In the West, many of us rarely give much thought to our ancestors. Some may have built detailed family trees, while others recognize that our ancestors can be healed—for their benefit, for ours, and for those yet to be born. Every family carries certain energetic patterns passed down through DNA and lineage. Some of these patterns can manifest as inherited challenges, unresolved trauma, or what our ancestors once called “family curses” or “dark secrets.”

Typically, the three generations before us—our parents, grandparents, and great-grandparents—have the strongest influence on our lives. That’s fourteen individuals whose unresolved karma, emotions, or actions may ripple through time and shape our present experience. In essence, we may still be carrying the weight of what they left unfinished. When healing occurs—whether physical, emotional, mental, or spiritual—a shift often follows, bringing balance and relief to the entire family line.

A powerful question to begin this work is:

“Which of my unwell ancestors is affecting me the most?”

Let me share an example from my own experience. One of my male ancestors worked as a factory manager and was injured on the job. Following the accident, his family was forced to rely on parish support. During ancestral healing, I discovered an energetic curse placed on him by a jealous employee. Once that energy was cleared, a long-standing pattern of “being well-off, then suddenly losing everything due to unexpected interference” came to an end. The lineage finally found resolution.

Many people today feel called to healing work. To deepen my understanding and skill in ancestral and energetic healing, I trained as a shamanic practitioner. Through that journey, I learned a variety of healing techniques and later expanded my studies into home and place healing, health dowsing, and ancestral clearing. Each of these practices offers tools to bring harmony not only to ourselves but to our family lines—past, present, and future.