We all have many kinds of ancestors.
Ancestors of the loins. These are our physical forebears.
Ancestors of the heart. These are those forebears whom (for whatever reason) we love, though they are no blood kin.
Ancestors of the head. These are our intellectual forebears.
These are only some kinds of ancestors, of course. (The ancestors of the tongue are our linguistic ancestors. Those of us of the Tribe of Witches have forebears in the Craft: the ancestors of the blood.) We are all the children of many lineages.
As pagans, we are intimate with our ancients. Living by their lore, we engage with them in our every waking moment.
In this Season of the Ancestors, we remember them all.
We strive to be worthy of those in whose footsteps we follow.
And we strive to be worthy ancestors ourselves to those who come after.
Statue-Menhir
Remediello Culture (Northern Italy)
ca. 3300 BCE