“Ancestral lineage healing is a potent process of healing and vitalization for your ancestral lineages, and by extension yourself.” ~ Maris Bergrune
Maris Bergrune is an ancestral lineage healing practitioner, Norse ritual animist, and ritual healer. She helps people become deeply well with their ancestors and access Northern European wisdom traditions and transformational ritual.
Today, Maris and I are talking about ancestral lineage healing, what it is, how Maris got into this work, and why it’s critical to develop a connection to our “well ancestors” for reparation work within our line so we can know what it means to be resourced by our wise and well ancestors.
Maris shares how to get in touch with your helpful ancestors and build healthy connection with them to clarify your unique gifts and give you a sense of belonging in the world. We cover the difference between ancestral lineage work and soul history work, the importance of boundaries and protection in this work and how to breakthrough intuitive blocks when connecting to the Ancestors.
Musical clip at interlude: Ár Var Alda sung by Maris from her collection of Songs from Old Norse Eddic Poetry. You can find this one and more at www.livingvoicemedicine.com
Show Notes
In this episode, we discuss:
What is Ancestral lineage healing and how does working with one’s ancestors work to support someone in the present? What can unfold?
How Maris got into this work after
*You specialize in seiðr (pronounced say-ther) a Northern European trance-mediumship practice
Why we need to be clear about connecting with our “well ancestors” and work within a well-boundaried system
What it looks like to have a “rooted spiritual home”
How the well Ancestral collective in our lines do the reparation work that leads to healing
How to become well-resourced and connect to the gifts within each ancestral line
What is a “well ancestor” and how do we get in touch with them.
How Ancestral lineage healing helps one to connect with personal identity, gifts, and purpose
How Ancestral healing work has changed Maris’ life and grounded her in this planet and purpose, after years of feeling like she didn’t belong
How the wellness of ancestral line or lack thereof is having an impact on our current life experience
How Maris felt “spiritually homeless” until getting in touch with her ancestors
Spiritual seeking and avoiding cultural appropriation
How one can create a direct connection to Ancestors, even in cases of disconnection from a family lineage, such as in adoption, displacement, or other situations
How the point is more about how we interact with the world on a daily basis - being connected and relational with the world than it is about creating rituals
The difference between Ancestral lineage healing work and soul history work
The concept of cosmic time, dimensions and how our ancestors are present in the present moment
Specific practices and tools through Daniel Foor’s Ancestral Medicine book
The importance of boundaries and protection in this work
How to breakthrough intuitive blocks and how Maris works with clients to connect to their Ancestors
Helpful and complementary practices to add to healing work, such as body work, nutritional changes, energetic healings, and more
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Connect With Maris Bergrune
Website | Facebook | Soundcloud
On-line Gather at the Well: Norse Ritual Animism
On-line Foundational Ritual Skills and Ancestral Healing
Resources + Links Mentioned
Ancestral Medicine by Daniel Foor, PhD
Maris’ blog article on intuitive perception
The Egyptian Book of Gates tr. Erik Hornung
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