HEALING GENERATIONAL TRAUMA THROUGH ANCESTRAL WORK

By Nigel Eru – Psychic Medium, Tohunga & Spiritual Mentor

Introduction: We Inherit More Than DNA

Generational trauma is not a metaphor — it’s memory, carried in the blood and woven into the wairua of our families. Many of us are living with pain that didn’t begin with us. We are downstream from the decisions, survival responses, and ruptures of those who came before.

But ancestral trauma is not the full story — it’s only one thread in the weave. The same lineage that holds trauma also holds the wisdom for healing it.

What Is Generational Trauma?

Generational trauma refers to the unresolved emotional and spiritual pain passed down through our ancestral lines ~ shaped by colonisation, war, violence, addiction, land loss, and betrayal. These wounds echo through behaviours, belief systems, emotional reactivity, and family patterns.

Without spiritual intervention, these patterns can repeat ~ unconsciously inherited, silently lived.

Seeing the Pattern: How We Recognise It

Every family has patterns. Some foster resilience; others perpetuate dysfunction. If you’ve ever asked:

• “Why does this keep happening in my family?”

• “Why do I carry fears that don’t make sense?”

• “Why do I feel responsible for pain I didn’t cause?”

You’re already listening to your lineage.

Ancestral work begins when we stop taking these patterns at face value and start tracing them back to their origin.

Protection and Discernment in Ancestral Work

Not all ancestors are well ~ and that matters.

A critical step in this mahi is learning to discern who is in our space, whether they are well or unwell, and what influence they carry. We don’t let unwell ancestors linger in our energetic field ~ not because we don’t love them, but because we are responsible for the sanctity of our own space.

Ritual safety is a non-negotiable. So is spiritual protection.

The Role of Healed Ancestors and Protectors

Well tīpuna ~ those who walked in reverence, who held karakia, who kept their hands clean ~ still stand with us. They are available for conscious relationship. Many take an active interest in our healing because we are their living descendants. In fact, our healing often becomes theirs.

These ancestors become protectors, guides, and mentors in the unseen ~ part of the spiritual architecture that helps us navigate forward.

Healing the Bloodline: A Sacred Commitment

Healing ancestral trauma is not a one-off ritual. It’s a process of:

• Confronting truth

• Releasing inherited burdens

• Rebuilding relationship with those who are well

Through sacred rituals, karakia, energy clearing, and relational repair, we begin to restore integrity to the lineage ~ one link at a time.

Ancestral Healing Builds Resilience for the Future

This mahi is not just about the past. It’s about ensuring that the next generation inherits strength instead of pain.

When we engage with our ancestors consciously, we become rooted. We become clear. We gain the spiritual resilience to navigate life without carrying everything that isn’t ours.

Final Words...

You are not alone. You were never meant to carry all of this without support.

If you feel called to step into this level of healing, my Ancestral Healing course begins again Wednesday 6 August, live on Zoom. This is not surface-level work. It’s tapu. It’s sacred. It’s necessary.

Stay grounded. Ngā mihi 🌿

Nigel Eru ~ Psychic Medium, Tohunga & Spiritual Mentor.