On this month’s issue of Idlozi Magazine, I’d like to share my knowledge on how to cleanse when a life partner passes on compared to how you would cleanse when a spouse passes on.
If your partner passes on it is not advisable to attend their burial. Neither do you observe a mourning period. However, you do need to be cleansed by your own family, to avoid soul ties. The reason why you are not cleansed by their family is because there was no ceremony to bind you or introduce your ancestors. You being cleansed by their family, signifies that you were acknowledged by their ancestors and this can cause stagnation in your life.
If your spouse passes on, as a woman, you need to observe a mourning period of one year. After which, you will be cleansed by your spouse’s family. You would then proceed to get a cleansing from your family.
If you are a man, and your wife passes on. You need to observe six months mourning period. After which, you need to be cleansed by your wife’s family and thereafter by your family.
For the above cleansings, it is advisable to use a goat to cleanse.
Camagu!