Podcast appearances and mentions of daniel foor

On This Week's Episode I sit down with Evidential Psychic Medium and Life Coach Emily O' Neil where we discuss How other's can get in tune with their Intuition as a Guidance Tool to Self Discovery and Healing Old Trauma Wounds, Setting Healthy Boundaries to Keep your Inner Peace, Misconceptions about Healers, and so Much More! Emily O'Neil is an Evidential Psychic Medium, Intuitive Healer, Tarot Reading, Coach, and Host of the Blooming Wand Podcast. Emily has Studied at the Oakbridge Institute and Daniel Foor's Ancestral Medicine and Coursework. Who uses a Spiritual approach when Coaching others; that helps them connect with there Intuition to heal emotional wounds and Navigate through life's challenges.Listen to Vibe Selection Podcast: https://lnkd.in/d5vZGvmFollow Emily on IG: @blooming_wand Website: https://lnkd.in/gZxd7xJq Follow Vibe Selection Podcast:@vibeselectionpodcast Twitter:@Vibe_Selection To Support Vibe Selection Podcast Please Donate: Patreon: www.patreon.com/vibeselection CashApp:$vibeselection PayPal: PayPal.Me/vibeselection Get Vibe Selection Merchandise:https://vibe-selection.creator-spring.com

Shebana Coelho grew up in India with a Muslim mother and a Catholic father. She's an award-winning writer, performance artist and facilitator of workshops.  Her work is about expressing creativity to liberate us from fear and other colonizations and to celebrate our passion. She received a Fiction Fellowship from the New York Foundation for the Arts, and a Fulbright grant. Leaving cities behind, she started traveling all over the world to immense landscapes like Tierra del Fuego, Mongolia, Bolivia, Peru, and Mexico. Shebana found that the encounter with wild natural spaces re-arranged her internal geography. From these experiences emerged the term, "Faraway is Close," a sort of mantra. shebanacoelho.com

Emily O'Neal is an evidential psychic medium, mentor, and coach. Her journey included honing her psychic abilities at the Oakbridge Institute, drawing on Daniel Foor's Ancestral Medicine coursework, and obtaining a life coaching certification via the Intuitive Body Coach program. She helps others uncover hidden strengths, heal emotional wounds, and embrace change so they can feel empowered and deeply connected to intuition. Emily offers tangible tools to help develop a healthy relationship to intuition.Blooming Wand - Evidential Psychic Medium Emily O'Neal 

“A new order will emerge from within the chaos” - Sara Avant Stover Being human means experiencing loss. If we let it, these moments can propel us towards a deeper, richer inner journey. In this episode of the Depth Work podcast, Sarah Avant Stover shares her profound experiences through many circumstances of grief and heartbreak, detailing the events that led her to write her latest book. She discusses the unique nature of betrayal trauma, the transformative power of grief, and the significance of ritual and communal support in healing. Her exploration into Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy and its impact on her is also highlighted. In fact, she was generous enough to demonstrate an IFS session in real time with yours truly 00:06 Sara's story 02:13 Betrayal Trauma and Its Unique Challenges 04:14 The Transformative Power of Grief 12:16 Navigating the Early + Later Stages of Grief 14:51 Collective Grief and Community Healing 19:48 The Role of Rituals in Healing 25:20 Exploring Internal Family Systems (IFS) 32:29 Demonstrating a session - Jazmine's parts 48:35 Understanding Inner Child Dynamics Bio Sara Avant Stover is an author, Certified Internal Family Systems practitioner, and teacher and mentor of women's spirituality and entrepreneurship. Her work—integrating Buddhism, embodiment, and psychology—has uplifted the lives of countless women worldwide. She has taught at Kripalu, 1440 Multiversity, and Shambhala Mountain Center and has been featured in Yoga Journal, HuffPost, Newsweek, Natural Health, and more. She lives in Boulder, Colorado. For more, visit saraavantstover.com. Links Handbook for the Heartbroken: A Woman's Path from Devastation to Rebirth By Sara Avant Stover https://www.soundstrue.com/products/handbook-for-the-heartbroken?variant=43436021809351 Website https://saraavantstover.com/about Programs: https://saraavantstover.com/offerings Podcast: https://saraavantstover.com/podcast/ Resources Mentioned Jody Day https://gateway-women.com/ Sobonfu Some https://www.sobonfu.com/ Daniel Foor https://ancestralmedicine.org/bio/ Get bonus episodes now on substack! ⁠https://depthwork.substack.com/ Sessions & Information about the host: ⁠⁠JazmineRussell.com⁠⁠ Disclaimer: The DEPTH Work Podcast is for educational and entertainment purposes only. Any information on this podcast in no way to be construed or substituted as psychological counseling, psychotherapy, mental health counseling, or any other type of therapy or medical advice.

Muslim Spirituality Illuminating the Path to Freedom: An exploration of how the spiritual heart of the Islamic tradition can inspire and fuel contemporary struggles for liberation, justice and humanity. Through their unique lens, this panel of visionaries modeled how spiritual life is not an escape from systemic injustice, but a revolutionary process which strengthens our collective capacity to transform unjust realities. They discuss Islam's deepest essence and the spiritual fortitude to remain anchored in the commitment to truth, beauty and universal human flourishing. Today's episode is a live talk as part of the World People's Premiere of 21 days of conversations on Palestine with the release of the film Where Olive Trees Weep by SAND. Today's talk is entitled Dancing in the Fire: Muslim Spirituality Illuminating the Path to Freedom with Farah El-Sharif, Ayesha Kajee, Seemi Bushra Ghazi and hosted by Daniel Foor. This talk is part of a package of talks that includes the 21 days of conversation with leading historians, spiritual teachers, trauma therapists, poets, artists, and more, plus extended interviews from the film, a live Q&A with Dr. Gabor Maté and Ashira Darwish from a live screening in Oakland, CA, a film discussion guide, and six community conversations on Palestine. To find out more about purchasing this package and supporting the mission of SAND and the film, visit WhereOliveTreesWeep.com. Dr. Farah El-Sharif is a writer, educator and research scholar. She received her PhD from Harvard University where she specialized in West African intellectual Islamic history. She earned degrees from the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, CA and Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service and served as Associate Director of the Abbasi Program in Islamic Studies at Stanford University, where she is currently a Visiting Scholar. Her writings have appeared in CNN, Newlines, and Muftah. Read more of her work on her Substack sermonsatcourt@substack.com Ayesha Kajee is a human rights and governance consultant based in Johannesburg, Ayesha Kajee has conducted research across much of sub-Saharan Africa, and has observed elections and peace processes in several countries. Her published research and opinion-analyses appear in various academic and news media, and she is often called upon by media houses for comment on topical issues. She was previously the founding director of the International Human Rights Exchange program at Wits University in Johannesburg, where she also lectured in Politics and International Relations. Ayesha briefly directed South Africa's Freedom of Expression Institute before leaving full-time work to care for an invalid parent. She now works on a freelance basis. Her focus areas include transitional justice, media and media rights, African political economy, gender justice, migration and environmental rights. Seemi Bushra Ghazi is lecturer in Classical Arabic at the University of British Columbia, specializes in Islamic literature, culture, and spirituality. A student in the Rifai Marufi lineage, she performs traditional Islamic arts, including Qur'anic recitation featured on BBC, CBC, NPR, and PBS. Her work appears in "Approaching Islam: the Early Revelations" and "A New Encyclopedia of Islam." Born in London and of South Asian origin, Ghazi studied at prestigious institutions in the U.S. and Middle East. Deeply involved in interfaith work, she hosts a monthly Unity Dhikr in Vancouver and is a founding board member of the Rumi Society and Vancouver Interspiritual Centre Society. Her expertise spans Islam, gender, and cross-cultural understanding Daniel Foor is a doctor of psychology, experienced ritualist, and the author of Ancestral Medicine: Rituals for Personal and Family Healing. He is a practicing Muslim and initiate in the Òrìṣà tradition of Yoruba-speaking West Africa who has also learned from Mahayan Buddhism and the older ways of his English and German ancestors. Daniel was a U.S. Fulbright scholar in Cairo, Egypt as a student of Arabic language, and he is passionate about generational healing and training leaders and change makers in the intersections of cultural healing, animist ethics, and applied ritual arts. He lives with his wife and daughters near his adoptive home of Granada, Spain in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. www.ancestralmedicine.org Sumud: https://muftah.org/2024/05/16/sumud-as-a-key/ Topics: 0:00 - Introduction 01:27 - Daniel Foor's Introduction 07:27 - Farah El-Sharif 21:17 - Ayesha Kajee 33:51 - Seemi Bushra Ghazi 47:45 - Closing Statements Support the mission of SAND and the production of this podcast by becoming a SAND Member.

Today, June 6, 2024, we're celebrating the release of SAND's new film Where Olive Trees Weep. And to celebrate the launch of the film, we welcome you to Donate and Watch the film by visiting WhereOliveTreesWeep.com. Donating to watch the film will also enroll you in a 21-day online event called “The World People's Premiere” which happening online from June 6-27 with conversations, music, poetry, and . And you can donate to watch the film and sign up to watch all the conversations with speakers such as, Ashira Darwish (star of the film), Dr. Gabor Maté, Angela Davis, V, Daniel Foor, Dareer Tatour, Ilan Pappé, Michael McBride, Mona Haydar, Norman Finkelstein, Pir Zia Inyat Khan, Neta Golan, Tara Brach, and directors of the film, Zaya and Maurizio Benazzo. Whom we also interview on episode #86 if you want to hear more of the story and vision on the film. The film gives background to the current crisis in Israel/Palestine and brings to light the lives of people we met on our 2022 journey in the occupied West Bank. Their universally human stories speak of intergenerational pain, trauma and resilience. We hope they touch your heart, stir compassion and understanding, and give rise to a pursuit for justice. For without justice, peace remains an empty slogan. Cinema can be a powerful force for change. Our aim is, beyond mere education, to truly move hearts and minds and inspire audiences to echo the calls for freedom, equality and dignity that have gone unanswered for far too long. The film is our modest contribution towards our dream for an end to the occupation in Palestine, the attainment of equal rights and fair treatment for Palestinian people, and the spreading of healing for all intergenerational cycles of trauma in the region. https://whereolivetreesweep.com/

On today's episode I welcome back Altogether Us author, Daphne Fatter.   Dr. Daphne Fatter is a licensed psychologist, certified Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapist, and IFS clinical consultant. She is also a certified ancestral lineage healing practitioner using Dr. Daniel Foor's method for ancestral healing. Dr. Fatter guides groups, workshops and trainings for therapists on trauma, IFS and ancestral healing worldwide. Her next IFS-informed ancestral healing course will be offered online in November.   We cover:  - What is ancestral lineage healing?   - Why do ancestral lineage healing? When would the ancestral lineage healing be helpful to an IFS client?   - A protocol for doing legacy unburdening by partnering with ancestral guides.   - A protocol for a way of discerning a client has an unattached burden or unwell deceased attached to a part   - and So much more!   ------ Check out Daphne's website to sign up to hear about the next IFS-informed ancestral healing course: https://www.daphnefatterphd.com/   Check out this International directory of trained ancestral lineage healing practitioners: https://ancestralmedicine.org/practitioner-directory/   Check out Daphne's book chapter on integrating ALH and IFS: Fatter, Daphne (2023). "Ancestral lineage healing: Restoring Belonging and Reconnection with Ancestral Wisdom and Collective Self-Energy." In Riemersma, J. (Ed.), Altogether Us: Integrating the IFS Model with Key Modalities, Communities, and Trends.   Altogether Us: Integrating the IFS Model with Key Modalities, Communities, and Trends: Riemersma, Jenna, Schwartz, Dr. Richard: 9781734958423: Amazon.com: Books --- Visual Clips of some podcast episodes are available on The One Inside's YouTube channel. Check it out: (2) The One Inside Podcast - YouTube Follow Tammy on Instagram @ifstammy: Tammy Sollenberger (@ifs.tammy) • Instagram photos and videos and on Facebook at The One Inside with Tammy Sollenberger: The One Inside: Internal Family Systems with Tammy Sollenberger | Facebook. ------ Are you new to IFS or want a simple way to get to know yourself? Tammy's book, "The One Inside: Thirty Days to your Authentic Self" is a PERFECT place to start. You can purchase it here: The One Inside: 30 Days To Your Authentic Self: Sollenberger, Tammy: 9780967688756: Amazon.com: Books or wherever books are sold. Sign up for Tammy's email list and get a free "Get to know a Should part of you" meditation on her website: Home - Tammy Sollenberger ----- Tammy is grateful for Jack Reardon who created music for the podcast. Jack is a graduate of Derek Scott's IFS Stepping Stones Program. You can follow Jack at bonzemusic on Instagram.

Rabbi Tsvi Bar-David and I discuss what's in our hearts about the current tragedy in the Middle East.  We discussed ancient wounds, ancestral healing, and how to support those who are helping. For a bio of Rabbi Tsvi see the previous podcast with him. :)  Prayer Vigil for Israel/Palestine from Daniel Foor as mentioned in the podcast. Links are below to groups who have been working on this healing for many years and through much suffering.So many people have been doing the hard work of "waging peace" in the Middle East. Some of those are:Women Wage Peace (Israel)Women of the Sun (Palestine)Parents Circle (parents from Israel and Palestine who have lost beloved children to violence)KnowHope Studios. This Is Limbo--a young Isaeli qigong friend of mine who is an artist in Tel Aviv has been using his art as a way of bringing people together, telling their stories, working for peace. Addam's artwork is the art on this page. Wounded Israeli soldier playing music with his Arab surgeon in hospital, as referred to in the podcast.Multifaith/Multicultural Concert, Bishop, CA First United Methodist Church.Saturday December 16, 2023. 6:30 PM PST. Tickets from Rabbi or at the Door, $20. Live Link: https://www.youtube.com/@easternsierraunitedmethodi3601/streams Tickets for in-person $20-36, suggested donation for livestream, Venmo @Tsvi-Bar-David or Paypal or Zelle tsvi.bardavid@gmail.com or at the doorSunday December 17th, 11:30 AM, Sacred Drumming, Sacred Community at C5 Art Studio, Bishop. To register click here. 

In this episode of the Red Beard Embodiment Podcast, host Alex Greene sits down with guest Anna Sólyom, psychosomatic therapist, Compassionate Inquiry practitioner, to discuss the powerful practice of ancestral medicine. Anna, who offers online sessions for this work, shares her expertise and insights into how connecting with our ancestors and their traditions can provide healing and wisdom that has been lost in our modern culture.Throughout the conversation, Anna delves into the principles of ancestral medicine and intergenerational trauma, highlighting the emphasis on the foundational premise (common in most world religions) that the living can be in meaningful relationship and connection to the deceased . She emphasizes the importance of setting effective boundaries with deceased family members if their energy is not well, and provides practical steps for engaging in ancestral healing rituals. This episode explores the impact of practicing ancestral medicine on one's life and relationships. Whether you're entering this work out of curiosity or a desire for connection, Anna's insights and guidance will inspire you to explore your own ancestral lineage and tap into the wisdom and healing available through this powerful practice.Don't miss out on this deep dive into ancestral medicine and the transformative potential it holds.Links: Ancestral Medicine by Daniel Foor, PhD Wisdom of Trauma documentary by Gabor MateDersu Uzala (1975 film)Book a call with Anna: https://www.redbeardsomatictherapy.com/team/anna-solyom Chapters:00:00 Intro03:11 Ancestral Medicine by Daniel Foor06:44 Ancestral Lineage Healing Framework14:12 Setting Boundaries16:47 Distinction between well and unwell ancestors23:06  Interest in ancestral work24:02 Family Constellations34:54  Trailhead in internal family systems39:55 Process of ancestral lineage healing56:44 Intergenerational trauma 57:29 Tool for resolution 59:53 Anna's Online Practice 

In this episode, Perdita Finn shares her knowledge of empowering individuals to activate their own magic with the help of their ancestors.Together, we talk about connecting with the dead, the battle against matriarchal wisdom, and reclaiming both the power of the rosary and the significance of our relationship with the unknown."Don't think of a soul as an object, as a pearl. Think of a soul as a long, long red thread creating the very fabric of existence woven together with other threads.” — Perdita FinnPerdita Finn is the co-founder, with her husband Clark Strand, of the non-denominational international fellowship The Way of the Rose, which inspired their book The Way of the Rose: The Radical Path of the Divine Feminine Hidden in the Rosary. In addition to extensive study with Zen masters, priests,  and healers, she apprenticed with the psychic Susan Saxman, with whom she wrote The Reluctant Psychic. Finn now teaches popular workshops on Getting to Know the Dead, in which participants are empowered to activate the magic in their own lives with the help of their ancestors. She is the author of Take Back the Magic: Conversations with the Unseen World and lives with her family in the moss-filled shadows of the Catskill Mountains.we discuss —Patriarchal frameworks in religious expressionsThe misunderstandings of the “Dark Ages”The origins and prevalence of the witch crazeThe interconnectedness of our past and present livesNature's glorification of diversityThe connection between creativity, spirituality and creationLINKSIf you enjoyed the episode, check out —Ancestral Medicine, Cultural Repair + the Magic of Where you Are w— Daniel Foor, Ph.DYou Deserve Enchantment w—Natalie EslickMentioned in the episode—Learn more about the Water Medicine course + use the code LISTEN for a special discountMore about our guest —Perdita's Facebook & InstagramTake Back the MagicThe Way of the RoseTake Back the Magic, bookWay of the Rose, bookFree Resources —Discover your wild water archetype + upgrade your self care with our free Water Medicine QuizStay Connected —Subscribe to the home—body podcast wherever you get your listens.grace's websitehome—body websiteThis podcast is produced by Softer Sounds. ✨Support the show

In this episode, Gabriela Gutierrez takes us on a captivating journey through the world of imagery, religious symbolism, and the goddess in ancient Europe.From the first religious scriptures etched on Paleolithic cave walls to the transformation of icons into idols, Gabriela unpacks the layers of meaning behind these ancient artifacts while challenging us to view ancient cultures through their own lens, free from the limitations of a colonial perspective.“What does it mean to live a life in devotional, intimate, direct relationship with it, not through somebody else's interpretation?” — Gabriela GutierrezGabriela is a writer, scholar and teacher of the mythic imagination, mysticism and ancient history. Her work stems from her decade-long studies with shamans and renunciants around the world, and is focused on the revival of the spiritual traditions in pre-patriarchal Europe. She teaches and offers distance healing in-person and online, and her writing and independent research can be found on her Substack ‘Under a Fig Tree'.we discuss —The multilayered nature of religious symbolismAn ancient formula for living a life of peaceMeeting the ancient mind on its own termsWhere wisdom beginsExperiencing the divine on your own termsBeing close with death in order to fully liveLINKSIf you enjoyed the episode, check out —Episode 177 — Water Medicine + the House of the GoddessEpisode 84 — Ancestral Medicine, Cultural Repair + the Magic of Where you Are w— Daniel Foor, Ph.DMentioned in the episode—Learn more about the Water Medicine course + use the code LISTEN for a special discountHenry CorbinThe LabrysThe Kurgan HypothesisMore about our guest —Visit Gabriela's WebsiteFollow Gabriela on SubstackFollow Gabriela on InstagramFree Resources —Discover your wild water archetype + upgrade your self care with our free Water Medicine QuizStay Connected —Subscribe to the home—body podcast wherever you get your listens.grace's websitehome—body websiteThis podcast is produced by Softer Sounds. ✨Support the show

Dr. Daniel Foor is a ritualist and educator focused on helping others to reclaim their innate capacity to relate with their ancestors and with the greater web of other-than-human kin. He is the author of Ancestral Medicine: Rituals for Personal and Family Healing and an internationally respected teacher of ancestor reverence and ritual. Since 2004 Daniel has guided over one hundred multi-day ancestor-focused healing rituals in eight countries, reached thousands of participants through personal sessions and online courses, and mentored over 150 practitioners to facilitate the work of ancestral healing. Topics: 00:00:00 – Introduction 00:02:41 – Daniel's Lineage and Ancestry 00:05:03 – Genesis of Ancestral Medicine 00:07:42 – Ancestor Work Along the Spiritual Path 00:11:36 – Trauma and Ancestors 00:18:00 – Animism 00:24:36 – Descendants, Ancestors, and Captain Kirk 00:26:10 – How to Begin Ancestor Work 00:35:25 – Special and Not-so-special Ancestors 00:40:58 – The Role of Ritual 00:44:12 – Ancestor Work and Children 00:48:34 – Ancestors Living Through Us and Addictions 00:54:04 – Expanding Ancestry 01:00:33 – Epigenentics 01:05:14 – Connecting to Our Ancestral Lands 01:09:50 – How to Connect

In today's episode I talk to Catherine Lucktaylor who is an artist, ritualist and healer. Catherine leads us into our exploration of grief through her own journey with her connection to her ancestors. Catherine shares her love of Raku ceramics and how she incorporates her artistry into grief rituals. We also chat about what brought her to train as an ancestral healing practitioner. We discuss the relationship between grief and the container within ritual and consider what role and connection the land has for Catherine. I hope you take something meaningful from this conversation about grief and ritual that supports and holds you.About Catherine:Catherine Lucktaylor is an artist, ritualist and healer based in west Cornwall, UK and has over 30 years' experience in art and spiritual practices. She specialises is Raku fired ceramics and creates sacred spaces for ritual and healing. Catherine incorporates her Ghanaian/West African and British/Celtic heritage within her work, combined with her love of nature and connection with nature spirits.Catherine is currently training as an Ancestral Healing Practitioner with Daniel Foor and Ancestral Medicine and will be offering Ancestral Healing sessions soon. You can sign up to the wait list and find out more about her Raku ceramics on her website.Website: www.lucktaylorceramics.co.ukFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/LucktaylorCeramics/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lucktaylorceramicsAbout Meghan:Meghan Field is an intersectional social justice activist, Qoya Teacher, Intuitive Embodiment and Practical Magic Coach, Moon Mna/Irish Celtic lineage practitioner and Owner of Sacred Kernow Retreats.  Meghan lives in England, where she works as a Director of Advance Charity and offers 1:1 and group well-being and empowerment classes, workshops and retreats for women.In her embodiment and empowerment work, Meghan supports women to remember who we are before the world told us who we should be. Through all of her work, Meghan reminds us to slow down, get clear on who we are, listen to our intuition, honour our unique voices and step into our power.For more information and to work with Meghan:Email: hello@meghanfield.comWebsite: www.meghanfield.comInstagram: @meghanelizabethfieldTwitter: @meghanfeministaFacebook: @Qoyawithmeghan Podcast Music: ‘Behind Your Eyes' by Stereo Soul Future - www.stereosoulfuture.com.

Hey there! Hope you are well and welcome back to The Earth Sea Love Podcast. We're so happy that you've decided to spend some time with us again. We're so happy to welcome back to the podcast, Catherine Lucktaylor. Catherine was a guest back in December 2020 in episode 20, when she talked about her ceramics practice, Raku ceramics and being inspired by the wild Cornish coast. In this episode Catherine is talking with your host, Dr Sheree Mack about: * Being inspired by the sea within our art practice * Appreciating nature and the wild Cornish landscape * The project that came out of the Developing Your Creative Practice grant * A new body of work - Mothers of the Moon* A local exhibition with grief ritual ceremony, Newlands Art Gallery * Ancestral Healing of the Self * Claiming Space within the Landscape * Adinkra symbols wisdom and energies * Becoming an Ancestral Practitioner * Listening to the ancestors and what that can mean and look like * Working within the community with the youth * Future Offerings from Catherine   Bio: Catherine Lucktaylor is an artist and healer based in west Cornwall, UK. She has over 30 years' experience in art and spiritual practices. She specialises in Raku fired ceramics and creates sacred spaces for ritual and healing. Catherine incorporates her Ghanaian/West African and British/Celtic heritage within her work, combined with her love of nature and connection with nature spirits. Catherine is currently training as an Ancestral Healing Practitioner with Daniel Foor and Ancestral Medicine and will be offering Ancestral Healing sessions soon. You can sign up to the waitlist here: https://mailchi.mp/71177b699ffd/sankofaprintable and receive a beautiful Adinkra Symbol colouring page as a welcome gift.  Find out more about Catherine's Raku ceramics on her website www.lucktaylorceramics.co.uk   Here's a link to Ancestral Medicine website: https://ancestralmedicine.org Here's a link to Kesoberi CIC: https://www.kesobericic.org www.lucktaylorceramics.co.uk Facebook: @lucktaylorceramics Instagram: @lucktaylorceramics

Welcome to The Red Beard Embodiment Podcast, where we dive into the world of embodiment and explore how to bring together the mind and body for a more fulfilling life. In this episode, we had the pleasure of sitting down with Anna Solyóm, a Hungarian-born writer, psychosomatic therapist with expertise in Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy, as well as TRE® (Tension Releasing Exercises).She is currently undergoing certification as a Compassionate Inquiry practitioner with Dr. Gabor Maté and Sat Dharam Kaur and is preparing for certification as a ritualist in Ancestral Medicine with Dr. Daniel Foor. Anna is also a Moon Mother®, offering womb healing and balancing sessions for women. In addition to her therapeutic work, Anna is a TRE® Trainer Trainee for Hungary and leads the International TRE® Provider Certification program for Hungarians. She has a Master's degree in Philosophy and has over 25 years of personal development experience.Anna shares with us her personal journey into the world of embodiment and how it led her to discover her passion for biodynamic craniosacral therapy. She explains how this therapy focuses on the body's innate ability to heal itself and brings attention to the subtle movements within the body.We also discuss Anna's travels around the world and how she incorporates her experiences into her work as a TRE® provider and Compassionate Inquiry Practitioner. She emphasizes the importance of bringing presence, stillness and empathy to our interactions with others, and how it can positively impact our mental and physical health.We're excited to announce that Anna will soon be joining the Red Beard team and offering Compassionate Inquiry Sessions online. So be sure to sign up for our newsletter to stay updated on this exciting news!Join us in this episode as we dive deeper into the world of embodiment with Anna Solyóm.Sign up for our newsletter to learn more about the power of embodiment:https://www.redbeardsomatictherapy.com/If you're passionate about exploring the mind-body connection, eager to share your insights on trauma healing, or nervous system regulation, we would love to hear from you! We are always seeking engaging interview guests to feature on our platform. Reach out to us at alex@redbeardsomatictherapy.com to discuss sharing your message with our audience!Chapters:0:00:00 Intro0:00:32 Introducing Anna Solyóm0:03:33 Anna's journey into Embodiment0:15:25 Biomechanical vs. Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy0:27:30 TRE (Trauma Releasing Exercises)0:43:22 Compassionate Inquiry0:57:45 Intergenerational Trauma & Ancestral Medicine1:07:55 Transcending hyperindividualism1:12:03 Anna's work at Red Beard1:12:50 OutroTo find out more about Anna's work visit her website:www.escuchavital.com Or follow her on Socials:Instagram: @anna_solyom Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/annasolyomofficialFollow us on social media:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RedBeardSomaticTherapyInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/redbeardsomatictherapy/Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexandermgreene/Find us on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5ykESqNTpIaZ7z8YTm8tprApple Podcasts:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/red-beard-embodiment-podcast/id168137

This week, Christie is back with Natalie Hung to talk about ancestral healing, how to cultivate a relationship with our ancestors, and how these relationships can help heal us and help us feel a stronger sense of belonging. They dive into the distinction between “well” and “unwell” ancestors, and how ancestral healing fills in some parts of psychology and therapy that are missing. Natalie shares her personal journey to finding ancestral healing, her initial resistance to leaning on her ancestors for help, and how she ultimately was able to mend old wounds with their counsel.Natalie Hung (she/her) is a second-generation Taiwanese American clinical psychologist who specializes in Asian American racialization, intergenerational trauma, complex PTSD and dissociation, intersections between personal and social identities (i.e. race, gender, sexuality, class, ability status), and grief. She uses Internal Family Systems and decolonizing approaches to help her clients to deeply know and love themselves, resist systems of oppression, and cultivate belonging.www.nataliehung.comNatalie's group: Reclaim Asian American WomanhoodMentioned in this episode:Dr. Daniel Foor of Ancestral Medicine Bridges Mental Health is a stigma-free hub for Asians, Pacific Islanders, and South Asian Americans (APISA) to discuss, navigate, and seek mental health care.Write to us with comments & questions, we'd love to hear from you.@bridgesmentalhealthbridgesmentalhealthnyc@gmail.combuymeacoffee.com/bridgesmhCover photo by Janice ChungTheme music by Will Marshall

In this episode, I will take your through another personal journey with me. My journey of healing and growing , what I learned about  ancestry, breaking curses , why food is key and what to expect In order to see ascension! Most of all, how to practice non attachment to anything we thought we knew! This is the book I have been reading and highly suggest: Ancestral Medicine by Daniel Foor  https://www.bookdepository.com/Ancestral-Medicine/9781591432692 This episode is brought to you by Namawell, the Best cold press juicers on the planet with the revolutionary J2 being the most amazing Bulk juicing champion. To get your Nama juicer at a discount, use code CHANTAL10 for 10% off! www.namawell.com Check out my 5 stars retreat In Portugal, May 2023. A beautiful blend f holiday with holistic therapies and yoga with amazing plant based food. https://www.liveleanhealth.com/luxretreat Join my Inner Circle if you are looking to change your health and life! https://www.liveleanhealth.com/inner-circle Follow me on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/liveleanhealth/ https://www.instagram.com/healwithchantal/  and You Tube  https://www.youtube.com/@LiveLeanHealth Subscribe to my newsletter www.liveleanhealth.com 

In my last episode, Stained-glass Windows, we observed our own stained-glass windows and explored ways to recognize and find appreciation and value for the contrast within and move past our fragmented beliefs about ourselves as we embrace the wholeness of our stained-glass windows. This next series goes a little deeper, into the Roots of beliefs and healing through generations. Everyone has heard of Ancestry.com, finding ancestors and the origins of where they might have lived. There is something about discovering more about ourselves, makes us feel closer to something we have lost touch with for generations. And it is important to remember that our ancestors are still with and living through us, in our DNA When we choose to heal deeper parts of ourselves ~ working from the inside out~ we are also healing our lineage of past, present and future. My next guest, Marybelle Harris, has done just that. She is a special friend of mine that I've known for over a decade but feels like many lifetimes.   Marybelle shares her story of how she was able to go to the roots of her lineage, witness what showed up for her and how her compassion for family of past and present allowed her to heal in the present day. Watch the video on my YouTube channel to see Janet and how her unique approach to personal development can support you: youtube.com/@livingwithintention.aprilwyett REMEMBER to please subscribe to receive notifications of other episodes, and to set your intentions to continue to keep working from this inside out. Resources Marybelle talks about: Kari Tauring Website: https://karitauring.com Classes: Frith and Grith Nordic Boundary Setting Nordic Soul Parts and Healing Books: "Ancestral Medicine" by Daniel Foor, Ph.D. "Belonging, Remembering Ourselves Home" by Toko-pa Turner "Heathen Soul Lore" by Winifred Hodge Rose Connect with Marybelle to exchange thoughts, rituals, research, and learn from each other: wizdomseekr@gmail.com.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. Daniel Foor sits down with 21st Century Radio® Host Dr. Zoh Hieronimus to chat about his book Ancestral Medicine: Rituals for Personal and Family Healing. www.ancestralmedicine.org   “Ancestral Medicine is a practical guide to connecting with your ancestors for personal, family, and cultural healing • Provides exercises and rituals to help you initiate contact with your ancestors, find ancestral guides, and assist the dead who are not yet at peace • Explains how to safely engage in lineage repair work by connecting with your more ancient ancestors before relating with the recently deceased • Explores how your ancestors can help you transform intergenerational legacies of pain and abuse and reclaim the positive spirit of the family By learning the fundamentals of ancestor reverence and ritual, you will discover how to draw on the wisdom of supportive ancestral guides, heal family troubles, maintain connections with beloved family after their death, and better understand the complex and interconnected relationship between the living and the dead.” This interview was recorded in 2018.  Produced by Hieronimus & Co. for 21st Century Radio®.  Edited version provided to Nightlight Radio with permission.  

  Dr. Daniel Foor sits down with 21st Century Radio® Host Dr. Zoh Hieronimus to chat about his book Ancestral Medicine: Rituals for Personal and Family Healing. www.ancestralmedicine.org   “Ancestral Medicine is a practical guide to connecting with your ancestors for personal, family, and cultural healing    • Provides exercises and rituals to help you initiate contact with your ancestors, find ancestral guides, and assist the dead who are not yet at peace    • Explains how to safely engage in lineage repair work by connecting with your more ancient ancestors before relating with the recently deceased    • Explores how your ancestors can help you transform intergenerational legacies of pain and abuse and reclaim the positive spirit of the family    By learning the fundamentals of ancestor reverence and ritual, you will discover how to draw on the wisdom of supportive ancestral guides, heal family troubles, maintain connections with beloved family after their death, and better understand the complex and interconnected relationship between the living and the dead.”   This interview was recorded in 2018.  Produced by Hieronimus & Co. for 21st Century Radio®.  Edited version provided to Nightlight Radio with permission.   

 Dr. Daniel Foor sits down with 21st Century Radio® Host Dr. Zoh Hieronimus to chat about his book Ancestral Medicine: Rituals for Personal and Family Healing. www.ancestralmedicine.org “Ancestral Medicine is a practical guide to connecting with your ancestors for personal, family, and cultural healing  • Provides exercises and rituals to help you initiate contact with your ancestors, find ancestral guides, and assist the dead who are not yet at peace  • Explains how to safely engage in lineage repair work by connecting with your more ancient ancestors before relating with the recently deceased  • Explores how your ancestors can help you transform intergenerational legacies of pain and abuse and reclaim the positive spirit of the family  By learning the fundamentals of ancestor reverence and ritual, you will discover how to draw on the wisdom of supportive ancestral guides, heal family troubles, maintain connections with beloved family after their death, and better understand the complex and interconnected relationship between the living and the dead.” This interview was recorded in 2018.  Produced by Hieronimus & Co. for 21st Century Radio®.  Edited version provided to Nightlight Radio with permission.  

This month's guest, Daniel Foor, has been a companion on my healing journey over the past several years, through his teachings. His work on ancestral healing has been especially impactful for me, making him one of the teachers I most refer my own students to when they're in need of excavating this layer in their own healing journeys. Daniel is a teacher and practitioner of practical animism who specializes in ancestral and family healing and in helping folks learn to relate well with the rest of life. He is a doctor of psychology, marriage and family therapist, founder and director at Ancestral Medicine, and author of Ancestral Medicine: Rituals for Personal and Family Healing. Daniel is a life-long student of earth-honoring traditions and an initiate in West African Orisha traditions in the lineage of Olúwo Fálolú Adésànyà Awoyadé of Òdè Rẹ́mọ. His recent ancestors are settler-colonialists to North America from England, Germany, and Ireland, and he now lives with his wife and two daughters in Andalusia near the Sierra Nevada Mountains in Granada, Spain. In our conversation we talk about: - The ways that western healing and psychotherapy traditions limit our process by solely focusing on the individual - Why opening up the ancestral real (including our blood ancestors and beyond) can really accelerate and catalyze so much in our own healing and experience of wellness - What made daniel pack up his family of 4 and move them from the U.S. to Spain recently, as well as how that transition is going for them - Why grief is a sacred practice, and how we can embrace it as such. - As well as the Next steps we can all take to begin to feel more connected to our ancestors, the land we live on, and life at large I really value Daniel's teachings and it warms my heart to be able to share them with you today. Enjoy. Daniel's website: www.ancestralmedicine.org Daniel on IG: www.instagram.com/danielfoor Sara's website: www.saraavantstover.com Free healing guide: www.womensyogateachertraining.com/7obstacles Sara on IG: www.instagram.com/saraavantstover Sara on FB: www.facebook.com/saraavantstoverauthor Subscribe to Sara's newsletter: www.saraavantstover.com/#newsletter

Many of the wounds, patterns, and emotions we carry in our bodies are not only our own. Some emotional wounds that get conceptualized as personality traits, habits, or norms, are actually inherited ancestral trauma. In this episode we talk about intergenerational/ancestral trauma, using the example of impostor syndrome as rooted in historical oppression. We also walk about elders, getting to know your living ancestors, making ancestor alters, and tangible steps in how to engage in ancestral healing. Links: IDHA's Virtual Healing as Homecoming Event on DEC 4th with Dr. Jennifer Mullen and Dr. Gabor Mate: https://idha.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/idha/event.jsp?event=44 Book an energy healing, breathwork, or energy work session: https://www.jazminerussell.com/book Research: My Grandmother's Hands by Resmaa Menakem : https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34146782-my-grandmother-s-hands Epigenetic Research: https://onbeing.org/programs/rachel-yehuda-how-trauma-and-resilience-cross-generations-nov2017/ It Didn't Start With You by Mark Wolynn: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26026054-it-didn-t-start-with-you Ancestral Medicine by Daniel Foor https://ancestralmedicine.org/rituals-for-personal-and-family-healing/

Hey mystic, welcome to Mystic Medicine Tribe. THANK YOU for being here. In this episode, your co-hosts Andrea and Shelby interview our soul sister https://www.instagram.com/ashley.waverley/ (Ashley Waverly )(Death Walker and Ancestral Lineage Healing Steward) all about death, ancestral healing, grief, and reframing the way that the Western World talks about this sacred rite of massage. Resources Mentioned: https://open.spotify.com/episode/69TnvGgguxIWO2yvcumREG?si=b0123ee7f2c040b1 (Ashley's Interview on Shelby Speaks, “WTF is Ancestral Lineage Healing)) https://orphanwisdom.com/ (Stephen Jenkinson's work ) https://ancestralmedicine.org/ (Dr. Daniel Foor and Ancestral Medicine ) https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22748016-the-smell-of-rain-on-dust (The Smell of Rain on Dust: Grief and Praise by Martin Prechtel) https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/192354.Of_Water_and_the_Spirit (Of Water and the Spirit: Ritual, Magic, and Initiation in the Life of an African Shaman by Malidome Somé) https://www.instagram.com/ashley.waverley/ (Follow Ashley on IG), Follow the podcast + community on IG https://www.instagram.com/mysticmedicinetribe/ (@mysticmedicinetribe). Leave us a review here if you love this convo. Follow Andreahttps://www.instagram.com/andrea.lawoflove/ ( @andrea.lawoflove) and Shelby Valentine  https://www.instagram.com/coachshelbyvalentine/ (@coachshelbyvalentine.)

Exploring the relationship to our ancestors, and how it might affect our lives and spiritual practice, encountering along the way: Carl Jung and his relationship to the dead; ghosts, the dead, and the possibility of further transformations after death; conversation with ancestors; Jung's Seven Sermons to the Dead; individuation and the dead; a disturbing personal encounter with the ancestors; the similarity to and difference from a demonic encounter; a fallow period in my magick; how magick “fails”; the importance of finding “our” dead; a recourse to art; some help from the Archangel Raziel; how identification with ancestors causes division among the living; the necessity of confronting and criticising the dead; what “criticism” of the dead really entails; the possible negative consequences of avoiding this; a ritual that lead to the composition of Liber Pisces; observations on the technique of active imagination; Liber Pisces as the answer to my questions about the dead; the appearance of Jung and Dante in the visions; Daniel Foor on “ancestral guides” and “happy ancestors”; family tree research; what I discovered about my ancestors and how I felt about them; the legacy of my ancestors in the way I reacted to them; the karmic significance of shame and snobbery; an encounter with a happy ancestor; my earliest named ancestor; the possible impact of ancestral trauma on our spiritual practice. Daniel Foor (2017). Ancestral Medicine: Rituals for Personal and Family Healing. Rochester, VT: Bear. C.G. Jung (1967). Memories, Dreams, Reflections. London: Fontana. Peter Kingsley (2018). Catafalque: Carl Jung and the End of Humanity, volume 1. London: Catafalque. Printed copies of Liber Pisces are available from: https://tinyurl.com/3y5ewpk6. Support the podcast and access additional content at: https://patreon.com/oeith. Buy me a coffee at https://ko-fi.com/oeith or https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dbarfordG. Or you could send me a lovely book from https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/1IQ3BVWY3L5L5?ref_=wl_share. OEITH is a content creator at Keikobad Radio. Tune in for 24/7 broadcasts on the occult, mysticism, esotericism, and the paranormal: https://radio.keikobad.com.

Natalie Ross & Shawna Cason share about our hard-wired need for connection and why they created the Earth Speak Collective. You'll also hear about: Simple practices to reclaim and reconnect with your spiritual self  Remembering your inherent creative power  How the modern world has severed us from community and cultivated disconnection   The witch wound  ♥♥♥ Join The Earth Speak Collective Membership! Join like-hearted folks in a sacred container and community where you'll: Connect deeply to yourself, others, nature & spirit Learn to trust your intuition Activate your Earth magic Expand your healing & divination skills Put your intuition into practice in everyday life Stop feeling lonely on your spiritual path Embody & express your creative power & truths Experience safe space without agenda or judgment When you join the Collective, you get access to all of our past workshops, any live workshops happening while you're a member, live weekly energetic reset calls, monthly community rituals, all the secret episodes, member-run meetups to explore magical topics, and a lively members-only forum (that's not on FB!). ▶▶▶ Learn more and sign up for the Collective membership here: https://www.earthspeak.love/collective ***** This week we are sharing an interview from the Wandering Yogi Podcast, with Lydia Willig and Earth Speak founders Natalie Ross and Shawna Cason.  Natalie is a dreamer and story weaver. She seeks to remind folx of the fierce beauty and power in the re-remembering of our deep and wild connection to the Earth, to ourselves, and to the magic and mystery of the Spirit realm.  Shawna finds inspiration from all aspects of life but most notably nature and human connection. She brings experience and awareness from being a white assuming mixed-race black woman living in America. As a student of Psychological Ethnic Anthropology, she enjoys liberating folks from aspects of what makes them feel othered by society.  Wandering Yogi Podcast host, Lydia Willig, is a  trained yoga & Ayurveda teacher, and mindful outdoor guide. She is intent on sharing eco-conscious wellness practices with the world, both on and off the mat, for greater health and harmony. Such an embodied yoga practice fulfills every level of your being- body, mind, and spirit- and prioritizes the well-being of all beings! Through her podcast, Lydia shares how the yogic path of wellness can bring us into deeper harmony with our most natural selves.   In this episode, we talk about: How Shawna dreamed about being a pastor  An early memory and deep knowing of being a witch  What the soil can teach us  Healing from the machine  The force of aliveness that runs through us and connects us all On wanting to feel part of something greater than ourselves  Connecting to our own Indigenous roots  Visions for what is possible  On showing up for one's self  How journaling can help us to know ourselves more deeply On being seen Cultivating energetic agency  Simple practices to reclaim and reconnect with your spiritual self  Remembering curiosity and play  On doing what lights you up  Our hard-wired need for connection How the modern world has severed us from community and cultivated disconnection   The witch wound  Creating an intentional, Earth-based, spiritual community  What is the Earth Speak Collective  Remembering your inherent creative power  Co-creating community with the Earth Speak Spirit Council  On the gatekeeping of spiritual practices  Radical non-judgment  And so much more  Secret Episodes! Get access to past secret episodes at https://www.earthspeak.love/secret. Earth Speak Links: Join the Earth Speak Collective Membership at https://www.earthspeak.love/collective Become an Earth Speak Sponsor and reach more of the people you're meant to serve www.earthspeak.love/sponsor  Support the Earth Speak Podcast and purchase our t-shirt  Support Earth Speak and make a donation  Support Joe Hollis and Mountain Gardens www.mountaingardensherbs.com Get the secret episodes at https://www.earthspeak.love/secret Guest Links: Connect with Natalie on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/natalie.alexandra.ross/ Connect with Shawna on Instagram @shawna.cason // https://www.instagram.com/shawna.cason Connect with Lydia on Instagram @earthwalkeryoga // https://www.instagram.com/earthwalkeryoga/  Learn more about Lydia's offerings at www.earthwalkeryoga.com  Explore the Wandering Yogi Podcast  References: Witch https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witchcraft  Shamanism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shamanism  Danial Foor https://ancestralmedicine.org/bio/  Episode 83 // Daniel Foor https://www.earthspeak.love/shows-1/daniel-foor-83  Ayahuasca https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayahuasca  Blue lotus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nymphaea_nouchali  Yoga teaching training https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoga_teacher_training  Music therapy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_therapy  Psychic medium https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clairvoyance  Tarot https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarot  Otherworld https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otherworld  The Craft || Film https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Craft_(film)  The New Age Herbalist || Book https://amzn.to/3h2wNCw  Dream Freedom Beauty Podcast https://www.dreamfreedombeauty.com/  The witch wound https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witch-hunt  Nuclear family https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_family  Earth Speak Podcast https://www.earthspeak.love/shows  Intersectionality https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intersectionality  Earth Speak Collective https://www.earthspeak.love/collective  Earth Speak Village https://www.earthspeak.love/village  Earth Speak Newsletter https://www.earthspeak.love/instagram-newsletter  ► Leave us a written review on iTunes, and get shouted out on the show! 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Daniel Foor shares about navigating consciousness parenthood and feeling responsible for what your children may inherit. You'll also hear about: Children as the ancestors returning  Being in good relationship with the Earth and the more than human others  Creating a kinder world  ♥♥♥ Join The Earth Speak Collective Membership! Join like-hearted folks in a sacred container and community where you'll: Connect deeply to yourself, others, nature & spirit Learn to trust your intuition Activate your Earth magic Expand your healing & divination skills Put your intuition into practice in everyday life Stop feeling lonely on your spiritual path Embody & express your creative power & truths Experience safe space without agenda or judgment When you join the Collective, you get access to all of our past workshops, any live workshops happening while you're a member, live weekly energetic reset calls, monthly community rituals, all the secret episodes, member-run meetups to explore magical topics, and a lively members-only forum (that's not on FB!). ▶▶▶ Learn more and sign up for the Collective membership here: https://www.earthspeak.love/collective ***** Dr. Foor is a licensed psychotherapist, doctor of psychology, and the author of Ancestral Medicine: Rituals for Personal and Family Healing. He is an initiate in the Òrìṣà tradition of Yoruba-speaking West Africa and has learned from teachers of Mahayana Buddhism, Islamic Sufism, and the older ways of his English and German ancestors. Daniel is passionate about training aspiring leaders and change makers in the intersections of cultural healing, animist ethics, and applied ritual arts. He lives with his wife and daughters in Western North Carolina, homeland of Cherokee peoples.   In this episode, we talk about: Bringing in/up a child in times of turmoil What does it mean to usher in new life before conception Remembering our relational accountability as humans  Ancestral healing and being a good ancestor  How lots of spiritual folks could do with some good therapy  Crying as an invocation for help Children as returning souls with their own destiny  On adapting your gifts and needs, to the gifts and needs of a child  Committing to being a conscious person Transitioning from reductionist ways of being to animist epistemology  On what is legitimate knowledge  The false and harmful idea of nature as separate from the human  On what the world could look like if we shed human-supremacy  Feeling displaced from your roots Inheriting a lineage of harm Meeting the world where it's at  Relearning and remembering how to communicate with the more-than-human world  And more! Secret Episodes! Get access to past secret episodes at https://www.earthspeak.love/secret. Earth Speak Links: Join the Earth Speak Collective Membership at https://www.earthspeak.love/collective Become an Earth Speak Sponsor and reach more of the people you're meant to serve www.earthspeak.love/sponsor  Support the Earth Speak Podcast and purchase our t-shirt  Support Earth Speak and make a donation  Get the secret episodes at https://www.earthspeak.love/secret Guest Links: Learn more about Daniel's offerings at ancestralmedicine.org  Connect with Daniel on Instagram @danielfoor // https://www.instagram.com/danielfoor/  Connect with Daniel on Facebook @AncestralMedicine Learn more and purchase Daniel's book Ancestral Medicine: Rituals for Personal and Family Healing Explore Daniel's YouTube channel  References: Native Land https://native-land.ca/     Pastor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pastor  Practitioner Training || Course https://ancestralmedicine.org/practitioner-training  Initiations || Course https://ancestralmedicine.org/online-course/initiations/  Epigenetics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epigenetics  Bipolar 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bipolar_I_disorder  Animism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animism  Graham Harvey https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graham_Harvey_(religious_studies_scholar)  Pagan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paganism  Irving Hallowell https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Irving_Hallowell  Nuclear family https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_family  War in Ukraine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Ukrainian_War  Pedagogy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedagogy  Epistemology https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epistemology  Decolonization https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decolonization  White supremacy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_supremacy  Cisgender https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cisgender  Settler colonization https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Settler_colonialism  Feminsism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feminism  IPCC https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intergovernmental_Panel_on_Climate_Change  Symbiotic https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symbiosis  Yam https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yam_(vegetable)  Republican https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)  Displaced https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forced_displacement  Foundations of Ritual || Course https://ancestralmedicine.org/online-course-ritual/  Wood pecker https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodpecker  Abolitionist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abolitionism    ► Leave us a written review on iTunes, and get shouted out on the show! 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Epi 27:" Ancient stability" with Daniel Foor Welcome back to Eyemother and today I have an exciting episode for your with psychotherapist, doctor of psychology, and the author of Ancestral Medicine: Rituals for Personal and Family Healing Daniel Foor. Last episode I shared a big story in my life about my late grandmothers interference in my life- and a little about the healing that started for me, after this realization. I then decided to apply for a scholarship to a course called Ancestral Lineage Healing course by Daniel Foor at Ancestral Medicine. In this episode we speak about connecting to our ancestors as well as the non human world, we speak about human loneliness and energetically safety. We also tap into the topic of parenting and how we can be as mature and connected as parents- as possible, with the challenges life provides. You can find Daniel Foor and his work here: https://ancestralmedicine.org/ To find our more about me, my work and my offerings go to: www.eyemother.com

In this episode I speak about my own journey and relation to my close ancestors and how that work has shifted, informed and keeps healing my own life & health as well as that of my family. I share about my own childhood- growing up in a ghost house, the death of my father and how that opened a portal into the unknown- and how becoming a mother made all the unseen and unreal things very real. I also share a very personal story from a therapy session recently that has given my life and my body a totally different understanding. In the episode I mention a few past episodes, as well as the work of Daniel Foor at Ancestral Medicine. He will be on the podcast the upcoming episode. The episode will air in the beginning of March 2022. Check out my website for more info on my work: www.eyemother.com Thank you for listening.

Voor het Roots Meditatiepakket & Dossier ging Karlijn met Daniel in gesprek over zijn boek 'Het Vooroudermedicijn' en hoe we een vruchtbare relatie met onze voorouders kunnen opbouwen. Karlijn: ‘Daniel heeft ongelofelijk veel kennis in huis over de menselijke geest en de manier waarop de levenden, de recent overledenen en onze voorouders met elkaar verbonden zijn. Hij gaf mij een nieuwe kijk op het opbouwen van relaties met deze onzichtbare, maar wel degelijk aanwezige energie van onze voorouders'. Wil je weten wat je voorouders precies zijn en hoe ze een gunstige invloed op je leven kunnen hebben? Luister dan naar dit gesprek, want ze kunnen het je helaas ook moeilijk maken. Gelukkig biedt Daniel de juiste kaders waarmee je op een veilige manier contact met je voorouders kunt leggen... Kijk voor meer informatie over het Roots Meditatiepakket & Dossier(€29,95) op www.holistik.nl/shop.

This week we talk with Chris Nye about The BBC Documentary "Can't Get You Out of My Head" by Adam Curtis. Come join the conversation. If you can, please consider supporting the podcast at: (https://www.patreon.com/imperfectallies (https://www.patreon.com/imperfectallies)) and/or leaving us reviews on iTunes! Join us in watching https://thoughtmaybe.com/cant-get-you-out-of-my-head/ (I can't get you out of my head!) http://chrisnye.co/ (Chris Nye) https://thoughtmaybe.com/by/adam-curtis/ (Adam Curtis Films) http://www.jonronson.com/ (Jon Ronson) https://www.audible.com/pd/So-Youve-Been-Publicly-Shamed-Audiobook/B00SNMHKNC?source_code=GO1DH13310082090P1&ds_rl=1262685&ds_rl=1263561&ds_rl=1260658&gclid=CjwKCAjw-sqKBhBjEiwAVaQ9a1ZSSLOwO03CPYCMbY4wQ5nHk_DoAlFrCMp01Cua6Y3DWVt993HPnBoCSnAQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds (Publicly shamed) https://people.psych.ucsb.edu/gazzaniga/michael/ (Michael Gazzaniga) https://ancestralmedicine.org/bio/ (Daniel Foor) https://twitter.com/flemingrut?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor (Flemming Rutledge) https://faithinireland.wordpress.com/2019/03/21/lent-2019-fleming-rutledge-the-crucifixion-16-sin-where-to-begin/ (Capital S Sin) https://www.amazon.com/Not-Way-Its-Supposed-Be/dp/0802842186 (Cornelius Plantiga)

We've talked a lot over recent weeks about the outside factors we must overcome as we take that journey from restriction to liberation. But what about the inside factors that keep us feeling small and stuck?In this week's episode of the Divine Feminist, Ceryn invites into the idea of pattern breaking. Combining her experience as a therapist together with insights gained over 15 years of working in the Soul realms, Ceryn shares not only the various internal patterns that can hold us back and keep us feeling stuck, but also the steps each of us can take in order to step off that wheel once and for all and make changes for ourselves. Things we can all do, and changes we can all make - no matter how much those inner voices of ours suggest otherwise.  Episode notes Ceryn's book The Divine Feminist is now available for pre-order ahead of its November release. Click here to learn more!Meanwhile, if you'd like to get your hands on a signed copy of the book before its official release date, click on the links below:Signed book and personal Soul Integration ReadingSigned bookCeryn also mentions her free, 45-minute Soul Sessions, which are available to book now via this linkIn this week's episode Ceryn references the work of two individuals, specifically:Daniel Foor's work on Ancestral Healing, andRussell Brand's book Recovery: Freedom from our addictionsIf the journey of your own aligned expansion is something you want to lean into more deeply, then head over to The Divine Feminist Community for support and guidance. The community is open to members now, featuring exclusive content to deepen your journeys with this and all future episodes of the podcast. To learn more, or to join us today visit www.divinefeminist.com/communityAnd remember, to keep up with the latest from Ceryn and all things Divine Feminist, including the forthcoming book of the same name, follow @divine.feminist on Instagram.Music is Start Again by Alex Beroza, copyright Alex(2014), sourced through YouTube and available to hear in full here.

In this episode, Luis dives into animism with Daniel Foor, Ph.D., a teacher of Earth and ancestor reverence, and author of Ancestral Medicine: Rituals for Personal and Family Healing. "[Animism] is a way to refer to a set of values that basically says living humans are just one kind of person in a much wider field of kinship, community, and other kinds of people. Those other kinds of people include the ancestors, the plants, the animals, deities, nature spirits, planets... you name it.""If we can't see other people, we can't really see them on a soul level, we're not going to be as useful to them. And there's going to be something that doesn't quite click. Making a study of the different forms and patterns and expressions of the sacred is important if you're going to be in a healing capacity, because you'll be more able to see people accurately.""Like any of the binaries we're being asked to disrupt, there's who we've been and there's who we are now. And it's not that we choose one over the other, but how do we bring all of what we are into the moment? And see the powers that are unifying, the earth that is beneath all of us, and the stars, the bigger frame that we're being held in. It's important to spend time resting in what's unifying, as well." To learn more about the Ancestral Lineage Healing online course, ancestor circles and the work of Daniel Foor, visit www.ancestralmedicine.org.

 We have another magick challenge on the horizon! Let's get started on the idea of shadow work! Love it or hate it, we all need to do it! So why not make a challenge out of this and work on our dark sides together?Here are links to all the books I mentioned in this week's episode:Click here for The Angels of Alchemy by Damon BrandClick here for The 72 Sigils of Power by Zanna BlaiseClick here for The 72 Names of God by Baal KadmonClick here for The 72 Names of God: Technology for the Soul by Yehuda BergClick here for the companion Meditation book by Yehuda BergClick here for Practical Planetary Magick by David Rankine & Sorita d'EsteClick here for Planetary Magick (book 4) by Denning & PhillipsClick here for Ancestral Medicine by Daniel Foor, PhDClick here for Sigils of Power and Transformation by Adam BlackthorneClick here for some really awesome stones and crystals at www.crystalgemstoneshop.com Hey!! Help a girl out here!! Please subscribe to my TikTok channel!!I really want to do live streams and they make you have 1,000 subscribers first!!tiktok.com/@GOSTradioSupport the show

Luis Mojica shares about releasing trauma from the body with sound and channeling music from the land. You’ll also hear about: Co-regulating with your environment The difference between being activated and being triggered How empaths attune to stress and trauma Plus! Listen to the end of the episode for a special treat, and hear a song from Luis new record   ♥♥♥ Join The Earth Speak Collective Membership! Join like-hearted folks in a sacred container and community where you'll: Connect deeply to yourself, others, nature & spirit Learn to trust your intuition Activate your Earth magic Expand your healing & divination skills Put your intuition into practice in everyday life Stop feeling lonely on your spiritual path Embody & express your creative power & truths Experience safe space without agenda or judgment When you join the Collective, you get access to all of our past workshops, any live workshops happening while you're a member, live weekly energetic reset calls, monthly community rituals, all the secret episodes, member-run meetups to explore magical topics, and a lively members-only forum (that's not on FB!). ▶▶▶ Learn more and sign up for the Collective membership here: https://www.earthspeak.love/collective ***** Luis Mojica is a trained somatic therapist from Holistic Life Navigation. Luis was initiated into the wisdom of trauma through years of suffering. He learned that just as the body stores trauma, the body can release it. He believes that by using somatic techniques, whole foods, herbs, and connecting to the Earth, we are able to listen to our bodies and release stored trauma.  Also a pianist and vocalist, Luis explores the nuances of androgyny, spirituality, and unorthodox male identity through his intuitive compositions and unique musical style. His upcoming record, Songs From the Land, is a beautiful tapestry of piano-driven songs that express, quite intimately, Luis' healing journey through shamanism, sex, pain, & ecstatic joy. In celebration of the album and its intentions, Luis has put together a very special pre-order package that is limited to 100 people. The goal of this package is to fund the production of the album into vinyl, donate a quarter of the proceeds to a local Indigenous organization, and host a 2-hour virtual healing ritual via Zoom that begins the work to reconnecting to each of our unique indigenous roots and weaving that wisdom together in community. You can learn more about Luis’ music on his website.    In this episode, we talk about: Co-regulating with your environment Building the capacity to walk in your truth Luis leads us through a somatic relational meditation What is trauma, how do we express and experience it Luis demonstrates a somatic practice to move energy and release charge The power of vibration to activate and move charge in the body The difference between being activated and being triggered How being intersex is a threat to social norms Finding safety in the body Listening as an act of decolonization On channeling music from the land Being in relationship with sound Decolonizing your creative expression On decolonizing the way we see our bodies How empaths attune to stress and trauma Attuning your empathy to joy Our reciprocal relationship of nourishment with the Earth Tuning into food as medicine Expressions of colonization as scarcity and low capacity How capacity transmutes threat Shawna shares her story and how her understanding of her identity came from white supremacy The medicine of opposition On cultivating curiosity for your triggers On being othered by your family and loved ones Trauma stacking and uncoupling Luis shares a sneak peek into what we will learn in his upcoming workshop with Earth Speak Plus he shares about the release of his new album, on September 22nd Pre-order the album to participate in the ritual and receive some bonus goodies, including a bindle of mugwort! Listen to the end to hear a special sneak peek of a song from Luis' new album. The song is called ‘Call In’.    Secret Episodes! Get access to past Secret Episodes at https://www.earthspeak.love/secret.   Links: Join the Earth Speak Collective Membership at https://www.earthspeak.love/collectiveLearn more about Get the secret episodes at https://www.earthspeak.love/secret  Holistic Life Navigation  Join the Earth Speak Collective Membership at https://www.earthspeak.love/collectiveLearn more about Luis’s offerings at www.holisticlifenavigation.com Connect with Luis on Instagram @holistic.life.navigation // https://www.instagram.com/holistic.life.navigation/ Connect with Luis on Facebook @holisticlifenavigation Listen to Luis' Podcast Explore Luis’ YouTube channel Luis Mojica Music  Learn more about Luis’ offerings at www.luismojica.com Connect with Luis Mojica Music on Instagram @luis.mojica.music // https://www.instagram.com/luis.mojica.music/ Explore Luis’ YouTube channel Listen / watch Luis’ new song Pine Child October Ritual https://luismojica.bandcamp.com/merch/limited-ancestral-healing-package-vinyl      References: Luis Mojica episode 17 https://www.earthspeak.love/shows-1/luis-mojica-17 Luis new album https://www.luismojica.com/music.html Luis Ritual Package https://luismojica.bandcamp.com/merch/limited-ancestral-healing-package-vinyl Join the collective to access Luis upcoming workshop https://www.earthspeak.love/collective The truth by Handsome Boy Modelling School https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HW7nj-GUZY Fascia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fascia Somatic Experiencing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somatic_experiencing Somatic Psychology https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somatic_psychology Jurassic Park https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=js1r7Urrw9Y Joni Mitchell https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joni_Mitchell Joni Mitchell documentary https://apple.co/3dsLw68 Intersex https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intersex Pagan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paganism Dr. Amber McZeal https://www.facebook.com/groups/817992224926466 Karine Bell https://www.karinebell.com/ Karine Bell, Somatic Abolitionism  https://www.rootedandembodied.com/ My Grandmother's Hands || Book https://amzn.to/3eFACNt Luis Mojica music https://luismojica.bandcamp.com/ Healing Ritual Pre-order Package https://luismojica.bandcamp.com/merch/limited-ancestral-healing-package-vinyl Braiding Sweetgrass || Robin Wall Kimmerer https://amzn.to/2QepP3v Lycopene https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lycopene Iron Age https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Age Roman Empire https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Empire Performative allyship https://bit.ly/33C84hR Animism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animism Dr. Daniel Foor https://ancestralmedicine.org/ Animist Psychology Course https://ancestralmedicine.org/online-course-animist-psychology Clubhouse https://www.joinclubhouse.com/ Jim Crow https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Crow_laws One-drop rule https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One-drop_rule     ► Leave us a written review on iTunes, and get shouted out on the show! Theme music is “It’s Easier” by Scarlet Crow http://www.scarletcrow.org/ and “Meeting Again” by Emily Sprague  https://mlesprg.info/ ► Join the Earth Speak Collective Membership at https://www.earthspeak.love/collective Follow Earth Speak on Instagram and tag us when you share @earthspeak https://www.instagram.com/earthspeak

Luis Mojica shares about releasing trauma from the body with sound and channeling music from the land. You’ll also hear about: Co-regulating with your environment The difference between being activated and being triggered How empaths attune to stress and trauma Plus! Listen to the end of the episode for a special treat, and hear a song from Luis new record   ♥♥♥ Join The Earth Speak Collective Membership! Join like-hearted folks in a sacred container and community where you'll: Connect deeply to yourself, others, nature & spirit Learn to trust your intuition Activate your Earth magic Expand your healing & divination skills Put your intuition into practice in everyday life Stop feeling lonely on your spiritual path Embody & express your creative power & truths Experience safe space without agenda or judgment When you join the Collective, you get access to all of our past workshops, any live workshops happening while you're a member, live weekly energetic reset calls, monthly community rituals, all the secret episodes, member-run meetups to explore magical topics, and a lively members-only forum (that's not on FB!). ▶▶▶ Learn more and sign up for the Collective membership here: https://www.earthspeak.love/collective ***** Luis Mojica is a trained somatic therapist from Holistic Life Navigation. Luis was initiated into the wisdom of trauma through years of suffering. He learned that just as the body stores trauma, the body can release it. He believes that by using somatic techniques, whole foods, herbs, and connecting to the Earth, we are able to listen to our bodies and release stored trauma.  Also a pianist and vocalist, Luis explores the nuances of androgyny, spirituality, and unorthodox male identity through his intuitive compositions and unique musical style. His upcoming record, Songs From the Land, is a beautiful tapestry of piano-driven songs that express, quite intimately, Luis' healing journey through shamanism, sex, pain, & ecstatic joy. In celebration of the album and its intentions, Luis has put together a very special pre-order package that is limited to 100 people. The goal of this package is to fund the production of the album into vinyl, donate a quarter of the proceeds to a local Indigenous organization, and host a 2-hour virtual healing ritual via Zoom that begins the work to reconnecting to each of our unique indigenous roots and weaving that wisdom together in community. You can learn more about Luis’ music on his website.    In this episode, we talk about: Co-regulating with your environment Building the capacity to walk in your truth Luis leads us through a somatic relational meditation What is trauma, how do we express and experience it Luis demonstrates a somatic practice to move energy and release charge The power of vibration to activate and move charge in the body The difference between being activated and being triggered How being intersex is a threat to social norms Finding safety in the body Listening as an act of decolonization On channeling music from the land Being in relationship with sound Decolonizing your creative expression On decolonizing the way we see our bodies How empaths attune to stress and trauma Attuning your empathy to joy Our reciprocal relationship of nourishment with the Earth Tuning into food as medicine Expressions of colonization as scarcity and low capacity How capacity transmutes threat Shawna shares her story and how her understanding of her identity came from white supremacy The medicine of opposition On cultivating curiosity for your triggers On being othered by your family and loved ones Trauma stacking and uncoupling Luis shares a sneak peek into what we will learn in his upcoming workshop with Earth Speak Plus he shares about the release of his new album, on September 22nd Pre-order the album to participate in the ritual and receive some bonus goodies, including a bindle of mugwort! Listen to the end to hear a special sneak peek of a song from Luis' new album. The song is called ‘Call In’.    Secret Episodes! Get access to past Secret Episodes at https://www.earthspeak.love/secret.   Links: Join the Earth Speak Collective Membership at https://www.earthspeak.love/collectiveLearn more about Get the secret episodes at https://www.earthspeak.love/secret  Holistic Life Navigation  Join the Earth Speak Collective Membership at https://www.earthspeak.love/collectiveLearn more about Luis’s offerings at www.holisticlifenavigation.com Connect with Luis on Instagram @holistic.life.navigation // https://www.instagram.com/holistic.life.navigation/ Connect with Luis on Facebook @holisticlifenavigation Listen to Luis' Podcast Explore Luis’ YouTube channel Luis Mojica Music  Learn more about Luis’ offerings at www.luismojica.com Connect with Luis Mojica Music on Instagram @luis.mojica.music // https://www.instagram.com/luis.mojica.music/ Explore Luis’ YouTube channel Listen / watch Luis’ new song Pine Child October Ritual https://luismojica.bandcamp.com/merch/limited-ancestral-healing-package-vinyl      References: Luis Mojica episode 17 https://www.earthspeak.love/shows-1/luis-mojica-17 Luis new album https://www.luismojica.com/music.html Luis Ritual Package https://luismojica.bandcamp.com/merch/limited-ancestral-healing-package-vinyl Join the collective to access Luis upcoming workshop https://www.earthspeak.love/collective The truth by Handsome Boy Modelling School https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HW7nj-GUZY Fascia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fascia Somatic Experiencing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somatic_experiencing Somatic Psychology https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somatic_psychology Jurassic Park https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=js1r7Urrw9Y Joni Mitchell https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joni_Mitchell Joni Mitchell documentary https://apple.co/3dsLw68 Intersex https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intersex Pagan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paganism Dr. Amber McZeal https://www.facebook.com/groups/817992224926466 Karine Bell https://www.karinebell.com/ Karine Bell, Somatic Abolitionism  https://www.rootedandembodied.com/ My Grandmother's Hands || Book https://amzn.to/3eFACNt Luis Mojica music https://luismojica.bandcamp.com/ Healing Ritual Pre-order Package https://luismojica.bandcamp.com/merch/limited-ancestral-healing-package-vinyl Braiding Sweetgrass || Robin Wall Kimmerer https://amzn.to/2QepP3v Lycopene https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lycopene Iron Age https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Age Roman Empire https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Empire Performative allyship https://bit.ly/33C84hR Animism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animism Dr. Daniel Foor https://ancestralmedicine.org/ Animist Psychology Course https://ancestralmedicine.org/online-course-animist-psychology Clubhouse https://www.joinclubhouse.com/ Jim Crow https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Crow_laws One-drop rule https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One-drop_rule     ► Leave us a written review on iTunes, and get shouted out on the show! Theme music is “It’s Easier” by Scarlet Crow http://www.scarletcrow.org/ and “Meeting Again” by Emily Sprague  https://mlesprg.info/ ► Join the Earth Speak Collective Membership at https://www.earthspeak.love/collective Follow Earth Speak on Instagram and tag us when you share @earthspeak https://www.instagram.com/earthspeak

Daniel is a teacher and practitioner of practical animism who specializes in ancestral and family healing and in helping folks learn to relate well with the rest of life. His recent ancestors are settler-colonialists to Pennsylvania and Ohio from England, Germany, and Ireland. He is a doctor of psychology, marriage and family therapist, amateur naturalist, life-long student of earth-honoring traditions, and the author of Ancestral Medicine: Rituals for Personal and Family Healing. Since 2005 Daniel has guided ancestor-focused trainings, community rituals, and personal sessions throughout North America. Training as a therapist, living in other cultures, and immersion in different lineages of ritual all inform his kind and non-dogmatic approach to ancestor and earth reverence. He lives with his wife and daughter in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Western North Carolina. For more information on Daniel's trainings and workshops please visit his website at https://ancestralmedicine.org/online-course-animist-psychology

In this episode, Mary Grace shares about the Aries New Moon + Venus's entrance into her earthly domain of Taurus. She also shares a channeled message for this next period all about releasing our need to be understood, leaning into peaceful + fearless power, becoming our own rescuer and holding the gift of our own vulnerability.If you enjoyed the episode, check out: Episode 83 on Libra Full Moon and the dynamic of ME + WE Episode 77 on it is both safe and not-safe to be humanEpisode 84  w/ Daniel Foor--> Interested in K I N? Click here!the home.body podcast Vimeo channel"This is Honey" poem by Mahogany L. BrowneFree Resources/The Moon in your Natal Chart — free class~free~ class on How to Not Need Instagram (+ why you don't need more followers)FREE prompts for April's astrologyView our working home.body Reading List Stay ConnectedSubscribe to the podcast on Apple + SpotifyMary Grace's websiteLeave me a voicemail!/Book a 1:1 sessionPurchase a gift certificateReturn to yourself program-Astrology SessionsSpirit Healing SessionsGuidance SessionsJoin us for a free class on Taking Care : Pillars for Creation, Circularity + Support — tools to help you design your life with more support and care built in, especially during difficult times. This free class is Friday, March 18 at Noon ET/ 9:00a PT. Sign up here to attend and/or get the replay. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/mgallerdice)

Daniel Foor, Ph.D is the of Ancestral Medicine: Rituals for Personal + Family Healing. He is a ritualist and educator focused on helping others reclaim their innate capacity to relate with their ancestors and with the greater web of other-than-human kin.In today's episode, we talk about cultural repair work, intergenerational accountability and how to become what he calls a “regular size person” through both accepting the gifts and the debts of our ancestry. Dr. Foor shares how this relational process can invite us out of extreme individualism and into a sense of belonging that helps us re-story our identities and kinships. We also discuss how western cultural conditioning that tells us “only humans are real or alive” isolates us and how we can begin to deal with the very real grief that comes from seeing the plight of the planet and the other beings with whom we share itLINKS / Daniel Foor's websiteDaniel Foor's IGDaniel Foor's FB page Ancestral Medicine: Rituals for Personal + Family Healing, book by Daniel Foor, Ph.DIf you liked this episode, check out/Episode w/ Felicia RuizEpisode w/ Alkistis DimechNEW! watch home.body episodes on VimeoFree Resources/The Moon in your Natal Chart — free class~free~ class on How to Not Need Instagram (+ why you don't need more followers)FREE prompts for April's astrologyView our working home.body Reading List Stay ConnectedSubscribe to the podcast on Apple + SpotifyMary Grace's websiteJoin us for a free class on Taking Care : Pillars for Creation, Circularity + Support — tools to help you design your life with more support and care built in, especially during difficult times. This free class is Friday, March 18 at Noon ET/ 9:00a PT. Sign up here to attend and/or get the replay. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/mgallerdice)

In this episode, author of Ancestral Medicine Daniel Foor and I... discuss how Daniel honored his calling as a ritualist without having his own ancestral framework discuss "whiteness" and settler colonialism, occupation of land, and the resulting loss of cultural identity and tradition for both colonizer and colonized share the need to grieve the loss of a continued lineage of ritual share the need to grieve how many of our ancestors traded their lineages for the construct of whiteness talk about the intersection of identity, ancestry, and culture talk about communing and communicating with our ancestors discuss the ancestral repair process discuss how engaging with our ancestors relates to cultural healing talk about the collective trauma caused by the pain of misogyny, exploitative capitalism, white supremacy, and dislocation from land Subscribe! Follow @iamlindseylockett Support the show Join the Trauma Healers Circle

Our ancestors are part of us, they are part of our DNA and our cells, they are in our blood and they are in our bones. They are with us not just spiritually… but also physically. They speak to us through our DNA… in every cell of our body. They are reflected in our physical features and in our health and our characteristics and personalities. They are part of us and we are part of them… connected… eternally connected. Connection with our ancestors provides us with deeper introspection and greater clarity about our life purpose… which in turn gives us more personal satisfaction of belonging and a sense of meaning in life. There is great importance in maintaining a connection to our roots and culture of origin. And because we are connected to our ancestors on a conscious and energetic level we are able to assist our blood ancestors who may require healing… and in turn this improves our personal wellness and soul level health. Our ancestors are no further away from us than our blood and bones… and they are waiting to be welcomed into our lives and to assist us in fulfilling our potential. This is what's happening when we are tattooed with the markings of our ancestors. We are wearing what they wore… we are carrying in our skin the patterns they carried. Those patterns they wore were in resonation with what they represented… and now within our own skin we carry the same resonation. Not only are we bringing ourselves into resonation with the elements and meanings the symbols and patterns represent… but we are also bringing ourselves into resonation with our ancestors… a true connection. In applying the tattoos of our ancestors we are taking huge steps in connection with them… communication with them… guidance from them… and awakening a remembering… activating our DNA and cell memory. Contact Shane... ancestortattoo@gmail.com Website: https://www.ancestortattoo.com Instagram: shanetattooer https://www.instagram.com/shanetattooer/ Title music: Ngā Tai Tawhito, Kiki Pounamu https://smarturl.it/kikipounamu In this podcast I quote and make reverence to the book “Ancestral Medicine” by Daniel Foor. An awesome book of guidance in ancestral healing. https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/1591432693/ref=cm_sw_r_oth_api_fabc_D848JKT85TAXRXBPY7QN_nodl

This week was such a robust discussion with my beautiful friend Liz.  Liz Jarrard begins her residencies for her Masters’s of Science degree in Clinical Mental Health counseling. She is an academic writer and creates interactive textbooks for undergraduate students in Technical Communications. Liz is a Reiki ART master and is finishing up a certification in HeartMath Institute meditations and Foundations in Ritual Healing Course with Dr. Daniel Foor. She is a divorcé and a mother of three children. She presented twice at the Utah Conference of Undergraduate Research for her research in Feminist Theology studies and Civic Literacy. Liz and I have similar stories of how our awakening began. Sometimes it takes some sort of trauma to become woke. Other times it doesn't. I find it fascinating how sometimes our intuitive aspects are contained based on our programming, which she goes into, And getting that we don't have to fit in this so called box that naturally occurs.  She shares how she left Mormonism and found a different way of looking at spirituality, & how she began her journey. We also talk about understanding feminine & masculine energy and principles. Along with how important it is to be living and embodying truth with however that looks. My Link- linktr.ee/mikajbruin Liz Jarrard Link- https://thesophiaalchemy.com/in-search-of-the-goddess Instagram @mythofnorml  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mika-fiack/support

Shawna shares how she overcame the obstacles of growing up within Christianity, to find her path to Earth-based spirituality and the self-acceptance of her mediumship. You’ll also hear about:  Being raised as a white presenting black woman Shawna’s early search for answers in the bible Following the thread of Synchronicities ♥ PS - Get access to past secret episodes at https://www.earthspeak.love/secret. Plus, when you sign up for secret episodes, you get the Plant Speak mini-course on how to grow relationships with Earth and nature spirits for support and guidance in your everyday life. ***** Shawna Cason is a medium, medicine woman, floral designer, brand alchemist, writer, and co-founder of Earth Speak. Shawna has trained in Jazz studies, Shamanic herbalism, design, and as a trauma-informed yoga teacher. She has always been a dreamer, a seeker, and deeply connected to the spiritual realms. Through her business Scentient Botanicals, Shawna creates luxury products to enhance ritualistic lifestyles & whimsical intentional floral arrangements for love ceremonies, editorial shoots, and intimate gatherings. In this episode, Shawna shares her story and why it took so long for her to feel comfortable and safe to do so. She shares of growing up in a Christian family that denied her exploration of Earth-based spirituality, of magic, and her connection to the Other-World. Shawna speaks openly about her experience of racism and prejudice, of being told she is both too white and too Black. And speaks of the loneliness of her experience of being raised Black, but being white presenting. In this episode, we talk about: The story and path our parents want for us Growing up getting exorcised  Shawna’s early search for answers in the bible Losing a long time best friend after parting ways with Christianity Being raised as a white presenting black woman The privilege of white skin, and educating white folx The difference between clairaudient and clairvoyant  Receiving messages through the throat chakra Reclaiming the self with the word Witch Working energetically with the spirit of Ayahuasca  Shawna’s deep knowing of wanting to work with plants and heal folx  Of not knowing where one fits in the world of herbalism Answering the call The synchronicities that led to the birth of Shawna’s floral arrangement business  How picking flowers connects Shawna to her lineage of farmers  Healing ancestral trauma  And more! Secret Episodes! Get past secret episodes at https://www.earthspeak.love/secret. Links: Learn more about Shawna’s offerings at www.scentientbotanicals.co/  Connect with Shawna on Instagram @scentient.botanicals // https://www.instagram.com/scentient.botanicals/  Connect with Shawna on Facebook @scentientbotanicals  Share your story with Shawna at shawna@earthspeak.love Get the secret episodes at https://www.earthspeak.love/secret References: IPCC reports https://www.ipcc.ch/reports/  Earth Speak Meet the Team episode https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clEXTBSqCQ0&t=1602s   Pokemon https://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-tcg/   Dr. Daniel Foor https://ancestralmedicine.org/  Daniel Pinchbeck https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Pinchbeck Terence McKenna https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terence_McKenna Ayahuasca https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayahuasca  Iboga https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tabernanthe_iboga Taylor Parker Photography @taylorparkerphotography // https://www.instagram.com/taylorparkerphotography/  The Never Ending Flower Farm https://www.theneverendingflowerfarm.com/ Book // What Are You https://amz.run/3YSK  Earth Speak Anti-racism resource https://ggle.io/3PJp   ► Leave us a written review on iTunes, and get shouted out on the show! Theme music is “It’s Easier” by Scarlet Crow http://www.scarletcrow.org/ and “Meeting Again” by Emily Sprague  https://mlesprg.info/ Learn to trust your intuition and activate your Earth magic + sign up for our delightful newsletter at https://www.earthspeak.love Follow Earth Speak on Instagram and tag us when you share @earthspeak https://www.instagram.com/earthspeak

Shawna shares how she overcame the obstacles of growing up within Christianity, to find her path to Earth-based spirituality and the self-acceptance of her mediumship. You’ll also hear about:  Being raised as a white presenting black woman Shawna’s early search for answers in the bible Following the thread of Synchronicities ♥ PS - Get access to past secret episodes at https://www.earthspeak.love/secret. Plus, when you sign up for secret episodes, you get the Plant Speak mini-course on how to grow relationships with Earth and nature spirits for support and guidance in your everyday life. ***** Shawna Cason is a medium, medicine woman, floral designer, brand alchemist, writer, and co-founder of Earth Speak. Shawna has trained in Jazz studies, Shamanic herbalism, design, and as a trauma-informed yoga teacher. She has always been a dreamer, a seeker, and deeply connected to the spiritual realms. Through her business Scentient Botanicals, Shawna creates luxury products to enhance ritualistic lifestyles & whimsical intentional floral arrangements for love ceremonies, editorial shoots, and intimate gatherings. In this episode, Shawna shares her story and why it took so long for her to feel comfortable and safe to do so. She shares of growing up in a Christian family that denied her exploration of Earth-based spirituality, of magic, and her connection to the Other-World. Shawna speaks openly about her experience of racism and prejudice, of being told she is both too white and too Black. And speaks of the loneliness of her experience of being raised Black, but being white presenting. In this episode, we talk about: The story and path our parents want for us Growing up getting exorcised  Shawna’s early search for answers in the bible Losing a long time best friend after parting ways with Christianity Being raised as a white presenting black woman The privilege of white skin, and educating white folx The difference between clairaudient and clairvoyant  Receiving messages through the throat chakra Reclaiming the self with the word Witch Working energetically with the spirit of Ayahuasca  Shawna’s deep knowing of wanting to work with plants and heal folx  Of not knowing where one fits in the world of herbalism Answering the call The synchronicities that led to the birth of Shawna’s floral arrangement business  How picking flowers connects Shawna to her lineage of farmers  Healing ancestral trauma  And more! Secret Episodes! Get past secret episodes at https://www.earthspeak.love/secret. Links: Learn more about Shawna’s offerings at www.scentientbotanicals.co/  Connect with Shawna on Instagram @scentient.botanicals // https://www.instagram.com/scentient.botanicals/  Connect with Shawna on Facebook @scentientbotanicals  Share your story with Shawna at shawna@earthspeak.love Get the secret episodes at https://www.earthspeak.love/secret References: IPCC reports https://www.ipcc.ch/reports/  Earth Speak Meet the Team episode https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clEXTBSqCQ0&t=1602s   Pokemon https://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-tcg/   Dr. Daniel Foor https://ancestralmedicine.org/  Daniel Pinchbeck https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Pinchbeck Terence McKenna https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terence_McKenna Ayahuasca https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayahuasca  Iboga https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tabernanthe_iboga Taylor Parker Photography @taylorparkerphotography // https://www.instagram.com/taylorparkerphotography/  The Never Ending Flower Farm https://www.theneverendingflowerfarm.com/ Book // What Are You https://amz.run/3YSK  Earth Speak Anti-racism resource https://ggle.io/3PJp   ► Leave us a written review on iTunes, and get shouted out on the show! Theme music is “It’s Easier” by Scarlet Crow http://www.scarletcrow.org/ and “Meeting Again” by Emily Sprague  https://mlesprg.info/ Learn to trust your intuition and activate your Earth magic + sign up for our delightful newsletter at https://www.earthspeak.love Follow Earth Speak on Instagram and tag us when you share @earthspeak https://www.instagram.com/earthspeak

Daniel is a teacher and practitioner whose training as a doctor of psychology and licensed marriage and family therapist informs his work with earth-honoring traditions such as European pagan paths, Native American ways, Mongolian shamanism, and West African Ifá/Òrìṣà traditions. Since 2005 he’s guided hundreds of ancestor trainings, rituals, and talks throughout the world. Daniel has trained with teachers of Mahayana Buddhism, Islamic Sufism, and diverse indigenous paths, including the remnant and returning traditions of my older English, Irish, and German ancestors. As well as studying the culture and languages of the Czech Republic, Mexico, Ecuador, Egypt, Morocco, and Nigeria. In this episode, he talks with us about calling on our ancestors to assist in our spiritual work, and how to identify the "troubled dead" who are not yet ancestors. We also discuss racism, cultural amnesia and cultural appropriation. You can find Daniel's book, Ancestral Medicine: Rituals for Personal and Family Healing HERE. For information about his classes and workshops, visit https://ancestralmedicine.org/ Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/askdoctordeath?fan_landing=true)

Have you ever thought about what types of rituals your ancestors held dear to mark celebrations, sorrows, and the passage of time? What herbs, animals, plants, and spirits did they call on? Did they closely follow the seasons, the moon, or something else? In this episode, we chat with Sharlean Windus about all of our explorations into our ancestral practices!   In this convo, we reference Daniel Foor and Erynn Rowan Laurie   Connect with Sharlean Windus here and here   Connect with Sage Sisters Podcast: Website Instagram Facebook Email: babes@sagesisterspodcast.com

Today Daniel Foor joins me to talk about ancestral healing and the work covered in his book and upcoming class on ancestral medicine. Ancestral Medicine website:https://ancestralmedicine.org/Social Media:https://www.facebook.com/AncestralMedicine/The book: https://ancestralmedicine.org/rituals-for-personal-and-family-healing/Upcoming Animism class:https://ancestralmedicine.org/online-course-animismUpcoming ancestors class:https://ancestralmedicine.org/online-course-ancestorsThanks for listening,I hope you enjoyed and check out Daniel's work a little deeper.LanceSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=22594525)

My guest today is Daniel Foor a teacher and practitioner of practical animism, specializing in ancestral and family healing and helping folks learn to relate well with the other-than-human world. He is a doctor of psychology, as well as a marriage and family therapist, weaving many years of immersion in earth-honouring ways- including European pagan and Native American paths, Mongolian shamanism, and West African tradition. He is the author of Ancestral Medicine: Rituals for Personal and Family Healing, and over 15 years has given hundreds of trainings and talks across the United States. In our conversation today, Daniel and I explore a number of themes, including: the fundamental shift needed to recognize kinship with the natural world, exploring beyond the gender binary through indigenous epistemologies, and naming the practical love languages that are food for your ancestors.

At this time on the planet, particularly in Western culture, we seem to have lost connection to our roots - both to the literal roots of trees, plants and Mother Earth, as well as to the roots of our human ancestry. In this false sense of separation, we feel isolated and unsupported. In this discussion with Heather Davies of Sea Wynd Shamanic Coaching, Ritual and Ceremony, we explore how to engage with nature and the energies of our ancestors to rediscover the beauty and truth of our interconnectedness. * Heather's many lives lived in this one lifetime.
 * The American culture of “Do It On Our Own” often cuts us off from recognizing the support of Ancestors.
 * Tianna's Dark Night of the Soul experience of receiving assistance from her Japanese ancestors.
 * How the challenge of ethically practicing Shamanic work as a white skinned person without appropriating another's culture caused Heather to dive into their own Celtic and Germanic roots.
 * Heather's personal story of ancestors responding to a call for help.
 * The reciprocity relationship in working with one's ancestors.
 * The body as a portal to the soul and the problem of disembodied spiritual work.
 * Weaving Sky/Masculine and Earth/Feminine energies together.
 * How the taboo of speaking about death unnecessarily blocks people from connection with their ancestors.
 * The need to embrace and discuss death and weave it into our culture as a natural part of our experience.
 * How nature can teach us the life/death/rebirth cycle.
 * What is the process of land clearing/witnessesing?
 * Daniel Foor's concept of the “last well ancestor”
 * Tim's experience with the spirit of his grandmother.
 * The gift of Allowing instead of always trying to “make it happen.”
 * Books mentioned: “Women Who Run With the Wolves” by Clarissa Pinkola Estes, “Ancestral Medicine” by Daniel Foor.
 * Future Primitive Podcast episode with Joanna Harcourt interviewing Daniel Foor
 Heather Davies is a gender fluid depth creature and shamanic practitioner with Celtic and Germanic roots who is passionate about helping folks reconnect with their authentic voice, truth and path through the development and deepening of their relationship with what Heather calls “the seven spokes of shamanic practice” - the directions, the elements, animal energies, plant energies, movement, sound and the ancestors. Heather offers individual coaching, “Opening to the Ancestors” groups, rituals and ceremonies in Austin, TX. Please see the Sea Wynd website for more information about their offerings.

LIVING WITH THE LAND: Teacher of animism, shamanism and ancestral wisdom, Dr Daniel Foor, with nature intuitive, holistic healer and author, Krysia Newman To contact and find out more about Dr Daniel Foor and his research, writing, teaching, online courses and global mission visit:https://ancestralmedicine.org/To contact and find out more about Krysia Newman and her Reiki healing, Nature Warriors and The Inspiral group visit:www.soulfulnesstherapies.comInstagram: @naturescallingyou To find out more about Theresa’s bestselling afterlife, heaven, angel and spiritual titles and order 21 Rituals to Connect with Nature visit:Www.theresacheung.comhttps://www.amazon.co.uk/Rituals-Connect-Nature-Theresa-Cheung/dp/1786782685/ref=nodl_You can contact Theresa via her author pages on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter and you can email her directly at angeltalk710@aol.comTo find out about the theme music used in both Season 1 and 2 of White Shores visit:www.cluainri.com White Shores Season 2 is produced by Robert Cheung

The whys & hows of connecting and working with plant allies. Here are my four steps for having a Mystical Plant Experience   Choose a plant that is safe for you If possible, ingest the plant daily Connect with the plant in other ways: draw it, meditate on it, etc. Keep notes in your Moon & Magick Planner or Book of Shadows   I guarantee if you are patient and take the time to develop a relationship with plants, you will experience magickal outcomes.   Here is a link to my Plant Magick list on my amazon affiliate page: https://www.amazon.com/shop/michelledobbins?listId=I325LSXG81SL   Here is an amazon affiliate link to Daniel Foor’s book Ancestral Medicine: https://amzn.to/3dmHNaa   Free Week Trial of the Daily Alchemy Premium Member’s club: https://www.dapmlab.com/freeweek   If you want to book a Magick 101: Planning & Tweaking your Daily Practice one-on-one with me, learn more here:  https://bookme.name/dailyalchemy/one-on-one-daily-alchemy-practice-coaching   Here’s the link to my Magickal Amazon Storefront with links to my favorite magick and alchemy books (https://www.amazon.com/shop/michelledobbins) As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.  You can find out more about that on my storefront.   Find me at https://dailyalchemy.com   Order your Moon & Magick 2020 Planner: https://dailyalchemyemporium.com/products/moon-magick-planner-13-moons-of-2019   Find me on the socials: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2mUshSXV4axL66TL2c_kcg?view_as=subscriber Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MichelleDobbinsAuthor/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/michellemartindobbins/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/MichelleDobbins

Shannon Ledford is a mother and an Ancestral Medicine Practitioner, trained in Daniel Foor’s method. Shannon spoke with me from her home in the ancestral lands of the Tsalagi/Cherokee in the mountains of Western NC near Asheville. Developing awareness of the ancestral background of the lands where we live is an important step in the Ancestral Healing method Shannon practices. We discuss what ancestral healing is and how we can all incorporate it into our life to make it richer. We touch on the relationship between past lives and ancestors, how to distinguish healthy from unhealthy ancestors and the relationship between place and our ancestral lineage. I loved hearing how Shannon’s life is informed by her ancestors and how the healing of her blood lineages has been a potent & enlivening journey and this really comes through in her passion for this work. This conversation took place against the background of an immense bush fire crises shaking my home country of Australia at the beginning of 2020 and we touch on how ancestral healing may also relate to that. Connect with Shannon here: ​ Website: www.shannonledford.com Email: shannon@shannonledford.com Find out more about Kim McCaul and his work here: www.multidimensionalevolution.com

Magick is less about rules and more about intention, presence and energy. In this podcast, we’ll discuss several of the misconceptions around magick that can be keeping you stuck and not getting the results you crave. I didn’t put an experiment in this episode, but I recommend you examine your beliefs around magick, especially if you have some of the ones discussed on the show and decide if they still serve you.   Links from the show; Here is Daniel Foor’s website: https://ancestralmedicine.org Here is an Amazon Affiliate link to Daniel’s book, Ancestral Magic: https://amzn.to/2SY3iH4 If you want to book a Magick 101: Planning & Tweaking your Daily Practice one-on-one with me, learn more here:  https://bookme.name/dailyalchemy/one-on-one-daily-alchemy-practice-coaching Here’s the link to my Magickal Amazon Storefront with links to my favorite magick and alchemy books (https://www.amazon.com/shop/michelledobbins) As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.  You can find out more about that on my storefront.   Find me at https://dailyalchemy.com Order your Moon & Magick 2020 Planner: https://dailyalchemyemporium.com/products/moon-magick-planner-13-moons-of-2019   Find me on the socials: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MichelleDobbinsAuthor/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/michellemartindobbins/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/MichelleDobbins

In Part Two of our conversation with Pavini Moray, we continue to trace the river of eros, sensation, and spirit that flows through our ancestral lineages and portals of the everyday. Turning inwards, we ask what must be animated within the self to show up for the places and beings we love? Beyond this, what intuitive sensibilities and knowledges yearn to be reawakened in order to receive? At the heart of this episode’s inquiry into relationship and reciprocity lie emergent lessons for resilience, healing, and strength in this time of earthly crisis and collapse. Dr. Pavini Moray (pronoun: Pe) is a somatic sex therapist and ancestral lineage healing practitioner in private practice in San Francisco. Pavini works with individuals and couples who wish to resolve the past, inhabit their bodies and their pleasure and speak their desires. Pavini is also the founder of Wellcelium, an online sexuality and intimacy school committed to personal and planetary liberation. Pavini hosts a podcast called “Bespoken Bones: Ancestors at the crossroads of sex, magick, and science.” The podcast is released every new and full moon and addresses topics of transgenerational trauma, erotic wellness, and ancestral support. As a queer trans witch, Pavini walks the glitter path of dancing bones, ridiculous delight and old magick. Listen in to Part Two of this intimate conversation as Ayana and Pavini share their reflections on the forest as a teacher of wild love, the field of eros within and beyond the realm of sex, the cyclical nature of death as communion, and strategies for connecting with ancestors of blood and heart. We hope these timely and timeless words activate listeners to journey into the depths of our capacity to care for one another and our beyond-human kin. ♫ Music by Itasca + TAKE ACTION & LEARN MORE + To learn more about Pavini’s work and personal practice visit: https://www.pavinimoray.com, https://www.transcestralhealing.com, https://www.emancipating-sexuality.com, and https://www.wellcelium.org. You can listen to Pavini’s podcast, “Bespoken Bones,” across all platforms like the Podcast App and Spotify or explore the full archive at http://bespokenbones.com. To dig deeper into the topics of ancestral healing and lineage repair, Pavini recommends the following reading list: Ancestral Medicine by Dr. Daniel Foor, Jung and the Ancestors by Sandra Easter, By the Light of My Father’s Smile by Alice Walker. Pavini offers the idea of creating an ancestor altar and making offerings to your well and bright ancestors. + REFERENCES + Pavini references Annie Sprinkle & Elizabeth Stephens for their paradigm around eco-sexuality & bell hooks’ Belonging: A Culture of Place. Ayana quotes bell hooks’ The Uses of the Erotic: The Erotic as Power & a post written by Pinar from Queer Nature https://www.instagram.com/queernature.

This week, we are savoring in the delight of slowing down and wading into the generative waters of free-flowing eros, healing, pleasure, and embodiment. In a culture of severance and disconnection, how can we collectively move towards inhabiting our bodies and experiences on Earth in a way that is whole, visceral, and pleasurable? What might the winding path of lineage repair and ancestral reverence offer in the here and now? In this week’s episode, Pavini Moray holds a wide container for exploration within these unseen and magical realms, guiding us back to the unique wisdom and gifts each one of us carries within our bones for reawakening. Dr. Pavini Moray (pronoun: Pe) is a somatic sex therapist and ancestral lineage healing practitioner in private practice in San Francisco. Pavini works with individuals and couples who wish to resolve the past, inhabit their bodies and their pleasure, and speak their desires. Pavini is also the founder of Wellcelium, an online sexuality and intimacy school committed to personal and planetary liberation. Pavini hosts a podcast called “Bespoken Bones: Ancestors at the crossroads of sex, magick, and science.” The podcast is released every new and full moon and addresses topics of transgenerational trauma, erotic wellness, and ancestral support. As a queer trans witch, Pavini walks the glitter path of dancing bones, ridiculous delight and old magick. Join us for Part One of Ayana and Pavini’s conversation as they delve into deep dialogue on the necessity of relational repair, trans and queer belonging, navigating states of trauma, and breaking settler mentalities within healing spaces. Pavini’s alchemy of ancestral connection, radiant embodiment, and eros is equally playful and nourishing to the soul, leaving behind trails of light for us to follow back to the sacred vessels of our bodies, somatic senses, and intuitive knowing. Music by Itasca. http://www.paradiseofbachelors.com/itasca/ + Take Action & Learn More + + To learn more about Pavini’s work and personal practice visit: https://www.pavinimoray.com/, https://www.transcestralhealing.com/, https://www.emancipating-sexuality.com/, and https://www.wellcelium.org/. + You can listen to Pavini’s podcast, “Bespoken Bones,” across all platforms like the Podcast App and Spotify or explore the full archive at http://bespokenbones.com/. + To dig deeper into the topics of ancestral healing and lineage repair, Pavini recommends the following reading list: Ancestral Medicine by Dr. Daniel Foor, Jung and the Ancestors by Sandra Easter, By the Light of My Father’s Smile by Alice Walker. + Pavini offers the idea of creating an ancestor altar and making offerings to your well and bright ancestors. + References + + The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk + Tada Hozumi: https://selfishactivist.com/author/tadahozumi/

It’s the best time of the year to make contact with the dead and reach out to your ancestors, at least in the Northern hemisphere. The veil is thinner and contact is easier. I’ve been working with my ancestors for about six years now and it has enriched my life in enumerable ways. One of those ways is that is continues to bring magical synchronicities and stories.   Your experiment for this week’s podcast:   Set up a simple ancestor altar Connect with your ancestors in whatever way feels best to you Do a method of healing the ancestor’s you want to focus on connecting with Look out for synchronicities and shifts in your matrix.     More explanation in the podcast.     Links from the show: Chiron Armond: spirit elevation: https://www.impactshamanism.com/blog/2017/6/2/how-to-perform-an-ancestor-elevation-rite   And the podcast of Queer Witch where he and the host, Anna Joy, talk some about ancestors: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/shamanism-with-chiron-armand/id1373029928?i=1000425664614   Ancestral Medicine Daniel Foor’s book, is on my magnificent metaphysical books  list on my amazon storefront located here: https://www.amazon.com/shop/michelledobbins?listId=39YZ9NUWVQILE   Here is the link for the podcast featuring Daniel Foor on Gordon White’s Rune Soup: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/talking-ancestral-lineage-repair-dr-daniel-foor/id1066024691?i=1000430774642   Daily Alchemy links: Here’s the link to my Magickal Amazon Storefront with links to my favorite magick and alchemy books (https://www.amazon.com/shop/michelledobbins) As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. You can find out more about that on my storefront.   Find me at https://dailyalchemy.com   Pre-order your Moon & Magick 2020 Planner: https://dailyalchemyemporium.com/products/moon-magick-planner-13-moons-of-2019   Find me on the socials: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MichelleDobbinsAuthor/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/michellemartindobbins/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/MichelleDobbins

This Monday, Amanda is joined with Daniel Foor, Ph.D., a licensed psychotherapist based in Asheville, North Carolina, a host of ancestral and family healing intensives since 2005, and the author of Ancestral Medicine: Rituals for Personal and Family Healing. He has lived in the Czech Republic, Mexico, Ecuador, Egypt, Morocco, and Nigeria. Daniel is an initiate in the Ifá/Òrìṣà tradition of Yoruba-speaking West Africa and has trained with teachers of Mahayana Buddhism, Islamic Sufism, and different indigenous paths, including the older ways of his European ancestors.In this episode, we are focusing mainly on genealogy and stepping into Daniel's work and his understandings of ancestral medicine. Tune in and learn what impacts our ancestors have on our lives nowadays, why we should connect with our heritage first, why we should heal our ancestors, how to connect with them, and in general why people should be more aware of genealogy and its impact on our well being.This episode originally aired on The Wellpreneur Podcast.Get the full show notes with links: https://wellpreneur.com/daniel-foor-ancestral-medicine-s06e11/Copyright 2012-2020 Wellpreneur Ltd. All Rights Reserved.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

This Monday, Amanda is joined with Daniel Foor, Ph.D., a licensed psychotherapist based in Asheville, North Carolina, a host of ancestral and family healing intensives since 2005, and the author of Ancestral Medicine: Rituals for Personal and Family Healing. He has lived in the Czech Republic, Mexico, Ecuador, Egypt, Morocco, and Nigeria. Daniel is an initiate in the Ifá/Òrìṣà tradition of Yoruba-speaking West Africa and has trained with teachers of Mahayana Buddhism, Islamic Sufism, and different indigenous paths, including the older ways of his European ancestors.In this episode, we are focusing mainly on genealogy and stepping into Daniel’s work and his understandings of ancestral medicine. Tune in and learn what impacts our ancestors have on our lives nowadays, why we should connect with our heritage first, why we should heal our ancestors, how to connect with them, and in general why people should be more aware of genealogy and its impact on our well being. Here's what you will hear in this episode:•0:32 – What you will hear in this episode•3:38 – Who is Daniel Floor?•5:51 – Who are the ancestors?•7:59 – What impacts our ancestors have on our lives today•12:01 – How Daniel has started working with the ancestors•13:52 – Why we should connect first with our heritage before exploring other lineages•18:11 – The idea of healing our ancestors and how to reconnect with them•26:36 – Why you should not put pictures of your ancestors in an ancestral altar•28:20 – Daniel’s take away on rituals and a sample ritual we all can imply in our lives •32:25 – Why people should be more aware of genealogy and its impact on our well being•33:42 – How to connect with nature•35:08 – Daniel’s upcoming courses Episode links available on the website:https://wellpreneuronline.com/category/podcast/Copyright 2019 Wellpreneur Ltd. All Rights Reserved

Learn to relate directly with your ancestors for personal, cultural and family healing. Transform intergenerational toxins, induce blessings, improved relationships with the living and encourage clarity of purpose. Dr Daniel Foor is a licensed psychotherapist, lead ancestral and family healing intensives and is the author of Ancestral Medicine: Rituals for Personal and Family Healing. SPREAD YOUR PASSION INSTAGRAM- @passionharvest https://www.instagram.com/PassionHarvest/ FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/Passionharvest WATCH THIS INTERVIEW https://youtu.be/Y7iIBhMTiiA LEAVE A PODCAST REVIEW IN I TUNES http://getpodcast.reviews/id/1451566598 CONNECT WITH DR DANIEL FOOR WEBSITE www.ancestralmedicine.org FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/AncestralMedicine/ INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/danielfoor/

We are the Medicine is a place where we share ancient stories for modern times.  In this episode, host Erica Thibodeaux, MS, LPC, shares about connecting, honoring, and receiving wisdom from our healthy ancestors.  Resources mentioned in this episode: Dr. Malidoma Some': http://malidoma.com Malidoma's books: Of Water and the Spirit and The Healing Wisdom of Africa Dr. Daniel Foor: https://ancestralmedicine.org Daniel's book: Ancestral Medicine Action steps you can take to connect with your fully healed ancestors: Call out to them, either by name or simply by calling to your fully healed ancestors Research their names, stories, visit the lands they lived on or where they are buried Create a simple altar in honor of where they and you come from Hold a full moon ancestor fire Cook ancestral foods Speak ancestral words or language Honor the many aspects of yourself Seek out ancestral healing work  Check out the books and practitioners listed in the show notes Stay Connected Website: ericathibodeaux.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/we_are_the_medicine/ Music Credits: Intro and Outro music: Lights by Sappheiros Interim music: Liberty Kohn May these ancient stories return you to your ancestors, to the land, to the sacred fire, water, and minerals that we are all from.  And may this medicine help you to awaken to your true spirit. 

Daniel Foor, PhD, is a licensed psychotherapist, has led ancestral and family healing intensives since 2005, and is the author of Ancestral Medicine:Rituals for Personal and Family Healing. He has lived in the Czech Republic, Mexico, Ecuador, Egypt, Morocco, and Nigeria. Daniel is an initiate in the Ifá/Òrìṣà tradition of Yoruba-speaking West Africa and has trained with teachers of Mahayana Buddhism, Islamic Sufism, and different indigenous paths, including the older ways of his European ancestors. He lives in Asheville, North Carolina, USA. More information on Daniel and his work at www.ancestralmedicine.org.

In this episode we share a deeply nourishing conversation with Daniel Foor, PhD, author of Ancestral Medicine and creator of the Practical Animism course. We explore embodiment as inter-relationship and indebtedness to the other-than-human world, about the intimacy of eating other bodies (whether plant or animal.) He says there are no environmental problems only human behavior problems and we explore how an animist, embodied worldview can help heal many current issues, including racism, sexism, disconnection, environmental harm and more. We explore that it’s not so important whether we can prove that ancestral healing or animism are “true,” but what kind of results living with these perspectives offer to improve our lives. We talk about grief as part of the process of becoming reconnected; the importance of slowing down; and the beauty of making offerings; as well as Daniel’s vision for his work in the world, which includes animist values becoming mainstream. (Yessss!) We’re so delighted to share this conversation with you. Find more about Daniel at ancestralmedicine.org. You can join us in his Practical Animism course through mid-June, 2019.

We are in relationship with plants, animals, fungi, mountains, metals, fire, bodies of water, spirits of wind and weather, deities, human ancestors, star people, and others we don't have words for, whether we are conscious of it or not. In this conversation Dr. Daniel Foor and I talk about reclaiming kinship through earth-honoring ritual, getting right with your ancestors and with the land you're living on, finding your own unique medicine, and so much more. IN THE INTRO: Making animism practical $300 herbal medicine giveaway! (ends May 1st) IN THE INTERVIEW: Living humans are only one kind of person Animism isn't necessarily spiritual- that other beings also exist and that we are accountable to them is just fact The distinction between animism, shamanism, and indigenous ways Food and the psychological implication of realizing that both animals and plants are people Understanding the human dead as part of the sacred ecology of place The impacts of colonization on trusting our own knowing Being consent-minded and respectful of boundaries: how to hear no from (and say no to) the spirits/ancestors "Colonialism is a massive systemic consent violation" Expanding our vocabulary for the sacred by recognizing the incredible diverse of bodies and wisdoms of the world Contextualizing our devotions amidst the current crises the earth is undergoing (we need to get really good at grieving, but also not lost in it) Finding your own medicine and soul level calling Hierarchy is an intrinsic part of nature Seeing where you're at as the Holy Land (even if you're in suburban Baltimore) Everyone has an ancestral connection with plants (let go of your story that you're not a "plant person"!) Earth as deity (and exploring how we project a gender binary onto the this ancient, complex, multivalent being that is dreaming us up) Down to the water to pray: grief, the erotic, ancestors, food, healing Understanding deeper layers of magic at your specific place Considering inclusive ways to think about deities, archetypes, and weird old gods Harmonizing ritual skills with cultural and political advocacy- not compartmentalizing an animist approach to just our spiritual life, but taking it out to the wider world as well Daniel's three steps to get your life together (so real) LINKS: More info on the Practical Animism Online Course Enter the $300 giveaway by taking my fun Which Healing Herb is Your Spirit Medicine? quiz Medicine Stories Patreon Medicine Stories Facebook group Mythic Medicine on Instagram Music by Mariee Sioux (from her beautiful song Wild Eyes)  

Siv Watkins is a Ph.D. environmental microbiologist specializing in the examination of microorganism activity. Through her studies and spiritual work, Siv has become deeply rooted in the philosophy of animism (consciously relating to microbes, plants, and non-human species). Siv offers three related services: knowing and understanding microbes a.k.a. “the smalls”, a scientific consultation on the study of the smalls, and mental health support in academia. In this episode, we talk about: What microanimism is How plant life is self-sustainable Developing a relationship with the non-human world Respectfully introducing yourself to non-human organisms and microbes How intuition is frowned upon in science How everything begins with microbes Challenging the idea that microbes and people cannot relate to one another Working with Daniel Foor to develop ancestral work in relation to microanimism Identifying what you are in service to in the world The importance of cultivating curiosity How academia is a business at the expense of discovery Learning how to be present through work with horses Siv’s sacred geometry face tattoo talisman Guiding people to connect with the smalls   Bonus! Siv discusses the process of cultivating microbes (including bacteria and mushrooms) and best practices for respectful interplay in this week’s secret episode! Links: Learn more about Siv and microanimism at www.microanimism.com Enjoy a scholarly discussion in Graham Harvey’s book, Animism: Respecting the Human World Siv’s sacred geometry face tattoo co-created by Aries Rhysing All Sacred Tattoo in Denver, CO Connect with Siv on Instagram @microanimism Connect with Siv on Facebook @microanimism

Siv Watkins is a Ph.D. environmental microbiologist specializing in the examination of microorganism activity. Through her studies and spiritual work, Siv has become deeply rooted in the philosophy of animism (consciously relating to microbes, plants, and non-human species). Siv offers three related services: knowing and understanding microbes a.k.a. “the smalls”, a scientific consultation on the study of the smalls, and mental health support in academia. In this episode, we talk about: What microanimism is How plant life is self-sustainable Developing a relationship with the non-human world Respectfully introducing yourself to non-human organisms and microbes How intuition is frowned upon in science How everything begins with microbes Challenging the idea that microbes and people cannot relate to one another Working with Daniel Foor to develop ancestral work in relation to microanimism Identifying what you are in service to in the world The importance of cultivating curiosity How academia is a business at the expense of discovery Learning how to be present through work with horses Siv’s sacred geometry face tattoo talisman Guiding people to connect with the smalls   Bonus! Siv discusses the process of cultivating microbes (including bacteria and mushrooms) and best practices for respectful interplay in this week’s secret episode! Links: Learn more about Siv and microanimism at www.microanimism.com Enjoy a scholarly discussion in Graham Harvey’s book, Animism: Respecting the Human World Siv’s sacred geometry face tattoo co-created by Aries Rhysing All Sacred Tattoo in Denver, CO Connect with Siv on Instagram @microanimism Connect with Siv on Facebook @microanimism

This week we welcome to the show author, teacher and animist, Daniel Foor. In addition to being an initiate in several global traditions, Daniel is also a doctor of psychology and licensed psychotherapist. He joins us to talk about ancestral healing, the positive and negative impact the dead can have in our lives, the difference between an ancestor and a dead person and what the ongoing opportunities and responsibilities we among the living have to those in the spirit world. Excellent stuff. Show Notes Daniel's book, Ancestral Medicine. Daniel's website and course calendar. The upcoming lineage healing workshop in Mullumbimby, NSW. Daniel on Facebook. Daniel on Twitter.

The holidays are supposed to be a time of good cheer, happiness and celebration. Most of us had a false belief that everyone else was having a great time and we were the only ones who were miserable. That myth blew up last year when arguments and cruel words were spoken across the dinner table. Some family members are still not speaking to each other and others learned that their grandparents were not the kind, gentle people they thought they were. The truth is, every family has its challenges: the crazy aunt, the alcoholic uncle, the controlling father, the manipulative mother, the sharp-tongued cousin and so on. People suffer through whatever it is because they feel they have to. Well, what if you could actually change the family dynamics or at least find a way to not get caught up in the pain and finally enjoy your holidays? Please join us Thursday to learn how you can work with your healthy ancestors to heal your family line.

It’s the one year anniversary of Further Reflections and Mark takes a look back at some of the highlights. We hear Jim Birtch, Chris Bisson and Mike Nickerson share their experiences of the city of Ottawa, Glenn Campbell discuss Shamanism, Mark review the book Brida and Pamela French discuss authentic relating games. Later Corrie Rabbe, Randal Goodfellow and Mark talk about the movies, Laurin Fulton discusses environmental sustainability, Stewart McIsaac, Amber Westfall and Daniel Foor share unique travel experiences and Mark ends with some new material, perspectives on the books Muhammad, Jesus and The Buddha by Deepak Chopra. Thanks to all for making the first year of Further Reflections an enjoyable one.

Around our house: Autumn Equinox Dinner at Boundless Farmstead Learning to hunt for meat Slowing down, grounding at home and in community Building personal spiritual practice Connecting with ancestors Ancient wisdom, Deep remembering Hedge School Podcast, guest Sherri Mitchell Sacred Instructions, Sherri Mitchell Interview: My guests on the show this month are Kaycee and Cathasach of the band The Gold Rust. KC boy and KC girl, as they are sometimes addressed to avoid confusion, are artists, musicians, storytellers and generally engaged community members. They are a bit of a dynamic duo. I think you will really enjoy hearing about their creative process as well as some deeper talk on history, ancestry and much more.The Gold RustThe Gold Rust Facebook Occupied Cascadia Documentary The Golden Harp  Ancestral Medicine with Daniel Foor, PHD     Photo of The Gold Rust by Sarah B. GilliamModern Folk logo by Stefan Perkinz greasywhisper.comTheme music by Lee Rosevere Support for Modern Folk comes from my wife Emily Wiggins. Emily is a Naturopathic Doctor in Bend OR.dremilywiggins.com  

Your body is your ancestor altar, how hungry ghosts affect the living, the earth as the repository of ancestral wisdom, & more... In the Intro: Cleatus B. Wright , January 20, 1929 - February 27th, 1929 In the Interview: The hunger for our ancestors The story of Daniel's first ancestral connection, and the healing that followed The ancestors are the collective wisdom of our species in all its beauty and trauma Time collapses when in communion with the ancestors Not all of the dead are equally well The deeply embedded alcoholism in my fatherline Addiction as the hunger of the dead moving through the bodies of the living, and the act of taking the substance as a form of ancestral communion There are very few personal problems- a look at unmetabolized ancestral pain and systemic injustice The dead can change Ancestral forgetting as a function of the damage wrought by colonialism We don't arrive at healing by exiling those who commit harm: an approach for white folks wishing to address their slave owning/colonizing/oppressive ancestral legacy (rather than ignoring it or living in perpetual guilt) The role of the ancestors in social and earth justice The interweaving of ritual, genealogical research, and healing Synchronicity  They are shaking us awake in the burning house- the growing sense of urgency coming to us from the ancestors at this pivotal point in human history The dead are in the earth, and the ancestors are animating the earth that is our bodies Approaching activism in a more ritual oriented way When a child is a returning of an ancestral lineage, mothering is my main form of ancestral reverence, and remembering that our children are the future ancestors of our further descendants Are souls that die suddenly lost in limbo? I ask Daniel a vulnerable question about my mom, who died in a car accident in November 2015 The most important way that we prepare for death is to be ethical and kind Animism: living humans are just one kind of person / coming into relationship with the wider web of being Links: Daniel's website AncestralMedicine.com My website MythicMedicine.love Medicine Stories Patreon (podcast bonuses!) The Medicine Stories Facebook group Take my fun Which Healing Herb is Your Spirit Medicine? quiz Mythic Medicine on Instagram Music by Mariee Sioux (from her beautiful song Wild Eyes)

Daniel and Andrew talk about different ways of relating to the ancestors. Especially getting into how to help the ancestors evolve and make our lives better in the process. They also get into their relatinoships to the orisha and ways of thinking about practicing a tradition that you were not born into.  Daniel can be found through his site here. His events are there too.  Daniel's talk on practicing other peopels traditions is here.  Andrew's upcoming Ancestral Magick Course can be found here.  Think about how much you've enjoyed the podcast and how many episodes you listened to, and consider if it is time to support the Patreon You can do so here. If you want more of this in your life you can subscribe by RSS , iTunes, Stitcher, or email. Thanks for joining the conversation. Please share the podcast to help us grow and change the world.  Andrew You can book time with Andrew through his site here.  Transcription ANDREW: Welcome to the Hermit's Lamp podcast. I'm hanging out today with Daniel Foor, and Daniel is a Ifá priest and has done all sorts of wonderful work along the lines of ancestral healing. And Ancestral Medicine is the name of the book that he has out. And he and I have a lot of similarities in practices and the kinds of things we're interested in, so, you know, lots of people have been suggesting I have him on for a while, and, and well, today's the day! So, welcome, Daniel! Thanks for being here!  DANIEL: Thanks so much. It's good to be here.  ANDREW: There are people who might not know who you are. Who are you? What are you about?  DANIEL: Yeah, well, I ... to locate myself a bit, I'm a 40-year-old, white, cis-gendered American living in western North Carolina. From Ohio, originally, but traveled a good amount, but live in the States, and have a PhD in psychology. I'm a licensed therapist, so I have a background in mental health.  But mostly I'm a ritualist, and I've been training with different kinds of teachers and traditions for over 20 years now, and started out with more shamanic pagan background with magical things, and migrated into involvement with Islam, and Sufism, Buddhist practice, and then circled back to involvement with indigenous systems and earth-honoring traditions. And in the last decade have been immersed in west African Ifá practice, lineages in the Americas and also in west Africa, and so I'm an initiate of Ifa, Obatala, and Oshun, and Egungun priesthood, [inaudible], and in the lineage of Oluwo Falolu Adesanya Awoyade, Ode Remo, in Ogun State. So I've been four times to Nigeria, and that's one influence on my practice.  But mostly I teach and guide non-dogmatic, inclusive, animist ancestor-focused ritual practice. The last two years or so I have shifted to training others, which has been really satisfying after years of doing more public-facing ritual, I'm now ... I do some of that but mostly I'm training other people in how to guide the work. And I have developed a specialization in repair work with blood lineage ancestors. But I also operate from a broader animist or earth-honoring framework that isn't limited to just that. So. And I'm a dad, I'm a, you know, married, and love the earth here, and live in the American South, which is kind of strange, but also okay. Yeah.  ANDREW: Mm-hmm. That's awesome.  DANIEL: Yeah. ANDREW: So, I mean, I guess, my first question for you is, when did you start feeling the ancestral stuff calling you?  DANIEL: Well, my own lineages are German, English, Irish, early settler colonialist to North America, and so I didn't inherit any religious or spiritual framework or culture that was of value to me in any conscious way as a young person. And so, my first teachers in shamanic practice, Bekki and Crow with the Church of Earth Healing, in the late 90s, nudged me to get to know my ancestors ritually. And it was really impactful, actually. I was surprised by it. I'd never thought about them really before that. And I ended up assisting with an older ancestral guide or teacher, my father's father who had taken his own life, and just showing up for that work, which was powerful.  And it was a catalyst for me to research, do a lot of depth genealogy research about my own family history, and that dovetailed in with my training as a therapist, so I was in a period of connecting a lot of dots and valuing my own heritage, and, in a grounding way ... Not in like some awkward, go white people way, but in a way that helped me to reclaim what is beautiful about European, you know, northern western European cultures, and ... including earlier pre-Roman, pre-Christian magics and lineages. And so, I ran with that ritually. And have guided 120 maybe, multi-day, ancestor healing intensives since 2005 in that work, so I spent about six or seven years getting grounded with all of it myself. Then started to help other people with it. And it just organically developed as a specialization. And I tend to be a little obsessive about a thing, when I'm into it. I'll do that like crazy, until it's ... yeah.  ANDREW: Yeah, I think ... I mean, I think it's interesting how ... Cause I do a lot of ancestral work as well, you know ... DANIEL: Mm-hmm. ANDREW: I do ancestral divination work and, you know, ancestral sort of healing and lineage healing and so on.  DANIEL: Mm-hmm. ANDREW: You know, I've been teaching it with my friend Carrie, we have this, we developed this system of people working with charm casting as a tool ... DANIEL: Mm-hmm.  ANDREW: To get into that work. And, you know, we've been traveling around and teaching it everywhere. We were in China last year teaching it, and stuff like that, with people ... DANIEL: Mm-hmm.  ANDREW: You know, I think that the thing that sort of stands out in your story, that I think stands out everywhere, is so often, like the last little bit, you know, the last few generations, it's kind of wonky, or like there's not a lot, there's not a lot of connection or living connection. Even, you know, it wasn't until last year that I found out that my grandmother read tea leaves when she was alive ... DANIEL: Mm-hmm. ANDREW: And she's been gone for like 12 years, and it just never came up before. She never talked about it, and my mom just never brought it up. Not for any particular reason but it just, it just was never a thing. Even though that's the same grandmother who bought me a tarot deck when I was like 13, long ago.  DANIEL: Right. Of course she did.  ANDREW: But I would have talked about it, right? But how ... Often when you kind of go back, you know, a few generations or somewhere a bit deeper, you know, there are these sort of more ... evolved isn't the word that I super like, but you know, like, more grounded, more helpful, you know, ancestors with a, with a sort of more capacity to be really guides and assist you in this process, right?  DANIEL: Yeah, often. It ... Where those cut-offs happen varies so widely from one demographic or even one individual to another, and I know in a lot of my own lineages, it's been over 1,000 years since anyone during life had a culturally reinforced and supported framework for honoring the ancestors. And so the older ones, the ones even before that, are quite available. So it's not ... I mean I could ... reinforce some kind of orphan victim culturally-damaged white person narrative, but it's not that sexy or useful, and so at a certain point, you're just like, well, you pick up the pieces where they're at, and get the fire going again.  ANDREW: Mm-hmm. DANIEL: And the older ancestors are happy to do that. And so even if someone comes from a really recently and before that culturally fragmented set of lineages, the ancestors are still available, the older ones, and the main repair orientation or practice that I encourage people to try on at first is to partner with those older ancestors and with them, assist any of the dead who are not yet well, any of the ones between those older ones and the present, who are not yet really well-seated, really vibrant. Help them to become well-seated ancestors. So the dead change. It's very important for us living folks to not fix them in some static condition.  ANDREW: Mm-hmm. DANIEL: Just cause people were a pain in the ass or really, you know, culturally in the weeds during life doesn't mean they're doomed to that condition forever. They can really change and become, not only, like, not ghosty, but they can become dynamic, engaged, useful allies for cultural healing work in the present.  ANDREW: Mm-hmm. DANIEL: So. ANDREW: Yeah, I think it's, you know, it's a misconception that a lot of people have that they automatically change on crossing over. DANIEL: Oh, sure, yeah, that's different. (laughing) ANDREW: And then the other side of that is, you know, they can change, but it might take a bunch of work, even if they did change, right?  DANIEL: Yeah, totally. Yeah, both, both are true. Yeah. The idea that just dying makes you wise and loving and kind is really hazardous actually, as a world view. So. ANDREW: Mm-hmm. DANIEL: Cause it'll lead to a view of ... I've seen it at times in pagan circles as well, where it's “Oh, the ancestors, ancestors are good, let's invoke them all. Okay, here are all the names of my ancestors, and the pictures, and let me light a candle and strongly invoke all of them.” ANDREW: Yeah. DANIEL: Well, I hope your invocation doesn't work. ANDREW: Yeah. DANIEL: Because if it does, you're going to get a mixed bag! Cause your people are, you know, if they're well, awesome, but if they're not yet well, and your invocation works, then what you have is some not yet well ghosty energy in your space.  ANDREW: For sure, right? And some of those spirits can be pretty tumultuous, you know, if they're ... DANIEL: Oh, no doubt. Yeah. ANDREW: [crosstalking 09:53] here. I have one grandfather that I continue to work with who, sort of, work on, let's put it [laughing].  DANIEL: Right.  ANDREW: It's been a long time and they're still not ready to be, you know, front and center in anything, cause they just, so caught up in so much deep, deep trauma in their own life and in their generations before them, and, you know. DANIEL: One of, one of the things that I don't, I won't say it's unique to how I approach it, but it's emphasized in how I approach ancestor work, which isn't across the board, is I take a very lineage-based approach. Like I don't even really encourage, necessarily, relating with individual ancestors that much. ANDREW: Hmm. DANIEL: So in the case of someone, not to speak to your specific case necessarily, but let's say someone's grandmother is really quite entrenched in the unwell ghosty range of wellness. My strategy is to make sure that her mother and her mother and her mother and her mother and the lineage of women before them on back through time to the ancient weird witchy deity-like grandmothers, that that whole lineage is deeply well, and the repair happens from the older ones toward the present. And so, once you have the parent of the one who is quite troubled in a deeply well condition, and the whole lineage before them deeply well, as a group energy, asking them to intervene to address the rowdy ghosty grandparent tends to be ... It can ... Well, it can be more effective, simply because there's a re-anchoring of the rogue individuality in a bigger system, in a collective energy.  ANDREW: Mm-hmm. DANIEL: And there's a respect for seniority or hierarchy, by having that person's elders be the ones to round them up. ANDREW: Mm-hmm. DANIEL: So, so that's. I shared that because in the West, generally, I find that people tend to conceive of ancestor reverence primarily as a relating of one individual to another individual, and, and some of the lineage or group level aspects of it can get lost, or they're not as emphasized. And so I find that's an important nuance to include, and then another is, and we've spoken to it, is just the way in which one's ancestors are not at all just the remembered dead, the ones, the recent ones, but they include ... The vast majority of them are living before remembered names. And that's helpful for people who are like, my family are abusive trolls. I'm like, okay, I believe you, but I think what you mean to say is all the generations you know about, which is probably not more than two or three. ANDREW: Yeah. DANIEL: And so, it's like, you're at the ocean, at a windy, cloudy day, and you're saying, “Oh, the ocean is tumultuous,” well, I believe it is, right there at the beach. But the ocean's a big place, yeah. So expanding our frame for who we mean when we say ancestor is gonna be helpful too. ANDREW: Mm-hmm. For sure. Yeah, and there's lots of times when, you know, we'll make offerings or do work with all of those ancestors, right? With the Egun, right, with everybody? Right? DANIEL: Yeah.  ANDREW: You know? And in those ways and so on, right? Yeah, yeah, I mean it's interesting how ... It'd really be interesting to make sure that you're looking at those things. And some of my, some of my best ancestral allies have been gone, you know, three, four hundred years, right?  DANIEL: For sure. ANDREW: Or longer.  DANIEL: Yeah, totally, yeah. ANDREW: They arrive, and they're just like, “Yes! You're the beacon of light amongst all of these things, and let's radiate that out to everybody afterwards and anchor further and deeper,” right?  DANIEL: Yeah. For sure. ANDREW: Mm-hmm. So, when you're doing work with people, are you mostly focused on ... you know, because a lot of people come to ancestor work because they want to get messages and receive stuff and do ... DANIEL: Right. ANDREW: ...[inaudible at 13:59] kind of stuff, right? I mean, I think that that can be fruitful, too, I enjoy that kind of work as well, but that's not really what we're talking about here either, right? I mean not explicitly, right?  DANIEL: Yeah. If we say like, what's the point? It can ... There are a lot of different motivations that can drive someone to want to engage their ancestors. The most common one is, “I'm suffering, will this help?”  ANDREW: Mm-hmm. DANIEL: That's legit. Sometimes it will help indirectly. Sometimes it will help directly because the source of the suffering is unmetabolized intergenerational trouble that's directly connected to ancestral interference, and so sometimes it, you know, it can help in different ways.  Another motivator for the work is seeking life guidance, cause the ancestors have insight into our unique destiny, and can help us to move into closer alignment with that, you know, our unique instructions or soul level work in the world.  As you know, in Yoruba culture, we sometimes talk about the world as the marketplace and Orun or the spirit world as home, and, and so if you forget your shopping list, working with the ancestors can be like, “Let us show you, you said this, this, this, and this,” and be like, “Oh, yeah, okay, thanks,” and so that's helpful to not waste our lives.  And ancestors can be great for being a resource to parents or supporters in family, like they're especially good with all the family sphere, the domestic sphere, like being a responsible family human. And they're also good allies for cultural healing. A lot of the racism and colonialism and sexism and other kinds of cultural toxicity and garbage and bad capitalism that we're stewed in and trying to get out from underneath and help transform ... Those are ancestor, those are troubles created by the ancestors. Like, they're implicated in the trouble. And so they have, appropriately, a hand in resolving the trouble as well.  And so they're great allies, by whatever form, activism, cultural change, all that. And so I really think that working closely with one's ancestors helps cultural change-makers to up their game, so to speak. So that's another motivation.  And this is, I guess it's related to the one about destiny, but, inspired a bit from the Yoruba frameworks. The collective energy or wisdom of the ancestors is associated strongly with the Earth. Like the onile, the earth is like the calabash that holds the souls of the dead. And because the Earth is associated with accountability and, you know, moral authority, and is the witness through of all interactions, in that way also the ancestors carry that same quality of accountability. ANDREW: Mm-hmm. DANIEL: And I think whether or not people can consciously own it, some part of us craves accountability. Like we want to be seen and checked when needed. ANDREW: Mm-hmm. DANIEL: There's something really like ... our daughter almost made it to the top of the steps. Like, the door was open the other day. She's nine months old. But we caught her. It was good. It was way better than had we not held her in that moment.  ANDREW: Right. DANIEL: And there's a way in which that kind of love and connectivity is like, “Oh, I'm not alone in the universe.”  ANDREW: Mm-hmm. DANIEL: If I crawl to the top of the steps, someone will pick me up. So we want that, and the ancestors bring that, as well, when we live with them.  ANDREW: I think it's a, I think it's a thing that, especially, you know, in my experience, people, in Western culture, struggle with too, right? This sort of willingness to acknowledge an authority or an awareness or a position that's sort of above them in a way that they can allow in to say, “You know what, actually, we do know what's better for you in this moment.”  DANIEL: [laughing] Oh, yeah, it's- ANDREW: You what, my friends, you know, going down that road has nothing to do with your destiny, or what have you, right?  DANIEL: Oh, yeah! [laughing] ANDREW: Here's your fault in this mess that you're trying to put on this other person, right?  DANIEL: Oh, yeah, no, people, look, I'm a teacher, also, and so often it's great and fine, and sometimes people are idealizing in awkward ways, and like, oh, don't do that, don't do that. But, but just whatever, fine, it's fine, it tends to burn out and even out. And also sometimes people are really just not okay with anything resembling a power differential or a student teacher relationship.  ANDREW: Right. DANIEL: And it's ... It's tiring a little, as a teacher. Because there is a difference between telling someone just what to do in an authoritative way, and also saying, like, “Well, do you want to learn a thing? Because I know this skill. Like, what do you ... do you want to tell me how it goes, cause ... ?” So, so yeah, it is ... I think it's a function of power so often being abused, that people understandably have mistrust.  ANDREW: Yup!  DANIEL: Yeah. So I have compassion for it, and also the piece around hierarchy and authority is really, is challenging. In the coming months, some dear friends are going to Nigeria to do initiations and I was talking to them last night, and I was like, in the nicest possible way, “Really, your main job as the initiate is to obey.” ANDREW: Yes. DANIEL: Just to, like, the ritual is done to you, nobody really cares what you think about it. And it's totally fine.  ANDREW: Stand here, stand there, [crosstalking 19:59]. DANIEL: Right! Yeah, totally, sit down, drink it, sit, eat it, say thank you. Like ... ANDREW: Yeah.  DANIEL: Yeah. Like you're the thing being consecrated. Your input is not needed.  ANDREW: Yeah. DANIEL: Nothing personal. Next time you go back, then you can have an opinion.  ANDREW: Yeah. And even then-- DANIEL: And even then, so you get one small vote. [laughing] Yeah.  ANDREW: No, for sure. Yeah, let's see what people who ... I mean come for readings of all kinds, but you know, people who approach, you know, getting dillogun readings and stuff like that, and you know, the Orishas come through, and they're like, “Oh, you know what? Don't drink this year, don't, you know, whatever. Don't get tattooed. Don't, you know, no, no red beans for you.” They're like, “Well, what do you mean? I don't understand.” It's like, “Well...” [crosstalking 20:52] DANIEL: Obey! [laughing] ANDREW: What is the understanding? I mean, in a lot of that situation ... in some of those situations, the understanding is more obvious, right?  DANIEL: Right. ANDREW: I had a conversation with a person who'd say, “Well, it seems like you kind of have this kind of challenge, and this is kind of the thing that might counter that,” and they're like, “Okay, yeah, maybe.” But other times it's just energetic or on other levels that it's just like, you know, it's kind of the ... It's an equivalent of saying “Hey, carry this citrine with you for the next year, it's going to help your energy,” but it's in a different structure that people don't relate to in the same way, right?  DANIEL: For sure, yeah.  ANDREW: And then they're like, “But, but, I don't want to be told what to do!” I'm like, “What else are you gonna do?” DANIEL: You just paid me to do that.  ANDREW: Yeah, you asked, right?  DANIEL: [laughing] ANDREW: You didn't have to, I wouldn't worry about it ... DANIEL: But some part of us does, some part of us really, I think wants to be told what to do. And that could go awry, and I'm not saying it's an entirely healthy impulse, but there's something about accountability and structure and community and limits, that's actually really intimate. ANDREW: Yeah. DANIEL: And if you can't hear and accept “no,” your “yes” is meaningless.  ANDREW: Mm. DANIEL: And so there's something that's precious and sweet about protocol and tradition and about structure.  ANDREW: I also think that a lot of people don't really ... Faith is a really complicated and difficult thing for a lot of people too, you know?  DANIEL: Mm.  ANDREW: And especially when entering a new tradition, you know? And, and I think that part of what we're talking about here is also a matter of faith, right? What is your faith in the ancestors or the Orisha or whatever, and how, how do you sustain that faith through being deeply challenged by all that stuff?  DANIEL: Yeah, and for me, look, I was involved with different Orisha teachers in the States, American, for the most part, and ... it didn't work out that well, for the most part. I mean, complicated. But I ... I felt like there was a lot of restrictive and unhealthy and kind of confused energy around it. And I had an opportunity to go to Nigeria to reset some of the initiation-like things that had happened here, so I took a risk on it, and I'm like, “Well, this is either gonna be like the final straw, or some breakthrough,” like, “let's pray for the latter.” And I saw kind of a non-dogmatic group community like, in my Ifá initiation, there were men aged like 80 to five, holding space. Like, and 20, 30 people there. And people were teasing each other, playing, and having a good time. Like the people were well human beings, they seemed happy. And so that relaxed, teasing heart aware energy. I'm like, “Oh, good, this is what I was looking for.” And it helped ... For me, it helped me to trust, and just not fight the system. I'm like, “Just tell me what to do.” Just okay, “eat the pig dung,” okay, “Leave me a bite,” or whatever. Whatever it is. Just tell me what to do. So.  ANDREW: Yeah.  DANIEL: Yeah, it's great.  ANDREW: I used to, you know, get some people who would bring their, you know, like, elderly, Cuban elders to the store. You know? And pick up stuff. DANIEL: Mm-hmm. ANDREW: You know, they're here in Toronto to do a thing, and they'd bring this person to the store, right? And you know my Spanish is not great [laughing] and their English was not great, and we'd like, know some like, Yoruban words in common or whatever. And you would see how sweet and genuine and nice they were. And then they'd notice that like, you know, I've got plants growing at the front of the store for working with religion, and they'd be like, “oh, alamo,” I'd be like, “yeah, yeah,” and we'd have this like sort of pidgin conversation and a bunch of other things, and mostly what it would be is our hearts being opened, all this sharing of our love of this religion and these spirits ... DANIEL: Mm-hmm. ANDREW: And the continuity of that. And it was such a beautiful and uplifting experience, even though there wasn't a lot of words that were associated with it. There was just so much communication happening at other levels, and you could, you know, I could feel my Shango just being happy about it, you know, be like whoever there, too, just being happy about it, and so on. You know? It's so uplifting in that way, right? But ... DANIEL: That's good. It's one of the things in, you know, we had mentioned in our previous chat about my talk on practicing the traditions of other people's ancestors. And-- ANDREW: Mm-hmm. DANIEL: I respect it a lot about the necessary and important dialogues around cultural appropriation, and especially, not only, but especially around respecting different Native North American or First Nations, as you say, traditions, and being mindful of what the conditions of involvement, if that's open, to non-Native people are, etc., and what's important to understand is those same parameters are not universal, and how cultures are shared and understood from one part of the world to another really vary.  And Yoruba culture, for example, is generally an open system. Yoruba people in my experience, in Yorubaland, have never had anyone feel off about me being there and training in Orisha, except for the Christians, who were like, “Why don't you want Jesu?” I'm like, “We have Jesu where I'm at,” it's like, “It's fine, like, go Jesu!” but it's not why I'm here. And one of the things that is important though, is, it's family, like you're stepping into a family, a spiritual family. It's not like a “Hey bro, thanks for the culture, now I'm gonna go back and set up shop, I got what I need.” There's a ... And so when your teachers hit you up for money, it's family. That's what like, you can't be part of a family and have a bunch of stuff, and then other people don't have something, and you don't share it.  ANDREW: Yeah. DANIEL: And so it's ... It's not like you're getting exploited. I mean, that also happens. But just the ethic of sharing and supporting one another. If people don't want that, then they might not want to get involved. because most indigenous systems that I know of that are open to people not of that blood ancestry hold things in a family-oriented way. There's intimacy with that, but there's also connectivity, reciprocity, accountability. Yeah.  ANDREW: And, you know, so, you know, my immediate family where I was initiated lives in the Detroit area, and my, you know, my elders are in Miami, you know, and like, but like, especially when the Detroit folks are doing work, you know, especially bigger things like making priests, you know, I always show up, like, you know, it's like you, when they're doing the work, and you're like, “Oh, it's so inconvenient for me to take four or five days off and go down there and help out, right?” And it's like, yeah, it's inconvenient, and you know, it's time off work, and it's whatever, but it's what those people did for me, right? And it's what allows all of that to continue, and it's a chance to, you know, to also sustain those connections, and you know, sing together, and sit and joke together, and, you know, complain about handling the ... cleaning up after the animals together, and whatever, it's just part of it, right? Like ... DANIEL: Right. ANDREW: And in the absence of being willing to engage that community element of it, right? It's pretty ... If you don't have the community element in one way or another, especially in the Orisha tradition, you don't really have much of anything, you know?  DANIEL: It's true, with the tradition, it in my experience is very communal, and there are a lot of ritual domains of activity you just can't pull off solo.  ANDREW: Yeah.  DANIEL: And it's just that, you know, it's a lot of hard work, it's heavy lifting. And for people who have worked with psychoactives, there's a certain kind of feeling among the group after a long, successful, like all night acid trip, when the sun's coming up, you're sort of like, “Oh, we've just gone through something together.”  ANDREW: Mm-hmm. DANIEL: And, and, minus the LSD, there can be a sense after a multi-day ritual of a strong sense of magic and beauty and intimacy that's shared through all the effort and all the devotion ...  ANDREW: Mm-hmm. DANIEL: That it takes to keep old lineages of practice alive.  ANDREW: Yeah. DANIEL: Yeah.  ANDREW: For sure. And I think it's, I mean, one of the other points that I think was super important ... It's been a while since I listened to that talk and we'll link to it in the show notes, cause it was a good talk. Folks should go back and listen to it. You know, is also the fact that these are living traditions, right? They have continuity. DANIEL: Yeah. ANDREW: And, you know, but there's a big difference between, hey, we're gonna call up some Greek deities and see what happens, you know, and, like, or you know, see what happens sounds dismissive, I don't mean it in that way. And you know, there's nobody, there's no continuity to ancient Greece, in that particular way, versus there are people who've been practicing these traditions from person to person to person, all the way through until now, and you can actually go and ask those people and they can answer you as to what's done and how it's done and why it's done. DANIEL: Yeah. No, it's true. People don't ... If they don't know something, would be in the habit of divining on it, but I wouldn't want someone to, like, not go to flight school and then divine on how to fly the plane. [crosstalking] Yeah.  ANDREW: Yeah. There's that great proverb, which I'm sure you know, which is “Don't ask what you already know,” right?  DANIEL: Right. ANDREW: And I think that there's a sort of choleric glory to that which is, you know, there are things you just shouldn't ask, cause you should already know them, right?  DANIEL: Right. ANDREW: You don't need to ask if we do this thing because we know we don't. You know? DANIEL: Yeah.  ANDREW: We know that Oshun won't take this as an offering. We know that we don't do this kind of thing. We know that, like, you know, you don't ask if you could rob a bank cause the answer's already no. You know? DANIEL: Right. And there's a beautiful essay [inaudible 31:07] by Ologo Magiev [31:09], a child being asked to divine, and their parents died young and so they didn't get the information. And so they invoke their ancestors, and bring a lot of humility, and wing it, and it turns out fine. And, and I think there's also this kind of an implicit message, “And don't do that again. Don't pull that card too many times.”  ANDREW: Right?  DANIEL: [laughing] Then go train! ANDREW: For sure, right?  DANIEL: So, it's both. The deities have kindness, and benevolence, and also, careful! ANDREW: Yeah. And, you know, I was traveling, and I got a call that a friend of mine was like at death's door in the hospital, basically, right? And, you know, and I was just literally at a rest stop getting, gassing up the car when I checked my phone in the middle of New York State, right?  DANIEL: Mm-hmm. ANDREW: And I was just like, all right. And so I went and, you know, kind of looked around for some stuff, and it's like, there's nothing, like I can't, there's nothing I could really sort of put together here, so I just collected a bunch of white flowers and, you know, it's really hilly, right, so I just took them to a spot that I thought was appropriate for Obatala ... DANIEL: Mm-hmm.  ANDREW: And I was like, Obatala, this is all I have today. I'm here, it's this situation, and I need you to accept these and intercede in the situation. And you can get away with that. But that's not practicing the tradition. And that's not gonna, as you say, it's not gonna fly all the time, right?  DANIEL: Yeah. ANDREW: When you're at home, you can do all sorts of other things, you have your shrines or your ancestors or wherever you're working with, right? They will accept these things, cause they do understand circumstance and they're not tyrannical about it, right? They just say, you don't want that to be your way of practicing forever.  DANIEL: I spent years like, I don't know, not quite 20 years, not involved in a really dedicated way in one set tradition. I was training with different traditions for a period of time, and would definitely learn stuff, and would develop my own ashe [33:20] or whatever, but I wasn't like embracing one fully, as an operating system. ANDREW: Yeah. DANIEL: But I learned that it's possible to do it that way. That was actually really helpful to me. That it's possible to go deep with one's own ancestors, to go deep with the spirits of the land, where you're at. ANDREW: Sure. DANIEL: And to get to know them, and to get clarity about your own destiny and to just constellate in the different powers and forces and spirits that are gonna help you to do that. And I also ... that there's loneliness in going it solo, as well. There's like a freedom and a loneliness, both. And it drove me eventually to ... You know, I spent almost ten years involved in Orisha practice and Yoruba ways before I decided to initiate. And it's like a long slow dating process. It wasn't a lot of charisma. It was like, oh, you're the last one left standing, and ... ANDREW: [laughing] DANIEL: We have a ton of compatibility, why are we not doing this? And I go, okay, I guess we're gonna do this. So we just had the high match on the dating, you know, religious dating profile website. So I'm like, oh, maybe we should try this. And, and I haven't regretted it at all. It's very ... It's been a relief. The sense for me is of being held in a bigger frame. And it's not really ... It's not what I teach publicly, I'm not publicly offering services in that way, even though there are certain ones I could, in integrity.  I'm still in training, I'm still trying to learn Yoruba language, and especially with a west African orientation of practice it's such an aural language-based tradition, especially Ifá practice in particular, so I'm trying to hold a ... I think if you're not ancestrally of a tradition, the standards are even a bit higher for you to get it right, which I think is fair and understandable. Especially with the cultural climate of racism in the west and all that, for European ancestor people to be doing west African Ifa, you need to not look like a fool doing it, and so part of that looks like studying the language and really, you know, taking to heart the training.  ANDREW: Mm-hmm. DANIEL: But, it's possible to go really deep without stepping into a tradition. And there are a lot of ritual advantages to having a system to work from, as well. So I appreciate both sides of that. Yeah.  ANDREW: Yeah, for sure. I think you can get there ... I think you can accomplish the same ends either way, right?  DANIEL: Yeah, yeah. ANDREW: I think that where it gets, where it gets touchy is where you're solely working independently, but within the set of spirits that has a living tradition. If you're only working independently and devoid of traditional teaching, you know, that's where it starts to become a question for me of what ... DANIEL: Well, yeah, no, if the main powers you're working with are the Orisha, it's like, well, you've got to, here's the front door. You can try crawling in the window, but it's going to go badly, so.  ANDREW: Yeah.  DANIEL: Yeah. But if you're just working with the weird old land gods and your own ancestors, you can get away with it. yeah.  ANDREW: For sure.  DANIEL: Yeah, for sure.  ANDREW: Yeah. I also like the weird old land gods. You know? There's this beautiful ravine, you know, about a two-minute walk from the shop, [crosstalking 36:45] in Toronto. It runs through and you know, under there, there's sort of part of a buried river, that was once upon a time up on the surface, and all sorts of stuff, and there's wonderful and magical energies that are there, and really fascinating things have happened in that space over time. You know? Like I was ... I was there making a ... dealing with something and helping somebody, and making an offering essentially to the spirit of that place in the snow, right? And then when I came out of sort of the wood part back onto the path, all of these moths emerged, these white moths. And I'm like, there's snow on the ground, and it's snowing right now, what is going on with these things? And I'm like, all right, I'll take it. Big old yes from the spirits of this place on that thing, you know?  DANIEL: Mm-hmm. ANDREW: So I mean yeah, there's some amazing stuff that can happen in those ways, for sure.  DANIEL: Nice. Yeah.  ANDREW: So, I mean, first thing is, I'm going to ask you now if people should, if they're listening to this, and they want to think about starting a, you know, where they should start? And I know that one of the answers is definitely, they should go read your book, cause your book is great. DANIEL: Sure. ANDREW: But like, for the context of our conversation today, where would you kind of point people? Where, where do you point people [inaudible 38:02]? DANIEL: I'm not a very trusting person, really. So, if I were to listen to this conversation, and I didn't know that I'm a good person, I would go to my website, which is ancestralmedicine.org. Root around there, see what the vibe is, and there are other talks, or whatever, and see if you, you know, get an instinctual, this guy's not crazy vibe from where I'm coming from, and if you're drawn to the ancestral work, there are three main ways to engage.  One is to connect with one of the practitioners in the directory there. And there are 30 some people at this point who are trained in the work. Men, women, all different genders of people [38:43--not sure I've got his exact words here], ancestrally diverse people, lots of different opportunities for low income sessions, sessions in seven languages, so, opportunities to connect with people directly for session work. That's the most efficient way. Another is that I offer an online course that starts in December, that's thorough, and it maps along the heart of the book, chapters 5 through 9, which is lineage repair work, and there's a lot of support throughout that course, so that's an option, and I'll also be offering a course through the Shift network in the fall.  And then, a third way is the in-person trainings. And the last one I'm going to guide probably in North America will be in just over a week in Ottawa, the 24th to the 26th, and there's a talk on August 22, next Wednesday, in Ottawa as well, and all the info on that is on my site, and additionally, to that, there are trainings in maybe ten cities and also coming up in Australia and Mexico and maybe Russia and Canada and Victoria, so. And those are done by students who I trust to guide the work. So in person work, online course, or sessions, are, in addition to the book, the three main ways to plug in. Yeah.  ANDREW: Perfect.  DANIEL: And, and, you know, like just to say it, if you're wary of people, which is warranted, this approach to the work doesn't involve the practitioners or me or anybody saying, “Hey, this is what your grandmother says to you.” It's about stepping the individual through a process of reclaiming and re-energizing their ability to connect directly with their own people. So, it's an empowering approach in that way. It's not somebody getting all up in the mix and channeling messages to your people. There's nothing wrong with that, it's just not this approach, so. And especially if your family's a mess, it's useful to do ancestor work. Cause you get some space from all that, and connect with what's beautiful and trustworthy in your own blood and bone lineages. So that's grounding, it's helpful, also for the cultural healing that's needed.  ANDREW: Yes. Well and I think it can be quite liberating, you know, because we're carrying those patterns, right?  DANIEL: Oh, yeah. So you can relate consciously or unconsciously with your people, but you don't get to opt out of relatedness. Yeah. ANDREW: Exactly, right? And if we can tidy those up and take some of that burden off of us or free ourselves from that, right? Then we get to show up much differently in that way, right?  DANIEL: Yeah. I think the masquerades in Yoruba culture, Egungun, and it's a blessing when they come around, but it's also a lot of people try not to be touched by them. And so there's ... It conveys something about the ancestors, like, they're dangerous to avoid and they're dangerous to have around. ANDREW: Yeah.  DANIEL: But, whatever, it's just like living humans. [laughing] ANDREW: For sure. People are challenged on both sides of the veil, right?  DANIEL: [laughing] Yeah, exactly.  ANDREW: For sure.  DANIEL: So, good.  ANDREW: Well, thank you so much for making time today, Daniel. It's been great to hang out and chat with you.  DANIEL: For sure, thanks, Andrew, thanks for your service, here. Blessings on everything you're up to. ANDREW: Thank you. DANIEL: Yeah. Good.   

Daniel Foor of Ancestral Medicine discusses his work with the ancestors.

Working with the Dead as Social Justice Allies Greetings all. Joining me today is Dr. Daniel Foor: Accomplished ritualist, teacher, initiate and practitioner of Ifa/Orisha Animist traditions of Yoruba-speaking West Africa. He's also the author of the brilliant book Ancestral Healing: Rituals for Personal and Family Healing. After many years in San Francisco, Daniel, his wife, and their new baby girl have settled in Asheville, North Carolina, from where he has been training apprentices into practical ritual-healing work that centres on ancestors and the dead. In addition to the ongoing apprentice trainings, Daniel is currently launching a unique online Animism course, where students from around the world will gather, practice, and discuss online the teachings that Daniel shares via video on a wide range of topics related to Animism and Animist ethics and protocols regarding the non-human realms of existence.

The holidays are supposed to be a time of good cheer, happiness and celebration. Most of us had a false belief that everyone else was having a great time and we were the only ones who were miserable. That myth blew up last year when arguments and cruel words were spoken across the dinner table. Some family members are still not speaking to each other and others learned that their grandparents were not the kind, gentle people they thought they were. The truth is, every family has its challenges: the crazy aunt, the alcoholic uncle, the controlling father, the manipulative mother, the sharp-tongued cousin and so on. People suffer through whatever it is because they feel they have to. Well, what if you could actually change the family dynamics or at least find a way to not get caught up in the pain and finally enjoy your holidays? Please join us Thursday to learn how you can work with your healthy ancestors to heal your family line.

Is it possible to heal trauma in our personal and family lives by connecting with our well, deceased ancestors? Well... Provided you possess a beginner’s mindset equipped with the right animistic framework, my guest today, Dr. Daniel Foor of AncestralMedicine.org, would say yes—you absolutely can. This week, Daniel and I delve into practical animism: where ritual and ceremony are used as tools for personal, family, and cultural healing. A few months ago I was surprised to receive an early copy of Daniel's magnum opus, aptly titled Ancestral Medicine: Rituals for Personal and Family Healing. Since then, I've probably recommended Daniel's book to nearly all my closest rewilding friends. Why? Partly because trauma—and ways we heal from trauma—was central to many of the topics shared at this year's first annual North American Rewilding Conference. It’s also worth mentioning that Daniel’s work was brought up several times throughout the two-and-a-half-day experience. So, without further adieu: In today's episode, you'll learn... How our well and unwell ancestors influence the living and non-living; How directly speaking with the spirits and other-than-humans can break centuries of colonialism, patriarchy, and scientism; How practical animism directly enriches our day-to-day relationships; and... Much, much more.

Evolve! Nurturing the New in Consciousness, the Arts, and Culture hosted by : Robin White Turtle Lysne, M.A., M.F.A., Ph.D. Evolve! brings you people and ideas on the cutting edge of change opening the shells of the past to move our culture into the now. We are all in great need of sustainable ideas for change. The arts and evolving consciousness are how we are bringing that change to the culture at large. This show will bring you the wise, the foolish and the heart-based to help us meet the challenges of the times we are in. My guest this month is: Dr. Daniel Foor author of Ancestral Medicine, Rituals for Personal and Family Healing. Daniel Foor, Ph.D. is a teacher and practitioner of practical animism who specializes in ancestral and family healing and in helping folks learn to relate well with the rest of the natural world. His focus on the ancestors sources from his training as a doctor of psychology and licensed marriage and family therapist, from the guidance of his teachers in earth-honoring traditions (e.g., European pagan paths, Native American ways, Mongolian shamanism, and West African Ifá/Òrì?à tradition), and from two decades of implementing the teachings of ancestor reverence in his own life. Since 2005 he has guided hundreds of ancestor trainings, rituals, and talks throughout the United States and helped many others reconnect with their family ancestors through personal sessions. His book Ancestral Medicine: Rituals for Personal and Family Healing has just been published in July 2017.

In this week's episode Daniel Foor speaks with Joanna about: connecting with loving ancestors for healing; becoming an ancestor; experiences of spontaneous ancestral contact; ancestral recovery and soul immunity; ancestors of blood and ancestors of the land; the larger than human web of consciousness; rituals of forgiveness, restorative justice and systemic change; ancestral healing goes in both directions; trees connecting the different worlds; initiating the healing in the ancestral line;  reconnecting with the older, earthy roots of Europeans; the bones of the Earth. The post Ancestral Medicine appeared first on Future Primitive Podcasts.

Daniel Foor, PhD is my guest tonight and has just written a new book, Ancestral Medicine: Rituals for Personal and Family Healing. It's a fascinating look at ancestral healing and beliefs.

Daniel Foor, PhD, is a licensed psychotherapist and a doctor of psychology. He has led ancestral and family healing intensives throughout the United States since 2005. He is an initiate in the Ifa/Orisha tradition of Yoruba-speaking West Africa and has trained with teachers of Mahayana Buddhism, Islamic Sufism, and different indigenous paths, including the older ways of his European ancestors. He lives in Asheville, NC.

The blood lineage ancestors, who carry the unresolved issues of the family line, can change when met by a skillful person. The dead can finally rest in peace and the living can heal personally, within the family, and in the larger collective. The deep wound of separation at the root of our cultural despair and dissonance can be transformed by those with the compassion to attend to the healing of their own lineage. This week author, psychologist, and ceremonialist, Daniel Foor, and host, Christina Pratt, continue their discussion of his new book, “Ancestral Medicine: Rituals for Personal and Family Healing.” Daniel shares how by reconciling with our ancestors “we make repairs in our personal psyches and family histories that, in turn, mend cracks in the larger spirit of humanity.”

Your blood lineage ancestors, irrespective of religion, race, or culture, include the thousands of women and men whose lives weave a story back to the first human beings in Africa over 200,000 years ago. For many living today, your ancestors experienced violence, injustice, or oppression, very much like our reality though in the forms of their time. When we bring healing to these unresolved issues in a family line, the dead can finally rest in peace and the living can heal personally, within the family, and in the larger collective. This week author, psychologist, and ceremonialist, Daniel Foor, joins host, Christina Pratt, to discuss his new book, “Ancestral Medicine: Rituals for Personal and Family Healing.” Daniel shares how by reconciling with our ancestors “we make repairs in our personal psyches and family histories that, in turn, mend cracks in the larger spirit of humanity.”

Dr. Daniel Foor speaks on embodying the goodness of our older, bright well ancestors and how developing ancestral relationships can benefit our lives.

Greetings Dear Friends, Tracey and I have been diving deep into ancestral work with our own lineages and wanted to share some very potent oils that continue to provide us support along the way. The oils: Vetiver (the oil of centering and descent) continues to keep us grounded in our work and practice, while Petitgrain (the oil of ancestry) facilitates connecting with the wise and well-seated ones that came before us, White Fir (the oil of generation healing) continues to illuminate those negative traditions and habits that have been passed down to us while inspiring us to make our own decisions, break those old patterns and provide spiritual protection in the process and finally Doulas Fir ( the oil of generation wisdom) continues to remind us that the wisdom of those that came before us is always accessible and affirms that we can continue to do this deep work while sustaining meaningful and healthy familial relationships. Enjoy internal, topical and aromatic use of vetiver and petitgrain (dilute for sensitive skin) and topical/aromatic use of white fir and douglas fir. Gratitude to Robin Lynne, Daniel Foor and many more of our teachers for sharing their wisdom regarding this important and very necessary work. Check out the co-impact videos below to learn where these potent oils are sourced. For upcoming soul healing and soul resonance events click the link to Full Circle Family Counseling http://www.fullcirclefamilycounseling.com/ and FloweringEagle Medicine Lodge http://flowereagle.com/ . Hungry for more information regarding ancestral lineage work? Click the link http://ancestralmedicine.org/ to learn more about Daniel Foor and access his free talks/ blogs posts on ancestral lineage repair work. Co-Impact Sourcing Videos: https://sourcetoyou.com/growers.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFYFgNSxYxk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TknNPRBf6Ws https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qm4nXDJDX7Q

John Carosella hosts Convergence, a journey into shamanism, science, and mysticism, exploring our beautiful world. Making the mystical accessible to the scientific-minded, and bringing the language of science to the Mystery, John brings provocative, new perspectives to living, learning, healing, and discovery. In a challenging Reflection, John explores the Buddhist provocation, "What, in this moment, is lacking?", reflecting on how sensory awareness plays a key role in happiness. John recaps his January 2013 Spirited Conversation with Daniel Foor, of AncestralMedicine.org; this time listen for clues about understanding the self with the goal of LOVING the self. John lives and breathes the four elements in his Exploring Reality segment.  And in the Firefly Willows RoundTable, John invites his co-hosts HiC Luttmers and Mildred Lynn McDonald to share their perspectives on self love. Firefly Willows L*I*V*E! Give us a listen...We'll help you you find - and shine - your inner light!  

How can we focus our spirit work to support the necessary shift during these times of great global transformation? What assumptions about the Sacred must we change? How are we being asked to adapt our selves and our practices to assist in the birth of the New World? How can we repair our Ancestral lines in ways that free the descendants from living the same patterns? How do we make amends that recover our heartfelt working relationship with the spirits of the land on which we live? Join our guest, Daniel Foor, Ph.D., MFT, and host, Christina Pratt, as they explore often overlooked assumptions about life and spirit work that work contrary our awakening. Daniel draws on his experience hosting over 30 indigenous elders in recent years and shares the common threads in their approach to ancestral and earth healing. Daniel, the founder of the Earth Medicine Alliance and shamanic healer in the San Francisco Bay area, is our next guest for the Society of Shamanic Practitioners sponsored interview series, in which we explore how contemporary shamans are meeting the challenge of this profoundly changing time.

Dwyer sits down and talks with Daniel Foor, Mr. Foor leads non-dogmatic, heart-centered trainings and rituals that engage the ancestors and the natural elemental worlds with the intent of remembering our personal destiny and gifts here in service to the Earth. Oddly, it's a very light entertaining conversation discussing eating drugs, living in Africa and even Dwyer's own hit man grandfather. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.