Ancestral Guardians

"Examine the critical link between the living and the departed. Ancestral Guardians (or Ndichie in Igbo cosmology) they are elevated spirits who act as intermediaries, protectors, and guides for their living descendants. This analysis covers the protocols of veneration, rituals like the Egungun masquerade, and the core belief that lineage is a continuous, active data stream. Understand how this role engineers social order, preserves cultural memory, and provides a framework for ethical living within African spiritual systems."