We are affected far more by our ancestors than we realize. Their pain and unresolved wounds live in our body, passed down in the genetic code. We feel their suffering and it influences us, often subconsciously.
When an ancestral pattern is active, it often signals that the ancestors are “leaning in.” They literally may be nearby in our environment, and we may feel their heavy energy.
Their energetic presence may influence us in ways that we are not in agreement with. Sometimes the ancestors who have not yet done their healing or crossed to the light have an interest in keeping the dynamic alive. Sometimes they are reaching out to bring attention to a pattern they want healed.
From their perspective, the ancestors may believe they are protecting us. But when we feel their energy that closely, we experience the dysfunctional pattern even more actively. They also carry the tribal beliefs that have affected the family for generations, so their presence makes it likely that we will face the same challenges and suffering they did.
We need spaciousness in order to help shift the family energy into a place of greater balance.
When we sense the ancestors leaning in, we can talk with them and ask them to move back out of our energy field. We might explain that we want to be free to make our own choices, just like they made their own choices in their lifetime.
If we’re ready to heal the pattern we’ve noticed, we can ask them to step out of our energy field and give us the space we need to do this healing work. We can let them know that by continuing to lean in, they are making it harder to deal with this dynamic in a healthier way.
We can call to our helping spirits and ask them to assist the ancestors in moving to the Gathering Place of Ancestors to receive healing. (Every family lineage has a unique location in the Lower World where the ancestors gather to receive healing, known as the Gathering Place of Ancestors.)
We can also ask what positive energies such as peace, connection, love, and safety would have been most beneficial to our ancestors, and then we can request the divine compassionate ones begin shining those energies to where the ancestors are waiting.
In the Gathering Place of Ancestors, they are held in the light and their healing continues. This healing ripples out to all the ancestors, the current generations, and the generations yet to come.
This work is real, and it matters.
November 10, 2021