Last week someone commented on a post about ancestral healing and asked what they could do to begin unraveling difficult energies in their lineage.
One of the most effective ways to work with ancestral issues is to track patterns. Some of these patterns may be very specific, such as oldest sons experiencing bankruptcy and losing their businesses in mid-life. Some examples are more of an emotional nature, such as an inherited thread of grief or fear. The patterns repeat themselves in the hope of getting attention and ultimately healing for the original wound.
The heavy energy continues in the family lineage until one or more members of the family decide to shift it. I often hear clients say, “I am NOT passing this on to my kids.” By breaking the cycle, they leave a healthier legacy for their children and grandchildren.
Healing dysfunctional family energy patterns is a process. Here are some things you can do on your own to begin:
– Notice patterns. What situations, illnesses, or personality traits are repeated? You might interview older family members to learn what they know about their parents and grandparents.
– Look at old family photographs and notice the energy of your ancestors. Pay attention to how they are positioned, how they are standing, and any gaps in the photos.
– Bring the issue out into the light of awareness. Talk about it with trusted friends and family members. Ask the divine compassionate ones to shine light into this pattern and ask for clarity.
– Talk to the ancestors and ask them to step back out of your energy field so you can live your life, free to have a different experience than they did.
– Meditate on what positive energy (such as love, support, safety, balance, etc.) would have helped the lineage and ask your helping spirits, power animals or angels to bring that energy through to the family line.
In my shamanic healing practice, the most complex situations I work with are often ancestral healing. In more intense cases, the energy can be extremely dark and heavy and include the need for compassionate depossession, curse unraveling, and retrieval of soul pieces taken through soul theft. For these, I recommend working with an experienced shamanic practitioner over time to help shift the family energy system to a greater place of balance and harmony.
This work is real, and it matters.
September 13, 2021