Among the Inglish is a religious belief in Ancestor Veneration (Wrongly referred to as Worship).

Common in Inglish homes are small Shrine devoted to Ancestors, be it recently passed relatives extending back to long passed ancestors.

Each residence has a family shrine. In poorer homes, it may be no more than a hearth or alcove where family relics are displayed and venerated. In wealthy homes, a room is set aside for the use of the ancestors. This shrine is called the “Duru”, and represents the door to the land of the Dead.

Here the family members pay their respects to their ancestors through sacrifice and prayer, through oaths sworn upon duties, and through reports on the affairs of the family. In return, the family may receive information, training, and blessings from the family’s ancestors. The ancestors are thus the protectors of the home, and especially the precincts of the Waiting Door.

The precincts of the Waiting Door.

The Ancestors are among us. They are never farther away than the Duru (Spirit door/veil)

The Ancestors are not truly departed..Their spirits are in the restless wind, in the fire’s voice, in the foot-smoothed step. Pay heed to these things, and you will know your absent kin.

Pay reverence through gift and prayer. Acquaint the Ancestors with your affairs, with your comings and goings, with your blessings and trials.

From the Duru comes your protection. Heed the spirits, who are the guardians of your hearth, teachers of wisdom, counselors of fortune, seers of fate.

Each bone is a door through the wall of the world. Each bone is the road, with Wisdom and Power the travelers. Each bone is a prayer  that guards us from evil.

Honor the Ancestors upon your hearths, within your halls, in the community of your churches, in the solitude of your tombs.

Guard your Ancestors from beasts, from thieves, from profane priests and sorcerers. Let no creature steal your spirits, for the plundered hearth is diminished, and the plundered tomb is shamed.

Live in One World with your spirits. Honor the spirits within and without you. Do not grieve for the dead. Take shelter in their arms, and pay heed to their words.