You may feel called upon to explore the traditions that have long existed in your family or among your social circle today. Your investigations may take you deeper than you expected into your personal history and cultural background. Elements of your heritage that you were previously unaware of can surprise you, shocking you in some cases and delighting you in others. However, regardless of how you feel about your discoveries, you can learn much from your familial legacy and the social customs surrounding your individual history. Consider today that your forebears have likely played a unique role in your cultural, social, and spiritual development, even if they did not play a role in your life in the present.

When we are knowledgeable about our family and cultural history, whether we choose to embrace that legacy or not, our understanding of the forces that helped guarantee our existence can ground us in our individuality. Each of the many people who were led by the universe to come together to see that we would manifest in earthly form had a hand in shaping our lives, even if they died long before we were born. The more we learn about these individuals, the better equipped we are to identify and comprehend the patterns that have defined our lives since birth. As our bank of ancestral knowledge grows, we can honor our personal histories by living in accordance with our own individual values. Your willingness to seek the truth of your legacy today will help you know yourself more intimately.