[Help] Are family guardian spirits real?

[Mashreqi]

What is your opinion on family guardian spirits demons or angels I do not know which name is correct I ask this because I hear strange things about the miracles of my ancestors As far as I know they were not frauds trying to get help from others through this way but rather devout and pure-hearted people One of the stories I heard which dates back to the nineteenth century is that one day my ancestor was supposed to have guests over and he had nothing in the house to entertain them with His wife kept telling him about this issue and expressing worry and my ancestor said each time God is bountiful Then they saw that in the chest there was food along with a two-pronged staff wrapped in a white cloth Do you think such a thing is possible or was my ancestor a liar or did people invent a fake story

 

[Angelkesfarl]

I think they’re called spirits that are friendly to humans. I had a grandfather in the early 20th century: he was just that kind of man—kind, pure-hearted, and always wishing the best for everyone. Whenever most of his children and friends needed money, he would tell them to go where he kept his headscarf and take it from there. Anyone who was sincere in their request—and not a deceiver—would find the exact amount they needed under the headscarf. He would make it a condition that, after collecting the money, they must return it—not to him personally, but to another person in need...

I believe that in those bygone days, such people were more pure, sincere, and kind, which made it easier for spirits to connect with them.

 

[macshalom]

In my own place, we call it family powers. It could be visibly represented by images or trees etc. I would not say it's not real based on stories, legends and present happening. Yes it does exist even if you choose not to believe.

 

[Mashreqi]

I think they’re called spirits that are friendly to humans. I had a grandfather in the early 20th century: he was just that kind of man—kind, pure-hearted, and always wishing the best for everyone. Whenever most of his children and friends needed money, he would tell them to go where he kept his headscarf and take it from there. Anyone who was sincere in their request—and not a deceiver—would find the exact amount they needed under the headscarf. He would make it a condition that, after collecting the money, they must return it—not to him personally, but to another person in need...

I believe that in those bygone days, such people were more pure, sincere, and kind, which made it easier for spirits to connect with them.

Interesting my father also claimed he’d occasionally find a roll of cash wrapped in a rubber band in his coat pocket, with no idea where it came from.
He also used to tell a dream he had as a teenager he was hovering above the ground, watching countless people below moving around like termites. Then, he saw his late grandfather with wings on his back and a cane in his hand. His grandfather said to him, Kid, what are you doing here? Now that you're here, let me introduce you to my friends so they can back you up whenever you're in trouble
A line of winged figures had formed, and each one kissed my father's face. Some opened their mouths and tried to bite him, but my great-grandfather destroyed their wings with a simple wave of his cane, sending them tumbling down belo.

 

[Angelkesfarl]

Interesting my father also claimed he’d occasionally find a roll of cash wrapped in a rubber band in his coat pocket, with no idea where it came from.
He also used to tell a dream he had as a teenager he was hovering above the ground, watching countless people below moving around like termites. Then, he saw his late grandfather with wings on his back and a cane in his hand. His grandfather said to him, Kid, what are you doing here? Now that you're here, let me introduce you to my friends so they can back you up whenever you're in trouble
A line of winged figures had formed, and each one kissed my father's face. Some opened their mouths and tried to bite him, but my great-grandfather destroyed their wings with a simple wave of his cane, sending them tumbling down belo.

How amazing! My great-grandfather used to be visited at night by people on horses of various colors, and you could hear what is called “al-Hadra” in the house. When I was young, I used to see my great-grandfather in my dreams; he would come to carry me in his cloak up to the heavens… It seems like a thread that might form a pattern of dreams or an expression of that life.

 

[dimitriosangel]

It's a fact all civilizations throughout history have honoured.

 

[BlackRose97]

These shared experiences are fascinating and carry the weight of authentic, archetypal phenomena. I don’t believe these stories are fabrications or illusions; rather, they point to a deep energetic continuity and the laws of resonance within ancestral lines.

When an individual lives in a state of profound inner alignment where energy isn’t scattered on automatic leaks or external noise they essentially act as a stable focal point, or a node, through which a familial current or egregore can manifest. Whether these protective and sustaining forces are viewed as ancestral spirits, guardians, or lineage currents, they operate on a level of focused will and structural resonance. In past times, when people maintained a much purer and more anchored inner center, those invisible threads connecting them to their lineage were far denser and more active.

It reminds us that when someone stops leaking their energy and reclaims their sovereignty, they re-establish a clear line of communication with those deeper roots. Thank you all for sharing these accounts; they are a powerful testament to how living currents and ancestral protection actually function when approached through focus and alignment.

 

[Swampdweller900]

Ancestor honor (in the West it's incorrectly called worship) and protection is both ancient and widespread as a traditional belief. How many stories are there, as well, of passed family members attaching to their adult children?

Personally, I don't automatically assume that an ancestor's presence is by default good. Fear can make them seek to stay on this plane, and then basically just get stuck sucking energy from them to survive here. I would expect that it takes an ancestor passing and going to a higher realm first before they can return to protect family members.