Ancestor Altar Cleansing Offering

1. Create or refresh your ancestor altar in a quiet, respectful space. 2. Cover surface with clean white cloth and arrange photos of your beloved dead. 3. Light incense to create sacred smoke and call your ancestors near. 4. Place a glass of fresh water for each ancestor - this quenches spiritual thirst. 5. Set out food offerings on small dishes, saying each ancestor's name as you do. 6. Light a white candle for each person, inviting them to be present. 7. Kneel or sit before the altar and speak to your ancestors naturally. 8. Say: "Beloved ancestors, grandmothers and grandfathers, I honor you this day. I ask for your protection and assistance in cleansing my home." 9. Explain what negative energy you're experiencing and ask for their help. 10. Pour a small amount of alcohol or coffee as a libation, saying: "With this offering, I ask your blessing." 11. Mix salt and honey together - salt for cleansing, honey for sweetness. 12. Anoint corners of the room with the salt-honey mixture while praying. 13. Return to the altar and thank your ancestors for their continued protection. 14. Leave the candles burning for at least one hour (safely monitored). 15. Refresh offerings weekly, removing old items and replacing with fresh. 16. Pour water outside on the ground as an offering to the earth. 17. Keep the altar maintained as an ongoing source of ancestral protection.