Ancestral Medicine Q/A
It makes sense to have a lot of questions about Ancestral Medicine sessions, and what I do as a facilitator. I support you in connecting in a very supportive way with your people, to send in healing, and then connect with wise-and-well guides to further send healing through your lines. Ancestral connections and reverence have been a part of humanity since the beginning of time, so that part is not new. What is helpful about this particular approach is that for those of us with little framework for connecting to ancestors, and/or a complicated relationship to our people and the past, I help provide a framework that supports you through the journey. This includes supporting your cultural and spiritual belief systems on the path. See below for some very common questions I get, and my answers.
Q/A
Questions and Answers! These are all real questions clients have had, and my answers:
Q: What if I am concerned about the unhealed people of my lines, or concerned with unprocessed familial energies?
A: Part of why I facilitate is to help you send in the healing needed, so that energetic regulation can start to move through your people. I facilitate in ways to help you feel supported and energetically regulated. We work together at the speed of trust, and in ways that help you stay boundaried during the sessions. It's a little like I'm driving a familiar car, and I support you with where you need to go.
Q: What if there was violence or other harm in the past for my people, including along the lines between people?
A: I facilitate to help with the boundaries you need to navigate sending healing to your lines, while bringing in the love and support for you.
Q: What if I don’t believe in God or have a specific belief about the afterlife?
A: I have you connect with the sources of support and grounding of most importance to you, including the Earth itself. This way you can maintain your personal, cultural, and spiritual beliefs, while also accessing connections and healing for your ancestral lines.
Q: What if I don’t know my genealogy?
A: It’s ok, we get in contact with your own knowing, in deep ways that move beyond what was recorded. There are many reasons why we may not have connections and information about our family lines, and our wise-and-well ancestors from further back can assist.
Q: What if I’m not intuitive?
A: The structure I facilitate is there to help you “lean” in the direction of connection. We don’t rush it, and let you “relax in” to deeper connection.
Q: Do I have to do ancestral medicine sessions in-person to have the same impact?
A: No, by Zoom works really well too, it really does!
Q: Do I have to take plant medicines to be able to do ancestral healing?
A: No, there are many doorways. The ancestral medicine practices I faciliate don't include the use of plant medicines. If you have plant medicine experiences that have informed you, I'm welcome to hear about it. And it is not a requirement in any way to do this work.
Q: What if I am adopted, or there have been step-parents, or chosen family?
A: Love lines count too, in addition to blood lines. We work with uncovering energetic connections to lines. Love shows up in lots of ways.
Q: What if I’m LGBTIQA+ and I’m concerned my people don’t want me?
A: I facilitate connections with your people, long before empire. LGBTIQA+ people have long existed and have had welcome and a place in community long before the harmful misuse of power in the more recent past.
Q: What if I am bi-racial, multi-racial?
A: You have your people, and connections. Multiple cultural and ancestral identities are important. I facilitate your connections to your people in a boundaried and supported way. This includes those who have ancestors that have experienced oppression, as well as ancestors that have been oppressors, within your lines. Some ancestors have experienced oppresion and have engaged in oppresion simultaneously. Depending on the situation, as a facilitator, I collaborate with you on the directions of greatest support and healing.