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Patterns: Overcoming Ancestral Trauma
| Posted on January 23, 2012 at 10:53 AM |
 I grew up with parents who valued quality things and waited until they could afford them. Once they had something, they took care of it and kept their belongings for a long time. The throw away society that we live in today was not part of my upbringing. While I greatly dislike clutter, I also have very little tolerance for waste and excessive consumerism. As I think back to my family history, I believe there's more to my son's behavior and it may go back to his ancestors, something deeply ingrained within his genetic patterns. Both my mother and father's parents lost everything during the war. My grandparents on my mother's side suffered the loss of their twin sons during a bombing raid, not to mention their home and all belongings due to fire while living in Germany during WWII. My grandparents on my father's side also lost everything; my grandmother her freedom and my grandfather his own life due to the policies of the Stalinist regime in the former Soviet Union. It's hard to forget that kind of loss and what it does to subsequent generations. This world is filled with descendants of those who survived wars, famine, political atrocities and the Depression, something which I believe contributes to the excessive consumer and other negative patterns inherent in many cultures at this time. More and more information is surfacing now about how previous memories of ancestors do in fact affect those descendants who have never experienced the trauma itself. It may manifest itself in a variety of ways from health to emotional issues to the need to surround one's self with things. Lately I've been focusing a great deal on familial patterns and discussed this subject in Planet Whispers: Wisdom from Soul Travelers from Around the World. Not coincidentally, I recently finished reading some powerful information in Olga Kharitidi's book "The Master of Lucid Dreams" which supported some of my conclusions. In her latest book, this Russian psychiatrist discusses her shamanic experiences in the ancient city of Samarkand, the capital of Uzbekistan. Dr. Kharitidi's shamanic teacher tells her that in order to properly heal her patients, she must begin to resolve her own pain. He discusses the trauma that gets passed on to successive generations if it is not resolved and goes on to say "this force lives inside you and generates painful circumstances again and again." These "spirits of trauma" are caused by "memory spaces" and created by personal experiences in childhood, as well as ancestral memories which interfere with our happiness and ability to live healthy, balanced lives. There was a time in my life when I had an insatiable need to buy things-- clothes, furnishings and other objects, and just fill my time with shopping whether it was at the mall or at garage sales. It made me feel better for a while, but it never really filled the emptiness I was feeling within my life. It wasn't until my son was born and I was gardening intensively and had spent years working with clients to release patterns from their land, that this need went away and I began to feel more complete. I eventually came to learn that the more patterns that I released from the homes that I lived in and worked with, the more patterns I released from my own body and DNA, essentially the memories of my soul. I was subconsciously chosing the clients and homes that I had for a reason. I'll never forget the time I went into a client's home to do an energetic space clearing and the entire home was filled with things up to the ceiling with very little space to walk. It was an image similar to those episodes of the television series Hoarders. I remember wondering what could have possibly happened to this woman to make her buy so many things and be afraid to throw anything out? Obviously there was some major trauma this woman had experienced to reach this point, which no amount of energetic clearing could address. Years later when I revisited her home with my geomancy teacher, I came to learn that the energies inherent in the land were a large part of the problem. I also worked with a man whose basement was filled with loads of furnishings and objects he would never use. When I asked why he needed to keep all these things, he admitted that he had once been extremely poor and these objects represented a kind of security blanket for him. Both cases represent examples of memories held within the Earth which form the foundation for the properties which the homes were built upon. The memories held within our body and more specifically within our DNA, go hand in hand with that of the land. You cannot resolve only one situation because the two are intertwined and people will continue to seek out properties, usually subconsciously, that will manifest the patterns of trauma which are familiar to them, unless the patterns are resolved. If the home has experienced patterns of marital problems and divorce or financial hardship, more than likely you will also experience the same while living there unless the patterns have been cleared. Interestingly, I had read Dr. Kharitidi's first book "Entering the Circle" almost 15 years ago in which she discussed her initiation into the realms of Siberian shamanic wisdom. The book had a profound effect on me, although I didn't understand anything about shamanism at that time of my life nor the path I would eventually follow. The word shaman originates from the Tungusic tribe of Siberia and means "one who knows" or someone who is an intermediary between the human and spirit world. Over the years I've worked with a variety of clients, as well as my own homes where I've witnessed reoccurring patterns both held in the landscape, as well as in peoples' lives. I had to smile when I came across these words in Dr. Kharitidi's second book in reference to the city of Samarkand, but also having a much farther reaching message: "This land wants to tell these stories for the people in other lands so they can obtain knowledge from them. The psyches of ancient people need to come back to life to activate memory changes in the people living now....The traumas of people from the past continue to live in their modern-day descendants even though most of them don't have an awareness of it. Telling their stories will help heal these ancient traumas and change something critically important in the lives of many modern people." Excerpts from "The Master of Lucid Dreams" by Olga Kharitidi, M.D. Memory imprints can have a powerful impact on our well-being. If we aren't aware of and don't try to resolve these patterns, we will continue to repeat them in our lives drawing those people, those homes and those circumstances that will repeatedly remind us and reactivate those patterns of trauma within ourselves. One method of releasing these patterns is explained during Dr. Kharitidi's training, as she journeys into some of the memories of her own traumas and changes their outcome. By doing so, she releases the guilt associated with these patterns. The brain apparently does not know the difference between the past and more positive thoughts created in the now. In order to heal these past traumas, she works with the perception of these memories.  "There are many things in life that will catch your eye, but only a few will catch your heart." --Author Unknown. Blessings of Awareness! --------------- References: Kharitidi MD, Olga, The Master of Lucid Dreams, Hampton Roads Publishing Company, Inc. 2001. Cloud, John, Why Your DNA Isn't Your Destiny, Time Magazine, January 6, 2010. 2012 Copyright Awen Environments/Clarissa Harison. |
Categories: Ancestral Trauma, Earth Energies, Earth Rhythms, Feng Shui, Feng Shui of Cities, Geomancy, Geopathic Stress, Health & Wellness, Hoarding, Holistic Health, Inspiration, Land Abuse, Living Arts, Manifesting your Dreams, Planet Earth, Shamanism, Space Clearing
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Ron Laswell
7:33 PM on January 25, 2012
Your comments about your son were easy to relate to. With my own 2 sons (18 & 25), I erroneously assumed that because I had worked my way to a certain level of consciousness, that they too could avoid being at a lower vibration. I can see now that they are/were at a higher vibration, but at that time, they seemed too immersed in the collective vibration of their peers.
When we first came to know of each other, I kept insisting that I find a community of like-minded souls. Intuitively, I sense the collective memories of the people around me. It is almost like in the movie, "Lord of the Rings", where the spiritual wraiths are trying to draw Frodo into their realm. Coming into, claiming, and being my own light has been amazingly helpful for me. The insights I have personally gained are too numerous to mention in this short message.
Thanks for your wonderful message. Just the act of writing about these subjects can be very cleansing and liberating. Blessings to you and your son.
When we first came to know of each other, I kept insisting that I find a community of like-minded souls. Intuitively, I sense the collective memories of the people around me. It is almost like in the movie, "Lord of the Rings", where the spiritual wraiths are trying to draw Frodo into their realm. Coming into, claiming, and being my own light has been amazingly helpful for me. The insights I have personally gained are too numerous to mention in this short message.
Thanks for your wonderful message. Just the act of writing about these subjects can be very cleansing and liberating. Blessings to you and your son.
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Wilma
10:48 PM on January 27, 2012
This is an amazing truth. We do need to take notice in the way Clarissa suggests. As we clear our beings/lives it could help lighten the load for others and, maybe Earth herself.
Thank you Clarissa
Thank you Clarissa
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Deborah Redfern
6:38 PM on February 2, 2012
There is an even deeper ancestral energy - that of hunter/gatherer which is separate from cellular memory of ancestral trauma. By which I mean people who haven't experienced loss and trauma (either directly or through their parents/grandparents) also have 'accumulation' issues. In some cases this is a highly regarded trait: if we didn't have this tendency we probably wouldn't have museums, movies about the past, history books, works of art and so on.
I think we are all collectors of one sort of another: of possessions, experiences, people, training etc: it is the need for the latest, newest, 'bestest'! Those who no longer - or never - collected stuff may find, if they look at their patterns, a need to collect knowledge or spiritual experience. It is a very interesting topic you have raised Clarissa.
I think we are all collectors of one sort of another: of possessions, experiences, people, training etc: it is the need for the latest, newest, 'bestest'! Those who no longer - or never - collected stuff may find, if they look at their patterns, a need to collect knowledge or spiritual experience. It is a very interesting topic you have raised Clarissa.
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Clarissa Harison
3:30 PM on February 6, 2012
Deborah Redfern says...
There is an even deeper ancestral energy - that of hunter/gatherer which is separate from cellular memory of ancestral trauma. By which I mean people who haven't experienced loss and trauma (either directly or through their parents/grandparents) also have 'accumulation' issues. In some cases this is a highly regarded trait: if we didn't have this tendency we probably wouldn't have museums, movies about the past, history books, works of art and so on.
I think we are all collectors of one sort of another: of possessions, experiences, people, training etc: it is the need for the latest, newest, 'bestest'! Those who no longer - or never - collected stuff may find, if they look at their patterns, a need to collect knowledge or spiritual experience. It is a very interesting topic you have raised Clarissa.
Hi Deborah! There's no doubt that the human tendencies which you mentioned are a necessary part of our culture and can be a positive trait. I think it's all a question of balance and placing value and usefulness on what we collect. Personally I love to have quality artwork, furnishings and objects around me or to gather information and experiences.
When it increases our quality of life by improving the joy or wellbeing that we feel or the knowledge that we have to make positive life enhancing decisions or benefit others, it is definitely a good thing. It's when things get get of control that there's a need to look at the behavior.
There are so many different patterns relating to many aspects of our lives whether it's the jobs we choose, the relationships we have or the things we are drawn to that tell us aspects of our past so that we can learn from those experiences. Thanks for sharing your perspective.
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Bill
10:19 PM on February 24, 2012
One only has to pay attention to the commercials intended to reach children, the government advertisements promoting the army, air force, navy & marines....all this is intended to plant values and also activities that reinforce the highly competitive and combative nature of our culture....Culturally we haven't evolved much beyond the Roman Coliseum and the days of gladiators.....
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12:14 PM on January 29, 2014
I personally strongly believe in therapy. I mean, professional therapy where you go and talk about what you've gone through.
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2:57 PM on January 29, 2014
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I personally strongly believe in therapy. I mean, professional therapy where you go and talk about what you've gone through.
There's no doubt that professional counseling can also be part of the healing process. What I've presented discusses strongly rooted issues that we may not even be aware of and that's were alternative modalities work best.
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