S6, Episode 1: Tending the Ancestral Fire

by | Jul 18, 2025

In this episode, we’re stepping into a sacred dialogue… one that spans across generations, bloodlines, and worlds seen and unseen. 

We are Tending the Ancestral Fire We will reflect on the sacred, often forgotten relationship we have with those who came before us… not just biologically, but spiritually, cosmologically. We will bridge the deep wisdom of our ancestors with the nuanced awareness of the modern heart and psyche. 

In today we’re stepping into a sacred dialogue… one that spans across generations, bloodlines, and worlds seen and unseen. 

We are Tending the Ancestral Fire where will reflect on the sacred, often forgotten relationship we have with those who came before us… not just biologically, but spiritually, cosmologically.

We will bridge the deep wisdom of our ancestors with the nuanced awareness of the modern heart and psyche. 

Resources Mentioned

Malidoma Patrice Somé

Of Water and the Spirit

The Healing Wisdom of Africa

Ritual: Power, Healing, and Community

Sobonfu E. Somé

Walking Spirit Home

The Spirit of Intimacy

Orland Bishop

The Seventh Shrine: Meditations on the African Spiritual Journey: From the Middle Passage to the Mountaintop

Music Credits:

Fall Asleep by Alexander Nakarada 
Nomadic Sunset by Alexander Nakarada
Tribal Joy by Alexander Nakarada
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May these ancient stories return you to your ancestors, to the land, to the sacred fire, water, and minerals that we are all from. And may this conversation help you to awaken to your true spirit.