Working with My Ancestors

[@gypsy1588]

Thank you for sharing your ancestor journey. I have been working with my ancestors 15+ years, and I have found it very rewarding and healing.

[@thewitchofbeesandbones]

Thank you! It's certainly a journey but has most certainly expanded my practice.

[@leorblack]

Thank you💜

[@thewitchofbeesandbones]

Thank you!

[@gillianmariepearce]

Such a beautiful share. Thank you xoxo

[@thewitchofbeesandbones]

Thank you!

[@Julis_Arkana]

It was beautiful hearing this. Ancestor work is coming up for me recently, too.

[@thewitchofbeesandbones]

It has its challenges, but it's deeply rewarding as well.

[@TheWitchOfEnchantment]

What a lovely and insightful video. I can do relate to this and aspire to get to your level of forgiveness with my grandfather. I’m enjoying your content so much. Thank you for sharing your experience and your process it’s so comforting to hear ❤

[@thewitchofbeesandbones]

Thank you so much! I can't tell you how much this means to me. I appreciate your content a great deal as well!

[@woodsofwisdom]

Thanks so much for sharing that. I'd like to hear more about how you incorporate them into your card draws and rituals, as well as your views on complicated grief.

[@thewitchofbeesandbones]

I'm planning videos to discuss both. Thank you!

[@sallybennett5758]

Yes...let's talk about complicated grief. I would LOVE to hear your thoughts on that. I absolutely loved this video, as I too, have always had a complicated relationship with my mother. She is still alive, but we are very different people. Anyway, loved this video...let's talk more about complicated grief. Thanks again ❤

[@thewitchofbeesandbones]

Thank you so much! It certainly is a challenge isn't it? I'll absolutely discuss it more in the future. Thank you for reaching out

[@cynthiahamblin-perry5880]

I am so enjoying your content but this one really hit home. I too had a complicated relationship with my mother, who also suffered from mental illness and physical health issues for my entire childhood. I remember being afraid of what I would come home to after school every day. She died when I was in my late 20s so I have had a lot of guilt about not making peace with her before she died. Relationships can be so complicated. Thank you for addressing these difficult topics. I so look forward to all your rambles.

[@thewitchofbeesandbones]

Thank you so much. Sometimes we don't get the "closure " or happy ending we want and that's okay. Thank you for reaching out

[@DaraDione]

I see you, hear you, feel you, and send you hugs and blessings. We do have strange difficult journeys through relationships, don’t we? Blessed Be.

[@thewitchofbeesandbones]

Thank you so much!

[@vanessavaita360]

Maybe it’s a lie I used to survive, but I always thought the things I went through had a positive purpose in some way. It was just a blind faith thing that kept me going when I was young. With that said, I feel like your experience grants you a depth, a knowing, and an understanding of this type of mother-wound pain, which, now that you have done your work on it, serves you in your practice. It is super taboo to discuss a Mother-wound in our society, which makes you rare and special. I appreciate that, and hope to see you draw in others who do too.

[@thewitchofbeesandbones]

Thank you so much. I think that mother-wounds are taboo, yet more common than we realize. I want to shine a light on what is healing and helpful, and though I've done a lot of work...I'm nowhere near being done. It's a process, but over time we gather more tools and resources.

[@vanessavaita360]

@@thewitchofbeesandbones you are right to say the work isn’t finished - I am sure it likely never truly is. You are also right that it is more common than we, at least initially, thought. With that said somehow it’s still taboo to speak of since many are detached from it.

[@dylanmagoiofthethalasso4032]

I have always had people say that I look like my Dad and I always hated it because he is my abuser. I've had a few people say I look like my Mom, and when that happens I love it. I have thought about getting into ancestors, mostly to get in contact with my Mom's side, the women seem to be magickally inclined. There's at least 2 ancestors I will not work with, one of them is my Dad's Mom, she SAed my Dad and his younger brother when they were kids. The other one was one of his grandpa's he did something while they were young. The other grandpa wanted to attack him for it, so he's one of the first ones on my list I would like to get in contact with. Because he was like the only one that wanted to do something to the other grandpa.

[@thewitchofbeesandbones]

Thank you for your comments. It's a very complex process and one that needs to be taken mindfully. Not every ancestor is healthy for us to connect to. I wish you well on this journey.

[@jessreadscards]

Thank you sharing this with us 🖤 ancestor work is so intense and full of complicated feelings. I’m going through those feelings myself and it’s overwhelming!

[@thewitchofbeesandbones]

Thank you! We need to be gentle with ourselves while still moving forward

[@aurabybarbara]

Find something beautiful for me today is really this video. Being a daughter, a mother... pff it's complicated. And mourning each in their own way is not yet allowed as it should in my opinion in our current society. You had already mentioned this theme of death, mourning and the societal weight around it and that's very fair. But what I remember above all is the peace and appeasement that you ended up finding even beyond death with your loved ones. This is essential and so powerful and precious. Thanks Victoria. I hope to get there one day...

[@thewitchofbeesandbones]

As ever, I so appreciate your comments and for sharing pieces of your experience here. Yes, it's exceedingly complex and we all do the best we can.

[@theartoccultist]

Hello, I really enjoyed hearing your experience and I am really interested in the topic of the complicated grief. My father passed away 2 years ago and we had a very complicated relationship and 2 years since his passing I'm still healing & am having mixed feelings on how to approach the ancestral work around him, but definitely feel the need to incorporate him on it. So yes, please share your thoughts on your practice / experiences. I am learning a lot from your content, thank you!

[@thewitchofbeesandbones]

Thank you so much. I will be working on ideas on how to best create that video.