Secrets of the Ancestors Oracle: A 45-Card Deck and Guidebook for Connecting to Your Family Lineage, Exploring Modern Ancestral Veneration, and Revealing Divine Guidance is a deck by Abiola Abrams. Click here to learn more…

CREATURE OF WATER

Speed

Ancestral Principles: diplomacy, charm, romance

Element: Water

Declaration: I make my dreams happen.

Sacred Inheritance: There is loving and warm energy around you. You are following your heart. That is a wonderful thing. Still, pace yourself. You are obsessed. This animal spirit ancestor coming forward can be a good thing if there is something you’ve been eating for. However, speed can also lead to recklessness.

Slow down my child. You have the potential to get really sloppy with things. Your hasty decision-making right now can really block your flow.

Ancestral Memory: The Creature of Water is the Akan animal spirit, the Sankofa heron bird. They come forward with the ancestral energy of Ghanaian goddess of the harvest, Asase Afua. Sankofa is the animal spirit that connects the past, present and future. Sankofa means we must go back to get it. The heron bird is good luck in many cultures and spiritual traditions.

Lineage Healing: This ancestor spirit saves us from ourselves with fairytale knights in shining armor energy, saving the damsel in distress. Are you moving too fast to reap the benefits of your foundation? How can you go back and get your harvest?

Shadow Aspect (Reversed): A relationship may be fizzling out or stuck and stagnant. You may be stuck in the past. Heartbreak and betrayal may be on the horizon.

Tarot Correspondence: Knight of Cups

Ritual: Why are you rushing? Allow yourself the gift of mindfulness today. Take a mindful approach with your next meal. What do you see, hear, smell, taste and feel on the plate?