Explore how cultures around the world honour their ancestors when the veil between worlds grows thin — from Celtic Samhain and All Souls’ Day to Mexico’s Día de los Muertos – a reflection by Susanne Hazen.
Category Archives: shamanism
Integrating Family Constellations and Shamanic Ritual ~ Austin, May 2025
Join us for a remarkable weekend seminar fusing the practice of Systemic Family Constellations with the grounding power of Shamanic Ritual, engaging the resources of our divine and blood ancestors – Austin – Texas.
Empower Yourself: Connecting with Strength-Giving Ancestors
This blog contains valuable insights into the influence of ancestral connections and the potential for healing through systemic ritual and family constellations. The blog highlights the impact of both empowering and distressing ancestral ties.
Life after the retrieving of soul parts
And what happens after a ritual in which soul parts are retrieved?
Soul loss and soul retrieval
In shamanistic traditions, it is stated that parts of the soul can separate from us and that this separation, this loss of soul parts, can be a cause of physical and mental illness.
Multiple souls
Photo:Design: Alma MekkingPaintings by: David Ridley Every culture and religion believes in a concept of the soul or whatever it is called. There is a belief that we are more than our body and that we also have a soul, which continues after the body’s death and returns to where it once came from.In shamanisticContinue reading “Multiple souls”
Collective Ancestors
In a narrow sense, our ancestors are our relatives with whom we have a blood relationship. In a broader sense, it also means joint relatives from earlier times, from which we descend collectively – as humanity, nation, community, population group.
In the article ‘Our ancestors, who are they?’ you can read about the Ancestors we have a blood relationship with. This article is about our collective ancestors.
Spirit Animal Helpers
I am fond of animals. Because I care for them, I don’t eat meat since I am 16 years old. Dairy I only take from biological farms (and yes, I know even that is not entirely fair). I really detest the way animals are treated in our society for human consumption, clothing or labour. IContinue reading “Spirit Animal Helpers”
Life after the retrieving of soul parts
And what happens after a ritual in which soul parts are retrieved?
Soul loss and soul retrieval
In shamanistic traditions, it is stated that parts of the soul can separate from us and that this separation, this loss of soul parts, can be a cause of physical and mental illness.
Systemic Ritual and Systemic Constellations 