In traditions like Hoodoo, Vodou, Santeria, Palo, Brujeria as well as other cultural folk traditions, the cult of the dead remains strong and ancestors are reverenced and called upon year round mimicking their place as spirit guides in shamanism. The shamans of old did not just have animal and plant spirit helpers, they also had ancestral ones aid them in their magic and ritual. Use this Oil when needing the help of your honored Ancestors.