Ancestral reConnection Series

stock image of Mount Etna with a glowing red lava flow against a dark night sky

Mount Etna

a Wild Elder for Owen

and all people of Sicilian descent

The Ancestral reConnection Series is a set of three consecutive 90-minute sessions designed to support you as you begin or deepen a spiritual relationship with your wise and courageous ancestors.

When I say “ancestors”, I mean simply those who have come before us, those who have lived on the planet before humans. This includes those who have contributed genetic material and coding to our physical bodies, but it also includes anyone and anything that has influenced and changed/developed our experiences as living beings.

Some of our ancestors are still alive. I tend to think of the plants, animals, and parts of the world and cosmos that existed before the first humans showed up and who continue to live as our contemporaries as “Wild Elders” - teachers and guides who can also serve as bridges connecting us with our more recent ancestors and spiritual guides.

If you are someone curious about this work, regardless of whether or not you know who your biological relatives and ancestors are, this opportunity is for you. I will provide gentle guidance and a sacred container as you reflect on your known lineages, root into a practice of spiritual reclamation, and develop the skills and experience to connect with and trust the ancestral wisdom you hold in your body.

This practice is framed around a primary relationship with one Wild Elder (a plant, animal, part of the world, or cosmic being). Wild Elders serve as partners and conduits through which we can connect with more recent ancestors.

If you are curious about ancestors of biology, of adoption, of chosen family, of occupational lineage (those who came before you in your line of work and/or passion projects), of natural history and evolution (plants, animals, the natural world, the cosmos), really any and all of your curiosities and wonderings can be addressed through his work. Because it will be individual and specific to you, you get to determine the direction and focus as you delve into these relationships.

  • session 1

    Preparation, Framing, & Protection

    First, you will consider your goals, hopes, and fears about being in direct relationship with your ancestors. You will ground into the teachings of your cultural and spiritual traditions before connecting with a Wild Elder.

  • session 2

    Ancestral reConnection with a Wild Elder

    We will practice opening sacred space, grounding into protection, and intuitive communication with a Wild Elder.

  • session 3

    Guided Practice

    After establishing a personal relationship with a Wild Elder, we will practice inviting more recent ancestors into relationship and dialogue.