About this episode
Dr. Daniel Foor is a ritualist and educator focused on helping others to reclaim their innate capacity to relate with their ancestors and with the greater web of other-than-human kin. He is the author of Ancestral Medicine: Rituals for Personal and Family Healing and an internationally respected teacher of ancestor reverence and ritual. Since 2004 Daniel has guided over one hundred multi-day ancestor-focused healing rituals in eight countries, reached thousands of participants through personal sessions and online courses, and mentored over 150 practitioners to facilitate the work of ancestral healing. Topics: 00:00:00 – Introduction 00:02:41 – Daniel’s Lineage and Ancestry 00:05:03 – Genesis of Ancestral Medicine 00:07:42 – Ancestor Work Along the Spiritual Path 00:11:36 – Trauma and Ancestors 00:18:00 – Animism 00:24:36 – Descendants, Ancestors, and Captain Kirk 00:26:10 – How to Begin Ancestor Work 00:35:25 – Special and Not-so-special Ancestors 00:40:58 – The Role of Ritual 00:44:12 – Ancestor Work and Children 00:48:34 – Ancestors Living Through Us and Addictions 00:54:04 – Expanding Ancestry 01:00:33 – Epigenentics 01:05:14 – Connecting to Our Ancestral Lands 01:09:50 – How to Connect