Crossroads and Wellspring - Tea with Papa Eli

Crossroads and Wellspring - Tea with Papa Eli

Friday Action Card - Connect With Past Loved Ones

April 3, 2026

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In Yoruba tradition the ancestors are not gone. The Egungun are the departed returning to move among the living, bringing guidance, blessing, and correction. The Aztecs built their festivals of the dead around the same truth. Every tradition that has ever paid attention has arrived at the fact that the dead remain present, and the relationship stays ali…

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