01/11/2025
Once a year, the world slows down.The light changes. The air thickens.And the distance between the living and the dead all but disappears.
Across cultures - from Samhain to Día de los Mu***os to the Amazonian pago espiritual - this moment is known as the thinning of the veil: A sacred time when the ancestors walk close, listening for the prayers of those still carrying their fire.
This is that time.
And whether you call it a spiritual payment, a ritual of remembrance, or simply gratitude - this is how we keep the current flowing between worlds.
🌎 How to Make a Spiritual Payment for Your Ancestors
You don’t need an altar of gold. You just need intention.
Here’s a simple step-by-step offering you can do anywhere - riverbank, backyard, or fire-pit.
Step 1 - Gather your offering
Each element carries meaning:
🍂Tobacco → gratitude and communication with Spirit
🌽 corn, rice, beans → nourishment and abundance
Copal or sage → purification and protection
🌺 Flowers or cacao → sweetness and love
Step 2 - Speak your prayer Hold the offering in your hands. Name the ones who came before you. Say aloud: “Thank you for your strength, your lessons, your life flowing through me. May my actions honor your memory.”
Step 3 - Return it to nature Offer it to running water, the Earth, or the fire. Breathe. Feel the connection. Let what’s meant to release, release - and what’s meant to stay, deepen.
This is how we balance the unseen accounts. This is how we restore harmony between generations.
