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 reminiscent of the ancestral homeland – such as the misty green hills of Ireland, the jungles of Brazil, the islands of Polynesia, or the Black Forest of Germany. It might also be a structure such as a castle or village.
Within the Gathering Place of Ancestors, there is a place where the ancestors gather to celebrate and a place where the ancestors gather to receive healing. There may be a portrait gallery displaying the names and faces of the ancestors.
Many divine compassionate spirit beings work in the Gathering Place of Ancestors. The family spirit animal provides support and helps the family system remember its power and strength. Every lineage also has ancestor allies – benevolent spirit guides that provide guidance to the family system. These may be gods and goddesses from ancient times that the ancestors were connected to through their belief system at the time.
The presence of the elements is often very noticeable in the Gathering Place of Ancestors. Certain family systems connect with the earth and others with water. Some with fire and others with air. These elemental connections lead to greater clarity about the roots of the family and offer support.
The Gathering Place of Ancestors is a large field of energy that is bigger than any one individual. It’s familial and tribal, with overtones of the family’s ethnic and cultural roots. It holds the energy (the vibe) of the family as a whole – the ethos of the lineage. Ethos is defined as “the characteristic spirit of a community.”
The Gathering Place of Ancestors contains ancestral memory, as well as cultural and ethnic memory. The family records are stored here. The family lore, secrets, and stories can be retrieved through shamanic journeys. Events that impacted the family can be identified and brought out into the light for healing. Unhealthy tribal agreements can be unraveled.
Information about the gifts carried in the lineage can be “remembered” in the Gathering Place of Ancestors. Additional ancestral wisdom can be accessed through connecting with the Wise Council of Elders via channeling or a shamanic journey.
The Gathering Place of Ancestors aids in holding neutral compassion for the lineage without taking on their suffering. At the end of an ancestral healing session, we typically close by inviting the ancestors, the current generations, and the generations yet to come to gather and receive the full benefit and blessing of the healing.
This work is real, and it matters.
November 17, 2021