Many people are uncomfortable with the idea that there might be trouble in the spirit realm or that harm can be done through thought or ritual. In most cultures who recognize a spirit realm and the other than material powers, there is also a recognition that things can go wrong in these realms and with these powers. To me it is the spiritual equivalent of recognizing that sometimes we all get a little lost (even in spirit form) and that we all do harm (sometimes intentional and sometimes unintentional).

My experience with the spirits is that most of the time who ever is there does not want to be there, especially when given a better alternative. And often we can find a much better place for them to be. I see compassionate depossession as much a service to the spirits as to the living person. Who wouldn't want to see their great Aunt or that nature spirit who used to live next door to your ancestors safely to the next realm? 

Unfortunately some spirits are entangled in what is commonly called curses. They are often called in to reinforce some intention created a lot of the time by a human. Sometimes these intentions are even supposedly good, like to protect one's family or a linage of wisdom. Getting to understand why something is put into place and working towards renegotiating the terms that are having a negative impact on the living can not only be life-giving to the living, but also to the spirits who are reinforcing these entanglements. 

I've completed advanced training with Betsy Bergstrom in Compassionate Depossession and Curse Unraveling and every time I do this work I touch on the deeper understanding that we are all the body of the goddess, even in spirit form. And to tend the unseen as diligently and compassionately as we do the living is a gift we can offer the web of creation.

It can sometimes feel daunting to bring awareness to these areas of difficulties, especially in a society that does not recognize them as real or makes them frightening. But consider it as you would tending a common cold. These things are quite normal, because everything is woven with spirit. Sometimes there are kinks in the weft or things caught in the weave, but we can tend the tapestry together.

If this kind of work might be supportive for you, you can book here: ​https://makingkin.as.me/general or schedule a free info session: ​ https://makingkin.as.me/initial30

My own personal spiritual journey has involved extensive work with past lives. Some of this work has been done through resonance repatterning, which I offer to the public, but some has been through my connection to what I call my "culminating self". I like this term better than higher self, because it doesn't send connotations of hierarchy. My culminating self is the part of me that exists outside of space, time, dimensional reality and understands both my soul's past and future (as well as the parts of me that exist on different timelines, dimensions... taking a multiversal perspective of who I am). 

More recently I have been working with my culminating self to initiate past life healing. The goal of this is to open a path for the stream of wisdom from my culminating self to come through more clearly into my current incarnation. This doesn't mean I get full access to that wisdom (did somebody say "short circuit?"), but it helps tend the karmic entanglements that might be distorting that wisdom.

This work has been more intense for me than the ancestral lineage healing work. For me my "soul stream" is quite strong and present and so work that affects the soul stream is felt in a larger way. For some people their ancestral streams are providing stronger influence. I find different people need different approaches, but the ideal is for the soul stream and ancestral streams to be clarified and harmonized. For me working on the ancestral stream helped me have a strong base for the soul work. For others they may need to clarify their core of energy (soul stream) before venturing into the ancestral fields.

And for others they may need to do other integration work first. This is why I also offer my "animist integration" work where the focus is coming into coherence within your own being and with the world around you.

Still others may need some good old fashioned curse unraveling or depossession work before any further personal evolution can take place.

Whatever your path, I would love to partner with your journey of unfolding. You can book here: ​https://makingkin.as.me/general or schedule a free info session: ​ https://makingkin.as.me/initial30