Grace Hui for Incentre
We have recently on 31 October, marked Samhain, the day of the dead, All Hallow’s Day, or more commercially known as, Halloween. Regardless of what you call it, this day commemorates our ancestors. It is a day where the veil between the living and the dead thins giving us a greater connection to those who have gone before us.
Medical Science has long proved that physical attributes, certain conditions and even the risks of diseases can be stored in our DNA and passed down though family lines. Some research has also indicated that memories can even be passed down, creating collective family memories.
Less studies have been conducted on the issue of generational trauma and its effects on us. However, if physical attributes, diseases and even memories can be passed down, it does make sense that unprocessed trauma can be too.
In the same vein, generational strengths and resilience are passed down too.
As Ipsissimus Dave Lanyon of the Modern Mystery School once reminded his students in a class – that before we criticised our forebears for the mistakes that they made, it was important to remember that the very reason that we are currently alive is because they (our ancestors) clearly did something right. We are after all the descendants of survivors!
Yet in modern day life, and indeed, there is a reticence to explore, embrace, transcend our connections to our ancestors.
Gratitude
On the path to progression, it is of utmost importance to practice gratitude and one thing we often forget to express gratitude for, is the journey our ancestors took in order for us to get to this modern age.
While we have collective commemorative efforts to mark the sacrifices made by those before us such as when we mark the anniversary of a major war, how often do we express appreciation to our forbears in an individual manner?
For example, for the genes that we have developed over time to overcome certain diseases or allergies? Or, for different types of robustness that some families possess and so on?
When we are able to genuinely give thanks and remain curious without becoming judgmental or resentful, we will begin to understand our own family lineage better and through that, get to know ourselves better.
They biggest key to any path of progression, is to Know Thyself and being able to understand your family line, is a very helpful part of this journey.
Often, we approach this process in very siloed and individual ways (me only without including our family lineage), but this is only part of the puzzle. To unravel the mysteries of life, our individual role in it and our purpose, understanding our ancestors, those who share our DNA is a very essential ingredient of the process.
Acknowledging Generational Trauma
Nowadays, it is generally uncomfortable for us to accept the possibility that trauma or karma could be passed down. Yet, look at the patterns within families that somehow replicate. This could be patterns of behaviour or even mirroring life events that occur as a result of ingrained feelings or patterns of behaviour.
Often, these patterns of behaviour are unconsciously replicated, even if they are to our detriment. Do you notice certain patterns that your parents replicate from their parents? And, in the same vein, we find ourselves replicating?
So, why do we repeat them even when we can see from our parents that it didn’t work out very well for them when they did the same thing?
This isn’t a case of fate or destiny. Rather, it is about realising that we can heal the trauma and break the pattern! When we do this, not only do we put an end to that cycle for ourselves and future generations, we also heal our ancestral line, help them to progress on their paths.
While our mental understanding is part of the process, to truly heal, it requires much more – it requires a genuine connection to spirit, working with and understanding the energy that surrounds such healing.
Contrary to popular belief, our path of progression does not end with physical death. Healing ancestral trauma and/or karma is therefore a win win for our entire family line, both before, present and after.
However, to heal, we first have to accept that there is an indelible connection between us and our ancestors.
Avoiding the New Age rejection of ancestral connection
It is important not to get stuck in victimhood when it comes to ancestral or generational trauma. And to realise that even though we may seek to separate ourselves from our parents or ancestors by going the opposite way or swinging the pendulum the other way, the influence still remains. Yes, while we are unwittingly affected by it, acknowledging it does not mean that we get stuck in it. Rather, it is an opportunity for us to take responsibility for healing it for ourselves and our family line (both past and future).
No family is perfect after all and the quicker we take the actions needed for healing and mastery, the quicker we can progress and surmount.
Acknowledging the existence of generational or ancestral trauma is an empowering opportunity to take ownership and heal ourselves and our families!
We are not passive victims of the past. Rather, we are the descendants of survivors. The strength and resilience that earlier generations of our families no doubt possessed enabled us to be here so that we now have the opportunity to heal ourselves and those who have gone before.
Drawing from the strength of our ancestors, we must remember that we are warriors imbued with the potential to heal! It is a question of choice!
The importance of Ritual in Healing, Overcoming and Transcending Generational Trauma
In the Mystery School traditions, there are no victims. Remaining in a state of victimhood is a choice. It is not an immutable state.
Rituals have been in existence since the beginning of time to support and guide humanity through transitions. Since the dawn of humanity, there have been rites of passage to mark the milestones of life such as births, marriages, coming of age, the changing of the seasons, death, so on and so forth. Over time, many of these practices would have been subsumed and/or modified to fit modern day religion. Examples would include Samhain, which is now commonly known as Halloween or Yuletide which is now interchangeably used to refer to Christmas when historically, Yuletide would have predated Christianity. Rituals in their purest form, and certainly within the Mystery School traditions that have remained true to their lineage, would have predated organised religion. These rituals would have been synonymous with living, interwoven into daily life without separation.
There are many modalities that can help us to break that cycle within our family lines. For example, as we journey up the Tree of Life in the Universal Hermetic Kabbalah and cross the Abyss, we light up 7 generations before and after us. Having experienced that journey twice, I can say that it imperceptibly works.
It is an alchemical process and I can see its results on my family members, even if they may not know why. But I do.
However, it all begins with a Life Activation.
What is a Life Activation?
The Life Activation is a transformational process that rebalances your entire energy system while anchoring more light into your energy structure
Through the use of a crystal wand, this ancient modality also reawakens dormant DNA that reconnects us to our divine blueprint. Through the process of Life Activation, those that share our DNA (whether dead or alive) receive a healing and much more light too.
Through your progression, they progress too.
What follows a Life Activation?
The truth is - Much more!
But that depends on you. Just the Life Activation alone will already bring so much more light to you and all who share your DNA. After the Life Activation, there is the Empower Thyself Class and Initiation which hands down ancient rituals that help us to continue to maintain and strengthen our energy structure, helping us to take the further steps to clear our generational or ancestral trauma or karma such as the Universal Hermetic Kabbalah.
