Introducing Sacred Roots, A Year of Ancestral Healing, FAQ Post #1

Do I have to have any particular spiritual beliefs to do this work?

Dearest readers,

I am beyond excited to begin posting about my upcoming ancestral healing class! To say that I am passionate about this work is an understatement. Ever since I began this work, my life has shifted and expanded in ways I could never have imagined. I now know myself as part of a greater collective—this group of beings whose purpose it is to love us; whose hands are always at our backs, supporting us and guiding us. When we cultivate a relationship with our wise and well ancestors, we get to know a sense of fulfillment and belonging that can never be taken from us. It changes the way we relate with everything.

This is the gift I can’t wait to share with all of you. And the beloved dead are eager for you to connect with them. They’ve been waiting lifetimes for this moment.

This class begins October 1 and will be available to paid subscribers. As we make our way towards October, I wanted to begin introducing the subject by answering a few frequently asked questions.

Over the next few weeks, each of my Thursday posts will take a look at one of these questions, including:

• Do I need any special skills or knowledge to do this work?

• What if I don’t know or like my ancestors? What if I want nothing to do with them?

• Can’t God/Spirit just heal the dead, or can’t they just handle things themselves?

• What can I expect in this year-long class?

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For this week, I wanted to begin with the question I believe I am asked the most:

Do I have to have any particular spiritual beliefs to do this work?

In my opinion, the only mandatory belief would be an acknowledgment that there is at least some part of us that continues after the death of the body. The ancestral healing process I use involves meeting and building a relationship with a wise and well, fully healed, vibrant ancestor guide. Through this guide, we witness the healing of all the ones that are not-yet-well. Given that, we need to at least hold an idea that there is something that continues to exist after physical death.

Beyond that, there aren’t any particular beliefs that I would call required, but I have found a few philosophies to be helpful and enriching:

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The Dead Can Change

It really does help the work of ancestral healing when we can allow for the dead to be mutable beings. Just like us, they are capable of transformation. Holding them in a fixed state can create a challenge or obstacle to any healing work.

This means that no matter how awful Uncle Raymond was in life, we do not have think of him as awful for eternity. Likewise, Aunt Sarah isn’t necessarily exalted into an eternal state of flawless perfection upon death. The aspect of the ancestors that we connect with and work with is the part of them that isn’t so different from you and I. In many ways, they are still very much like the living. Embracing their ability to change allows the work to unfold with depth and compassion.

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The Self is a Collective

After a lot of studying, pondering, and dialoguing with my guides, here’s how I’ve come to define the self (at least for now):

We are collectives. We are concentrations and configurations of parts. We are collaborations and harmonies. We are not single entities. What appears to be this single being is, in actuality, a container for the relationships among a vast number of entities.

It is no stretch to say: We are relationship itself.

The ancestors and the descendants are part of this collective. Each one of us is the living face—the incarnated one—in a great work of art that every generation’s hands have touched. We are their altar and their hope; their foundation and their remembrance.

Through healing the ancestors, we illuminate this masterpiece, positively impacting the past, present and future.

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All is Alive and an Expression of Consciousness

When we grasp that everything is alive and conscious, as in animism or panpsychism, we begin to view life through the lens of connection rather than hierarchy. This perspective enriches our work with the ancestors by dissolving the boundaries between us and them. We come to see ourselves as part of a living, interconnected web that includes living humans, the ancestors, as well as everything that fits the description of “other than living human”. This worldview also reconnects us with the ancient understanding that there is no separation between the spiritual and the material. In other words, we get to restore our relationship with the Earth and all that is around us.

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We Can Learn to Hold All That Is Sacred

One of my favorite parts of working with the ancestors is coming to know what their lives were like. A big part of this is learning what was sacred and Divine to them when they were alive. Once we know about these things, it’s natural to want to show reverence for these traditions in our own lives.

Because our ancestors come from myriad backgrounds, these sacred beliefs are often at-odds with one another, even irreconcilable. Yet, in this diversity lies an opportunity for profound integration. We have within us the capacity to be with paradox, to hold seemingly opposing truths. With the guidance of our wise ancestors, we can open ourselves to all the sacred traditions of our lineages, finding ways to reconcile the meaning of each within us.

Perhaps even more importantly, as the living representatives of our lineages, we get to choose our own path to Divinity. We may be drawn to just one of our ancestral traditions, or to a path that our ancestors never even knew, and that’s okay. The healed ancestors rejoice in learning new ways of honoring the Divine through us.

In short, there is no need to conform to a specific religion or spiritual tradition to work with and love our ancestors. They meet us where we are, in all our diversity, with open hearts and a deep desire for connection.

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Every month of this year-long class will include video lessons, guided journeys, live healing circles, exclusive community chats, journal prompts, supportive resources and more. All this for just $55—an investment that will not only reshape your life, but also echo through the afterlife and generations to come.

And as a special gift, if you upgrade to paid before October 1, you'll receive an extra 3 months free! 🌟💖 Don’t miss this chance to create lasting change.

Please feel free to reach out with any questions or comments. I love hearing from you! You can reply to this email, leave a comment below, or send me a DM.

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To explore more of the topics in this post, check out these articles from my archive:

What Is This Thing Called Self? (Container Series, part two)

Magic and Identity [September's BIG, HUGE, AMAZING Downloadable pack included!]