Honoring Your Ancestors: A Guide to Ancestral Veneration - Kindle edition by Vaudoise, Mallorie. Religion & Spirituality Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.

I was a bit skeptical reading the reviews when I purchased as some commentors said it was written from a catholic/judaistic perspective. However, as a pagan who dabbles in everything from chaos magic to demonolatry & sex magic, I didn't find this to be the case. The author does make it clear in the very beginning that she writes from this perspective because it is how she was taught by her mentors and the reader is not only free to, but in fact encouraged to, interpret the prayers/views in the book in whichever way is suited to their practice.I found it to be very informative and appreciated the little easter eggs of the authors personal experiences and sometimes entertaining stories as well - and to make it even better, as soon as I began reading the book I set up an altar for my ancestors and got a couple checks in the mail from an art gallery I submitted pieces to a year ago with no results...so I think my ancestors approve!

This book is so eminently sane and sanely written.I jumped immediately to the section on spells and then moved backwards. I was impressed that there is magic of imagination, of petition, of simple intention-setting, herbs, and all the good more elaborate stuff of Psalms, holy days, saints, and conjuring visible evil eyes into oil. There is a lot of wisdom included here showing a lot of experience and wisdom gained as a spellworker, and a sufficient emphasis on personal responsibility.Some advice in this book is almost in the form of laconic jokes. The book does not feel like a critique or policing of contemporary witchcraft, but a call to do serious work and to re-think concepts popular in the mainstream today (like what it means to love yourself).The book is full of love and the dead. It is exciting to see Western writers approaching the almost taboo and forgotten topics of our dead who are hidden beneath cultures so often worshipping image and youth at the expense of a full vision of life and death.I would have loved this book years ago when I first started thinking about my ancestors, and I still love it now after wondering about and exploring so many of these topics with resources that were honestly more confusing and not as good.

I really enjoyed reading this book. :) it was informative but i would of enjoyed it more without the Christian influence.

This is a good starter book, fitting for any ethnic background. It’s an easy read, with easy steps. I highly recommend it for anyone who wants to start the journey of ancestral veneration.

It's a good book for a beginner. Even as someone who has been practicing for 10 years, it was a good refresher and made me revisit parts of my own practice. I love reading quality beginner books as a fresher and to get a new perspective.