by debra | Mar 21, 2022 | Ancestral Healing, Shamanism, Spirituality
This weekend in preparation for the beginning of the ancestral healing medicine wheel, I journeyed to my family totem. The helping spirits showed me one of my ancestor grandmothers from pagan times dressed in a wolf fur with the head pulled up over her crown. It was...
by debra | Mar 17, 2022 | Ancestral Healing, Shamanism
In my shamanic healing practice, two of my interests often intersect. I specialize both in compassionate depossession and ancestral healing. Over the years as my skills have grown, I often use these modalities together. The suffering being attached to the client can...
by debra | Mar 16, 2022 | Ancestral Healing, Shamanism, Spirituality
Shamanic cultures honor four elements – earth, water, fire, and air. Our long ago forebears revered the sun, land, rivers, and sky and respected their power and wisdom. Each is unique. Earth – grounding, mulching Water – cleansing, purifying Fire –...
by debra | Mar 11, 2022 | Ancestral Healing
I’m doing self-care today after teaching a four-day workshop. I slept in so my cat got a late breakfast, much to her dismay. She made sure to stand on my belly and press on my full bladder just to make sure I wouldn’t forget. This usually works, but this morning I...
by debra | Mar 11, 2022 | Ancestral Healing, Shamanism
Ancestral healing can be many things depending on what is needed by the family system. It can be as simple as acknowledging and honoring the love, joy, and triumphs of our ancestors along with their pain and struggles. When we offer compassionate witness, wounds and...
by debra | Mar 11, 2022 | Ancestral Healing
Each family lineage has a Gathering Place of Ancestors in the Lower World where the ancestors and other family members gather to receive healing. Every family’s location is unique. It’s frequently a natural setting that has meaning to the family. It is often...
