The VAULT AND and the SPIRITUAL MASS. HONORING OUR ANCESTORSSpiritual World, Spiritual Guides, Guardian Angels. Mediums. Selected Songs and Prayers.By Mariela Albán - Oní YemayáThe practice of the Spiritual Vault and Spiritual Masses has acquired a lot of autonomy and relevance within the cultural life and popular religiosity of the people of the Caribbean, Central and South America, particularly in countries such as Venezuela, Colombia, Brazil, among others. . It is noteworthy that its practice has spread to northern countries such as Mexico, the United States and Canada. Likewise to some European countries. Ancestor veneration is not just a system where ritual actions are involved. This embodies the historical soul of a family, the ancestral lineage. Therefore, the best way to learn it should be through an alagba lagba elder (that is, someone who has been doing it for much longer than us) who shares his knowledge from person to person, which is the traditional way of transmitting information about how and why. However, not all of us have someone from our tradition within reach who can provide us with such help, so we sometimes find ourselves unable to find reliable guidance. A guide may be helpful. This book can help you, but it is in no way a substitute for direct guidance from an elder. Thus, despite obtaining this book, I recommend insisting on finding a priest/priestess who can give you that help to learn. This book is for anyone who wants to delve into the practice of caring for and venerating ancestors. It doesn't matter that he is not initiated into any religion. The important thing is the willingness to want to honor his ancestors through ancestral spirit techniques, within African American religious traditions. And always have, as far as possible, the guidance of a suitable person, with the appropriate knowledge to learn how to carry out the practices of veneration of our ancestors.