Ancestor Oil + Oil for the Dead + Espiritismo + Dia de los Muertos + Samhain + All Souls’ Day + Healing + Elevation + Communication

Ancestors are deceased loved ones who are related to us by both blood and not related by blood, such as adoption, close friends, and spiritual leaders.⁣ Ancestor veneration is the foundation of many Afro-Caribbean spiritual traditions. Espiritistas refer to them as los muertos, and in Haitian Vodou, they are the zansyet yo. In Lukumi and Santeria, Ancestors or eggun receive service before the Orisha. Ancestors can help heal relationships, remove blockages and obstacles, provide direction, find lost objects, and teach lessons. When beginning to practice these traditions, one’s first service should be to the ancestors because they are essential for spiritual development. Elevating ancestors clears their paths, heals ancestral trauma, and gives them more power that they can use to bless their descendants. Ancestral elevation occurs as a result of resolving old karma. In the Sanse (Puerto Rican Vodou) tradition, karma is thought of differently than in other traditions and religions. Karma