Not sure why, but the Halloween oracle has been calling me the last couple days. I resisted it the last two mornings because it just didn’t seem the right time, but I finally just shrugged and went with it. Ancestors are an important spiritual key regardless of the season, and I’m certainly feeling this card (though that could partially because we’ve just had Mother’s Day; always an emotional time for me).
ANCESTORS – The love and legacy of our DNA
I walk in their footsteps
Their wisdom inside me remains
I am unique, yet carry a legacy
Their blood runs in my veins
Whether or not we know our ancestors, we are the product of those who have lived before us, DNA-wise. Externally, we may have the body type of our father, our mother’s eyes, our grandmother’s nose, our great-grandfather’s skin tone.
On the inside, it gets even more interesting. We know now that we can “inherit” the way our body works, blood types, genetic disorders, even propensities for aspects of brain function like introversion, musicality, and mathematics.
Many Pagan paths associated with Halloween believe that we are born perfectly imperfect to be exactly what we are meant to be. What does this mean? It means that the gifts our ancestors left us and the unique synergy of the combination of the physical, mental, and physical that is created within us, sets us up perfectly to achieve our ultimate purpose.
Should the Ancestor card bring itself to your attention, know that you are ready and able to action your birthright of power. You have the support of those who came before you. There may be challenges or struggles but you have everything you need to overcome them. You will prevail!
The Halloween Oracle by author Stacey Demarco and artist Jimmy Manton
Parting the Mists 
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