@josie_posie809]

Mintfaery on Halloween makes the night complete. You look adorbs. TY for highlighting the reason for the season

[@DollyKauionalani]

My mom was adopted, I guess I need to do one of those DNA things to figure out who to honor. I love my family, the one that adopted her, so much!! They're all passed on now, but were all Christians. As in Southern Methodists who would be appalled and disown me for doing witchcraft. I honor them, but I think it would be disrespectful to make an altar for them or anything like that. I never knew my dad's family, so I really need to find out who I am!

[@daijha444]

First! You look stunning 😍

[@enonoka]

Happy Samhain everyone! Goodluck on any spells y'all are doing, blessed be.

[@anitarucker8589]

This is amazing advice, ty. You look so awesome, I love your smile and gentle energy, with that mix of Mamma Bear, right under the surface (don"t mess with you or your family!) You are such a great person to listen to and connect with. Ty so so much for being here!

[@brvndxxxn]

I love how you mentioned wearing a fragrance they loved or wore! What’s your favorite perfume, or oil you like to wear?

[@ursaluna5277]

It's the back-to-back uploads for me 💜 I hope you are well and that your family and loved ones are healthy and safe. THANK YOU for sharing your knowledge and helping to enrich our spirits. Much love, mint baby

[@immasoxfanbaby]

The trees know all about out ancestors . They were here when our ancestors rested around outside barefooting around with the same Old trees. Speak to the trees and the wind will blow with sounds

[@PCLHH]

I absolutly love you intro. It is so calming and asmr'y. It really sets you for listening to what's to come.

[@TeiaKennedy]

Yes! Living your best life is such a wonderful way to honour your ancestors! This is a great list of ideas!! Thank you ❤️

[@sophia9197]

what a beautiful video!! thank you so much for this and your channel!! i'm home alone this evening i've been watching your vids all night just feeling so blessed to have your kind, warm, beaming presence here with me. i have tons of jewelry from my grandmother which i don't often wear but i'm going to start wearing her earrings as often as i can to connect to her spirit. thank you again for all you do

[@doorway2fandom459]

Happy Everything! xoxo

[@thettarobinson5009]

Thanks so much for the honoring ideas I posted aunts uncles my parents on Facebook big positive responses. I concluded it with my son whom transitioned 4-26-19. I’m fortunate my Pyschic gifts I’m always hearing Sean my son he shape shifts into blue birds, eagles down here in Louisiana where I recently moved. Thanks so much I want to I may b ur oldest crone I 💜 ur channel Mint.

[@addis3966]

Thanks for sharing, I lost my granddad this month and I’ve been trying to honor my ancestors more. This video was perfect timing 🥰

[@tayjiasongs2049]

Happy Samhain MintFaery!

[@tayjiasongs2049]

Omg didn’t think you would like! I’m such a fan and a beginner to Wicca and a baby witch so this means the world to me! Thank you! 😚

[@JenSightsLifeCoaching]

Thank you for sharing this! I've been trying to figure out how to best honor my ancestors with an altar. It's a little complex for me because I'm adopted and all but my maternal grandmother had passed before I was born. And last year (when I was 40) I got in touch with both sides of my biofam, so I REALLY didn't know the ancestors on that side, but I definitely want to incorporate them all in somehow. I think I'm going to see if I can get pictures of them all and start with that, then build upon it if I feel called to. Also, your hat is AMAZING!!!!!

[@bchan8718]

For some reason I burst into tears halfway through this video, that was unexpected.

[@reinaledezmaa9025]

You looked SO Happy 😃 and full of JOY!! I hope you had a Blessed Samhain🕸🤍🧡🖤🕷 I knew you’d have a vid for US🎃 I’m glad you made this 😌 🧙🏾‍♀️ your attire is beautifully put together 😘 I hope once CVD subsides, you’d totally be down for a meet n greet 🤝 always wearing things I’d wear! Your amazin! I hope you had a great night Blessed be🎃 Pretty✨ stay Protected 🖖 ✨

[@mothicbeauty]

Such a beautiful video. This was an honor to your family just as much. Thank you for sharing.

[@ratb4st4rd30]

Found out my grandad who died before i was born was wiccan.. what a king

[@cas348]

happy samhain to everyone! blessed be to you

[@laquadewilkinson1472]

Wow you're really pretty.

[@krswan72]

I just found you and I absolutely adore you. Thank you for being awesome!💜😎

[@MickieMuellerStudio]

Blessed Samhain! I love all these ideas, I was thinking about your mom and knowing that you were honoring her tonight (and always.) All the very best to you and your family. Also... what a frikking cute outfit!!

[@ghoultryi3263]

hi, i was wondering if you could possibly do a video on how to honor ancestors if one of your parents is adopted? my dad is korean but he was adopted by an american family and he doesn't have much connection to his korean culture because he was raised in a typical white, suburban, american home. if anyone could give me some advice on how to connect with my korean ancestors that would be so amazing. thank you!

[@dawnnicholson9675]

Such a lovely video.. Thanks for sharing.. Blessed Samhain.. 🎃🎃💀💀

[@natachaguyot]

Blessed Samhain! Thank you so much for this video! Much love to you and yours!

[@Caprice33]

This video was perfect timing

[@drozdelanostra3000]

I love your Totoro plushie...I'm an energy reader...I teach tarot.im a Virgo sun Scorpio moon.

[@drozdelanostra3000]

And my ancestors helped colonize america

[@bobflynn3710]

Just wanted to say I love your videos and I have connected with so many of them. They have been very helpful throughout my journey with growing into myself and who I am. I am in my 30s and just now starting to grow and educate myself. I consider myself a baby even though unconsciously have been practicing my entire life. I’m excited to learn more! Love watching your videos!!

[@bobflynn3710]

I didn’t realize I am on my husbands page! My name is Tabatha! 💕 thanks again for your videos!!

[@Mintfaery]

Haha!! Well thank you so much Tabatha! I'm glad that I could help and best of luck on your journey 🥰

[@Mintfaery]

Also Tabatha is one of my all time favorite names 😍

[@KFennnny]

How can I connect with ancestors that I didn’t know? Like ancient ancestors and my family line from long ago. I don’t know anything about them but want to reach out spiritually

[@iranix2938]

Pray to them, talk to them as if you would speak to your god. They always answer.

[@Mintfaery]

This is a really great practice!

[@МарияПешкова-ж3э]

Amazing video! Just what i needeed ^-^ and you look amazing too!

[@liamina3563]

This was my first samhain so it's exciting that you uploaded this today, especially cuz you're my favorite youtuber! Thanks for uploading and being the best fairy godmother lol💜🔮

[@BabyBurns2010]

I was a fairy for Halloween it was a dark fairy but I was nice

[@jenniferwilson9809]

Thank you Mint! You gave me some good ideas!

[@QuandaJay]

This was beautiful. Thank you 💖

[@FitnessYogawithSarah]

I didn't know those who passed on a personal level. I only have a few random childhood memories.

[@jamijohnson4349]

Exactly the video I needed! ✨ 💖

[@noorai.6766]

Wonderful! Agree 💯

[@sandragenrejunkies]

Adore this video and you!! Much love

[@fender156]

Even though in Australia it’s Beltane these videos are still so helpful! Much love 🌈🌻💖

[@dorianm6502]

I like your hair this style is my favorite! Great video

[@AyshaKMinor]

Happy Samhain!!

[@PumaArg]

Okay so I just did a ritual to ask my ancestors for help for the first time because I have something very important tomorrow, like, life-changing something haha, I'll tell you what I did so that if any experienced witches read this you guys can tell me what you think: First, I lit a candle and an incense and I start calling all my relatives by relationship and name (example: "I call my great grandma Ángela Marturet de Palazzi"), in case I don't know their full name I just call them by relationship and the part of the name I know ("I call my great great grandma Justina de Marturet") or by nickname ("I call my great aunt 'tía Negra' Marturet"), once I have called everyone, I put a little cup with black coffee, with sugar (at least that's how my late dad liked it), and let them know three times that it's for them, telling them we're going to have a little coffee together, as I sip my own cup; after that, I thank them for my life and for what they've done for me, I let them know what help I need, what I'll do in exchange (plant a tree and take care of my plants, I believe when we ask for something we have to give life to the world in exchange), and after that I explain to them how I'm going to write all of that in a piece of paper, and after doing so, I "charge" it with my good energy and I burn it. Finally, I drink coffee with them until the fire dies, and at that point I deeply thank them, let them know they can go rest, wish them the best and tell them that I love them, and let them know that once they've left I'll give their coffee to a plant so that it can give it life too.

[@galemc100]

My grandma passed away this February, she was a complicated women. She was mean and pitted her children against each other. Other times, she threw huge extreme parties for everyone and also helped people financially. Nevertheless, I can’t get over the hurt she caused to my mother and me. She may have had undiagnosed bipolar personality disorder. She lived through trying times as a Black woman during the 30s, 40s and 50s. Do I honor her or do I leave the hurt in the past? She never said I’m sorry.

[@kineticelectricity]

I feel like this question is drawing me a bit, so I hope you don't mind if I chime in... Complicated people can require complicated responses from us. I think that only you will know the best route through this pain and memory. One thing you can do to figure out what is right for you is to imagine yourself following different paths before you. One path is to forget her, maybe. When you think about going down that path, does it feel right? Is there something about it that doesn't sit right with you? What about if you imagine yourself working through these memories and arriving at a forgiving place? Does that feel like a place you would like to be? Maybe it's a little of either of those, maybe it's neither. Feel out the right way for you and your spirit. It's okay to make wrong turns. It's okay to double back. It's okay to change your mind later. When you are on the right path, your heart will feel better, I think.

[@galemc100]

@@kineticelectricity wow- thank you- The path description is so vivid and makes sense.

[@Carmel86Tae]

Thank you so much for your videos!

[@bee9892]

i have my great grandmas rolling pin and i’m thinking about making an altar for her soon

[@ottabee]

Blessed Be and Muchas Gracias for another wonderful sharing )O(

[@londadukes5078]

🌛🌝🌜

[@Ilove_dirtbags]

I MADE MOON WATER IN HALLOWEEN NOT ONLY WAS IT A FULL MOON ON HALLOWEEN IT WAS A BLOOD MOON AS WELL AND MY MOM DUMPED IT OUT IM STILL SOOOO SAD ABOUT ITTTTTTTTTTTT. Anyway that's my rant I love your vibes and I really want to reach out to my ancestors but I have not clothing from them I don't know them I have a very completely family history so I'm not sure was to do.

[@kylahb2799]

I loveeee your videossss❤️❤️

[@badgirlsami37]

Thank you ❤️🌀

[@syrinthiahaskell4876]

I have an altar for my mom my plan is to make one for my ancestors that I know who transitioned

[@1DJSkittles]

😱 I love learning so much on this topic. How long should you leave food down for them?

[@TWILLIAMS2012]

I angered my ancestors and they are not speaking to me today I've asked them to show me what I can offer to make peace and I will never do what I did to dishonor them again.But they haven't showed me yet and im stressin 😔