20. Ritual – Returning the Ancestral Burden – Between Silence and Flame

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Inhale as the orb expands, exhale as it softens. ~6 calm breaths.

🌿 Ritual – Returning the Ancestral Burden

This is a sacred act. You are not rejecting your ancestors.
You are setting them – and yourself – free.

🌑 1. CREATE A CIRCLE

Sit in a quiet space. Light a candle.
Say aloud: “I invite the one whose burden I have carried, though I may not know their name.”

🕯️ 2. OFFERING

Place a symbolic object before you (stone, feather, or paper).
Touch it gently and say:
“What I carry… is not mine. But I carried it with love.”

💬 3. ACT OF RETURNING

Say aloud:
“I return your pain.
With respect.
With love.
With gratitude for who you are.
But this is no longer my path.”

“I choose life.
You may now rest.”

🌿 4. ENERGY MOVEMENT

Move the object physically away from your body (from heart to earth).
Breathe deeply. Let your body release.

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🕊️ 5. CLOSURE

Extinguish the candle with these words:
“May all that is not mine return to light.”

💚 Affirmation: “I honor my lineage. But I am no longer a vessel for its pain.”