{"id":433,"date":"2019-11-04T17:01:13","date_gmt":"2019-11-04T17:01:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.oakenleaf.co.uk\/?p=433"},"modified":"2019-11-04T17:03:00","modified_gmt":"2019-11-04T17:03:00","slug":"in-honour-of-ancestors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oakenleaf.co.uk\/?p=433","title":{"rendered":"In Honour of Ancestors"},"content":{"rendered":"

I have noticed over the last weeks that I have been spontaneously speaking of my ancestors at various opportunities. A sign that the power of Samhain is rising up to be expressed as this is a time for the ancestors to be remembered. I have a altar in our home that honours the ancestors so its is part of my regular\u00a0practice but at this time of Samhain this grows and the focus is stronger. In many ways so much of my healing\u00a0journey has been about learning about the stories of the ancestors and how this is played out in me. To\u00a0transform the wounds and honour their gifts that I hold one such gift was celebrated\u00a0today. I am just back from a walk over 14km around Loch Levan here in Perthshire.\u00a0The day was Dreich with regular Sumps of rain (Scots for it was a grey day with down pours of heavy rain). The wind was howling and fierce carrying the regular calls of the geese and songs of the swans as their wings fly with\u00a0the wind.\u00a0In the time I was out I only\u00a0met three people accompanied by their dogs\u00a0who like me were enjoying this extreme weather. This willingness to be out on the land in all weathers\u00a0is a gift from my father who as a young child encouraged this. I recall one Christmas day when I was about\u00a0seven\u00a0out walking\u00a0in a snow storm hearing under the winds “I am glad were out in this” “why?” I shrieked, “so we can experience it” This attitude he gave to me, which goes beyond a\u00a0walk in a storm\u00a0has been a blessing in many areas of\u00a0my life. Now back in the warm and dry I feel very alive and like I have been through\u00a0a profound experience shaped in some way by this time with the elements and the land. Over the weekend of November 23rd\/24th I am offering a Introductory to shamanism weekend “Remembering our Shamanic Way<\/strong>”\u00a0here we will explore and learn practical effective and safe methods of engaging with shamanism as a support for our lives. Full details are up on the website please get in touch if you would like to come or with any questions. Reclaiming shamanism for ourselves as natural practice of this land and across all cultures, can be seen as a gift for the ancestors of the future. New possibilities in our relationship with ourselves others and nature\u00a0open and become reality. So in honour of the ancestors across the veil and for those\u00a0yet\u00a0to come I continue to deepen into the blessings of\u00a0these ways.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I have noticed over the last weeks that I have been spontaneously speaking of my ancestors at various opportunities. A sign that the power of Samhain is rising up to be expressed as this is a time for the ancestors to be remembered. I have a altar in our home that honours the ancestors so … <\/p>\n

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