One of the first things you need to understand about ancestral or any kind of healing is – only you can do it. You are the one you have been waiting for.
When we incarnate on the planet, our souls choose the families we are born into. Sometimes, we sign up for speciic lessons the family would help us master. Other times, we select our blood family to heal their ancestral karma and break the cycle (of abuse, addiction or any other pattern).
In this blog, we will start with what ancestral healing is. Then, we will discuss a few beneits and towards the end, we will cover 3 ancestral healing techniques you can utilize to heal your bloodline.
What Is Ancestral Healing? Why Is It Needed?
Blood is the most potent healer in the world. It is what gives us life. Spiritually, our blood represents our connection with Mother Earth. It also connects us to our ancestral lineage.
Blood magick is one of the most powerful forms of spiritual transformations. If not done with the right energy or in the right state of mind, the results can be devastating.
Our blood connects us to our family line. It carries both the gifts and the curses of our lineage.
This is why working with our ancestors can be life-changing. But, that’s not the only reason to do ancestral healing.
Our psyche stores and shares the traumatic memories of our ancestors. These may manifest as addictions, compulsive patterns and behaviours, or fears that do not have a rational cause.
For example, if the women in your bloodline have suered abuse and neglect from their partner, you may ind yourself running away from love or maintaining distance from the opposite sex without a deinite cause.
Or, if someone in your family line struggles with addictions, you may observe obsessive tendencies in your behaviour as well. Or, you may have an inclination to escape/avoid facing your problems.
Healing these patterns and behaviours is a conscious choice, and so is staying stuck in them, especially after you become aware of them.
Benefits Of Ancestral Healing
Your ancestors are connected with you, through blood and spirit. We all inherit the best and the worst in us from those who came before us.
And, our children inherit much of their personalities from us. Healing the traumas of your ancestors will help you clear the karmic cycles that have been holding your bloodline back.
In general, once you start doing the work, you will observe,
- A renewed sense of self
- Improved self-esteem
- You may start feeling more energetic.
- You may ind better ways to cope with stress.
- You may ind the courage to face your problems head-on, instead of running away from them.
Ancestral Healing Techniques
There is no one-size-its-all way to heal your ancestral baggage. I’d still start with making a family tree and writing what you know about each of the important members of your family. Then, you should connect with the higher self of each of the individual members and ask what they need help with. You may then send them healing energy to help with their particular issue. I’d also make separate trees for the maternal and paternal sides of the family. Or, you can directly use the element of water to heal both sides of your family. Water carries memories, blessings and our prayers. To heal ancestral karma with the help of water, I’d take 4 tea light candles and light them in all 4 directions.
Keep a bowl of water in the centre. Take some flowers. Blow your prayers and intention for healing into the petals and add them to the water.
Release these prayers in Nature. Ask Mother Earth to help you heal your ancestral lineage.
Another way to heal ancestral karma is through journaling. Write what you have inherited from your ancestors (both blessings and curses) on a piece of paper.
Burn the paper and express gratitude for all that you have inherited. Gently ask Spirit to help you release the karmic patterns and behaviours associated with your lineage.
Take some time to meditate and reflect on the changes you’d like to make in your life. Write some possible action steps that you could take to start the healing process.
Final Words
Healing ancestral trauma is not just your right; it is a responsibility. You deserve to be free of the pain that is not yours. And, your ancestors deserve to be set free of trauma too.
This will not only help you improve the quality of your life, but taking responsibility for your bloodline will help you improve your relationship with all living beings. We are all connected on some level. All our roots ultimately go back to Mother Earth.
All living beings are a part of your lineage. Healing yourself will help you heal the planet and assist in raising the vibration of the collective consciousness.