Pitru Paksha: Dark Moon Fortnight for Ancestral Healing + Practice

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Pitru Paksha (or Pitri Paksha) 

The Pitris are our ancestors, and so  Pitru Pashka means “Fortnight of the Ancestors”.  This window of time is devoted to a ritual tending to or honoring of the ancestors known as Tarpana, which means to gratify or satiate.

The practice varies, but in Vedic culture, largely follows these guidelines:

• Honoring the ancestors on the New Moon of each month, or this two week “dark moon fortnight” (from Full to New Moon) in the month of late September (sometimes into October).
• Uses 3 ingredients as offerings, a mantra, and a body of water or the earth
  • These ingredients are: Black Sesame Seed, Milk, and Water

In this episode, I  give a brief explanation of the importance and purpose of ancestor rituals, then provide some examples, offer practice, and suggest some journal prompts to ponder during this time of year. 

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Warmly,
Brooke