Thang Nguyen via CC 2.0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>I\u2019m going to be moving into a new space in about a month or so, and trying to imagine where my altars will go in my new space. Should I place family photographs along the stairs with a shelf for incense and offerings? Should I put a few photos and a candle on the kitchen counter to honor all the hearths that came before me?<\/p>\n
Should I ritually invite my ancestors into my new space as part of my house-blessing? Should I ward my ancestor shrine against the influence of unhelpful ancestors?<\/p>\n
What are your household ancestor shrines like? Did you include the ancestors in your house-blessing?<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Up in Paganistan a public ancestor shrine has opened up at the Sacred Paths center, and the story quotes Patheos columnist Galina Krasskova. It\u2019s a great resource for folks in that area but my thoughts are a little closer to home. I\u2019m going to be moving into a new space in about a month or […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":34,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45],"tags":[141,668,843,1159,1359,1510,1583],"class_list":["post-3384","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-paganism","tag-ancestors","tag-galina-krasskova","tag-house-blessing","tag-moving","tag-pnc-minnesota","tag-sacred-paths-center","tag-shrines"],"yoast_head":"\n
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