Summoning spirits in the woods

[Spiderman]

These Franciscans I'm with have 60 acres of forests with trails and statues and crosses. There is a special spiritual presence. I like to summon spirits with drums , campfires, grain offerings, and incense, but looks like I'll just have to snap my fingers and clap.

It feels so much closer to God and supernatural beings in nature.

Any tips on how I can summon and please the spirits and creatures of the woodlands?

 

[ChristineM]

These Franciscans I'm with have 60 acres of forests with trails and statues and crosses. There is a special spiritual presence. I like to summon spirits with drums , campfires, grain offerings, and incense, but looks like I'll just have to snap my fingers and clap.

It feels so much closer to God and supernatural beings in nature.

Any tips on how I can summon and please the spirits and creatures of the woodlands?

No tips on summoning imagination but just enjoy the nature

 

[Terry Sampson]

I suggest you seek out the Abbot and just ask him what he recommends. Tell him, in detail, what you'd like to do.
Let me know how that goes.

 

[Spiderman]

Catholicism forbids summoning spirits because there is risk of summoning the wrong ones.

I'm a Shinto Catholic. Shintoism has no dogmas or scriptures, and can be very much blended with Catholicism.

I consider myself just as much Shinto as I am Catholic, if not more so. I think most Catholics would have an issue with that.

Shintoism is all about communicating with the spirits of the Dead and the spirits of nature. In Shintoism it is believed that every mountain, every lake, every garden, and every Forrest is a place where spirits dwell.

All of the Dead become Kami, and after a family member dies, they become family Kami (spirit) who continue to assist their loved ones.

Spirits also dwell in houses Shinto practitioners make for them. Spirits also dwell where there are shrines in their honor.

I'd loved it to talk to a Shinto spiritual advisor or director, but almost all of them live in Japan.

I suggest you seek out the Abbot and just ask him what he recommends. Tell him, in detail, what you'd like to do.
Let me know how that goes.

 

[Father Heathen]

Practicing any sort of ritual that might be considered offensive to your gracious and generous host doesn't seem very wise. Don't bite the hand that feeds.