Who or Where is your Fear?

I was asked a question about working with our ancestors and potential pitfalls. 

When you first feel called to begin working with your ancestors, there can be real-world implications and changes before you start.  

I was swimming in the ocean close to where we live when fear hit.

“Get out of the ocean” 

The shark spotter had just flown over, so I knew it wasn’t for that reason.

A strong voice in my head screaming in fear. I immediately started to panic—my heart racing. Looking around, I was scared. But minutes ago, I’d been so excited about the beautiful swim. The day was magnificent. But where is my fear coming from, and why?

Then I realised the fear wasn’t mine. It was the ancestors. There was a fear coming down the family line that I would drown. They were reacting the only way they knew how: by sending me a distress call through time.

So I spoke back through time to them lovingly. I told them I loved and honoured them. Understanding that somewhere along my ancestral pathway, there was a deep fear of the water for reasons I did not know, I asked, ‘Where was my fear? Is this my fear? The answer came – a strong feeling in my throat and chest came back no – it was not mine. I was swimming now, searching for healing for the source of the ancestral grief and pain carried for generations.

Just like that, the fear was gone. It dissolved within me as I sent healing light – I simply transmuted it and was free.