Ancestors are very important in the shamanic world view. They are honored and revered. Depending on the culture, there may even be a specific ancestor cult. Our indigenous ancestors knew all about the influence of our deceased on the living.
What exactly do we mean by "ancestors" and how can people who have been dead for a long time influence us living people?
The great ancestral spirits - Ascended Masters The great ancestral spirits play a very important role in every shamanic culture. This refers to the souls of the great masters of our ancestral lineage. In them lives all the wisdom and ancient knowledge that is still passed on orally from generation to generation by shamans and elders. They guard this spiritual knowledge and, through tradition, have the opportunity to accompany and protect us. These ancestral spirits have made great achievements for their people in their worldly lives. Their souls are pure and radiant. Cosmologically speaking, they live in the Upper World. Conscious contact with them can therefore influence our lives in a positive way. We thank them for this and honor them!
Our direct ancestors The loss of a loved one leaves the bereaved with grief and pain. This grief should also be lived. There must be sufficient space and time for this. This process is necessary in order to be able to let go completely. Each person has their own pace. The souls of the deceased should travel back to the land of the soul. That is their place, their home at soul level. From there they incarnate into the physical world and that is where they should return after death. If souls now stray, remain earthbound or possibly even cling to the living, this influences the people concerned. These energies can have an obstructive, oppressive or energy-sapping effect. In this case, clarification is important in order to enable the soul of the deceased to return and the bereaved to lead an independent life again. Shamans have the ability to perceive deceased souls. They can communicate with them - as well as with the bereaved - and resolve issues that are preventing them from letting go. If both the soul of the deceased and the person left behind are ready to say goodbye, the shaman accompanies the soul on its way back to the land of the soul.
Transmitted ancestral issues Conflicts that we do not resolve are passed on to the next generation. Emotional or physical illnesses can have their origin in an ancestral line. Conventional medicine would probably refer to this as a genetic predisposition. However, it does not necessarily have to be an illness that influences us. Transmitted conditioning and patterns can also make life difficult for us. Even curses, contracts or agreements made by our ancestors continue to have an effect for generations if they are not resolved. We can now use shamanic techniques to clear old entanglements and dissolve obstructive patterns.
For me, one of the three pillars of sustainable and holistic health is resolving old ancestral issues.
