NOV. 2: Day of the Dead/New Moon Ancestral Water Healing Ritual
Honouring Our Ancestors on the Day of the Dead/New Moon
On the Day of the Dead/New Moon we will co-creatively utilize the power of this auspicious time to not only help heal our lineages, but also to honour and express gratitude for the blessings our revered ancestors have gifted us. This Vedic ritual is also an opening to receive further blessings. For those who feel disconnected from their ancestors, this is an opportunity to begin forming a connection. We would not be where we are today without our ancestors. It’s time to give back. The authenticity of this work is in simply showing up for it, trusting the ritual journey, and being open to receiving – that is enough.
We also honour and express gratitude to the ancestors of the land we live on: the Hul’q’umi’num’ and SENĆOŦEN (Coast Salish) speaking peoples.
We will each form a simple and personal altar – which will serve as parts of a co-creative sacred mandala – chant mantra, make offerings and prayers, surrender, and commune with the elements, the Divine, and of course, our ancestors.
WHAT: Day of the Dead/New Moon Ancestral Water Healing Ritual
WHEN: Tuesday, November 2, 7 – 9 pm
WHERE: This ceremony will be held on private land on Salt Spring Island, BC. Once you register, the location will be sent to you.
REGISTRATION: E-mail satya@vedicpriestesstemple.com
*Important pre-ceremony instructions will be sent to you upon registration.
*This is a sliding scale event ($15 – $25+). An offering can be e-transferred to satya@vedicpriestesstemple.com to confirm your registration.
You will need to bring:
– two bowls (same sized, enough to hold 500ml of water, they can be special/sentimental bowls if you like)
– a spoon (teaspoon size, it can be a special/sentimental spoon if you like)
– 1tsp of barley, sesame, or sunflower seeds in a small vessel
– a tea light with an appropriate fire-proof holder
– pictures and sacred objects that represent your ancestors (could also include a poem/song, etc.)
– sweets and/or flower offering to your ancestors
– there will be water at the venue, or if you want to bring your own special water, you may
Background on Ancestral Water Healing Ritual
Our very DNA has been imprinted by previous generations. The science of epigenetics is confirming what mystics and healers have long known: whatever our ancestors experienced, we are experiencing it — now — whether we are aware of it or not. In addition to the gifts bestowed by this ancestral influence, blockages can also be present in our system, and in our life. This water healing ritual supports the release of these blockages, in order to facilitate healing for ourselves, as well as the healing of our family members and our ancestral lines.
The Ancestral Water Healing Ritual also presents an avenue to connect with our ancestors for support – a tradition that has largely faded away from western culture. Even if you don’t know much about your ancestors, their memory is stored in your DNA. Participation in ritual will most definitely affect healing and connecting of your lineage – while also releasing attachments and encumbrances, that require letting go of in a safe, held, sacred space. Learn more about Ancestral Water Healing Ritual here.
Satya & Ceremony
Born into the Vedic lineage, Satya carries the gift of fire ceremony (aka: havan, fire yajna, fire puja) by the Grace of her ancestors, who also practiced this form of devotion. She apprenticed in India over two winters, inheriting the ceremony when her mother suddenly left her body.
Her mother’s death was her fire initiation, and her mother’s body was her first offering into the fire of wisdom. Most recently, she offered her father’s body to the fire of wisdom, which has only deepened her intention behind this offering from her ancestors and lineage. Satya humbly accepts the deep honour and responsibility to carry this lineage ritual forward, for the greater good of the Whole. Encouraged by her teachers, she has been leading ceremony on the west coast of Canada, and in south and north India during new and full moons.
She also leads ceremony for healing, renewal, union, rites of passage, and other occasions as requested. Ceremonies are conducted both with groups and in private sessions.
Satya has completed a three-month study and practice in Ancestral Water Healing Ritual with Akhanda Yoga (Yogirishhi Vishvktu) of Rishikesh, India.
I acknowledge and express gratitude for living on the lands of the Hul’q’umi’num’ and SENĆOŦEN (Coast Salish) speaking peoples.
Vedic Priestess Temple welcomes beings from all walks of life – including LGBTQIA2S and BIPOC folks, as well as persons with disabilities.
