An Insight from 2010 for us in 2011

From my perspective, what struck me about 2010 as we start 2011 is the number of ancestral relationships that needed to be healed.We are constantly connected to our ancestors through the ether and they send their messages down this invisible line and influence our lives whether we like it or not. It is true that some of us would rather be free of this interaction but this can never happen. What is needed, if there is any antagonism between you and them, is forgiveness.When it comes to ancestral forgiveness, this is a two-way process. Much emphasis in self-help programs seems to be on us (the living) forgiving them. However, through the work I have done, it seems that in most cases ancestors, especially close ones, need our forgiveness – they need it from we who are doing the physical living.Even though Earthly dead, our ancestors are still very much alive in spirit and thus they remain still very much interested in what we do. Our actions have a bearing on them because, having passed their efforts on to us, they are very much interested in what we do with it.However, we can also be blocked by one of them and this can also annoy our other ancestors who are actually trying to support us. These rogue ancestors are looking for forgiveness but need to be given the opportunity. You may still harbour anger and resentment towards them when they were alive from what they did to you. This came up for a number of people I worked with and without generalising too much, there was a definite theme going on. Often a parent dies without making their peace with their child. This prevents both from releasing the pain and moving on. Sometimes a huge gulf opens up between parent and sibling and this asks the question: how can this be resolved once the parent is dead?We know that ancestors are in constant communication with us and this gives us the chance to heal both them and us. Many of us are carrying all kinds of feelings and grievances towards our parents and don’t think we have the chance to change this. What seems to have happened in 2010 is that people are actively seeking to heal these relationships. This can be done through meditation by bringing the two parties together in an act of forgiveness.Healing any rift in the ancestry will make you feel lighter and freer but, most importantly, supported. You will be able to walk into any situation and feel your point of view can be maintained, if you believe in it, by those who also believe in it and in you – your ancestors. This is very empowering when it comes to pushing through what you are here to do, and let’s face it; we are all here to do something. Within this may lay the reason why I was attracting so many people who needed to receive this form of forgiveness. Many spiritual observers have well-documented the change we are in and how this is going to get more intense. People obviously, therefore, have to adapt to these changes and also prepare themselves for more to come.It is imperative to gain more support during this time, and this means to look across the board at all your relationships – dead or alive. Those that are not working may start to fall by the wayside while new ones are formed. And those relationships that we keep forever, because they are the making of our blood (our ancestors), need to be healed. They are, in part, the making of you and this is to speak about harmony. Within the genetic pool that is your bloodline there is a great power; a great force that comes with unity and this power can make things happen. It can equip you with everything you need – focus, strength, passion, endurance and of course the right to be you. This is to have your say in what you believe and the opportunity to make your mark.Within ancestral unity, together and in peace, your life opens up. This is one hell of a carrot that leads to you achieving what you need to do. In these changing times it is time to heal and forgive.