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Transgender Rite of Ancestor Elevation, ninth night and the Trans Day of Remembrance, November 20, 2020.

last book: HELLO CRUEL WORLD by Kate Bornstein.

Transgender Rite of Ancestor Elevation, eighth night, November 19, 2020.

tonight’s added book is Iain Banks’ THE WASP FACTORY.

Transgender Rite of Ancestor Elevation, seventh night, November 18, 2020.

We're noticing that a lot of tagged posts aren't showing up in the tag, maybe because of tumblr's asinine "adult content" policies. If you've been doing the ritual with us and we haven't reblogged your posts, let us know and we'll check your blog out manually. Thanks all.

[image description: two photos, one from the front, one from above, of a white ancestor elevation altar. a novena candle and wine glass of water sit on a stack of books covered with a white bandana. the book stack is surrounded by an herb smoke bundle in a brass dish, a few small offering dishes, white silk flowers, and pieces of quartz stone. the back wall has a piece of college art on slate that reads: "We believe in the glory of passion. We believe in the inspiration of emotion. We believe in the holiness of love." end description.]

Night six altar. The ritual feels like it's in flux - we already know some changes we need to make in future to be more effective in our work. It's hard to stay focused this year when it feels like the ritual isn't as effective as it could be, but it's still important. Rocket and I have been using the basic elevation prayer, the Mourner's Kaddish, and a sung prayer from Rocket's synagogue that translates to, "heal her, heal her." We'll be reading through all 350+ names starting tonight.

Keep up the hard work, friends. Let us know how it's going. 💐

Transgender Rite of Ancestor Elevation, sixth night, November 17, 2020.

Transgender Rite of Ancestor Elevation, fifth night, November 16, 2020.

Transgender Rise of Ancestor Elevation, fourth night, November 15, 2020.

After Saturday night’s ritual, I had come across the Antifa Spellbook in a pile of other documents, and put it on the corner of the altar without really thinking about it.

Sunday morning, I watched THE DEATH AND LIFE OF MARSHA P. JOHNSON, and shortly after I finished viewing it, I opened the Spellbook and the very first person invoked is Marsha.  Followed by Silvia Rivera, who also features prominently in the documentary.

The card drawn from the Silicon Dawn tarot deck for this evening is the King of VOID, a black-on-black card that was challenging to photograph.  The resonance is especially strong, as it was a New Moon Saturday night too.