When calling upon ancestors, if you're estranged from your family, dislike your direct ancestors for whatever reason, you can honor the spiritual ancestors, who felt the same as you, had your struggles, were similar to you in many ways, but weren't your blood ancestors
I was gifted this very cool, old American Federation of Astrologers Astrology Dial - this is the notes on the aspects on the back of the dial:
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I gave a talk to a university class about historical astral magic. One of the students posed an interesting theological question: are you imprisoning a spirit in a talisman? Another asked if modifying fate with petitions to the planets is an act of defiance against God.
Belief is often seen as something passive, a way to act like you’re doing something without actually doing anything. That couldn’t be further from the truth.
Belief is hard. It’s a skill. It’s a fruit of labor. It’s cultivated and grown. It’s a weapon. It’s sharpened and honed.