Messages from our Ancestors...
- Dayna Wicks
- Apr 3
- 3 min read
I look for hearts everywhere I go since my youngest daughter became an Ancestor. It is our language of love and she lets me know that she is there loving me. She is not gone and did not die. I have seen hearts in the strangest of places and made of the most interesting things. I was at a fitness class recently and we were down on the floor doing some exercises and the sun was shining in just the right way that in front of me was a heart made of hair and dust remnants on the floor. It put a big smile on my face. These messages bring me peace and lift my heart. They somehow orient me to where or how I belong inside of this creation...that I am not alone and that this creation is living and breathing way beyond what my own mind can wrap around.
I have received messages from songs suddenly playing, butterflies, dreams, and hearing their voices whisper in my ear or firmly tell me to get my head out of my ass. I remember after my Dad had passed (a year and a half after my daughter), I was driving home from the grocery store in a pretty strong grief haze. This song started playing randomly from my ITunes by Tracy Chapman, called "Hallelujah" and the lyrics say "Throw up your hands the bucket is kicked and the body is gone; wave your hands but don't say goodbye because we are all going to meet on the other side". My Dad came flooding through as this song played and I could feel him...feel his love. The lyrics made me laugh, I mean REALLY?!! The song made me laugh and lift my heart and celebrate the life he lived.
What messages have you received from your loved ones that have passed? Do you allow the possibility of this happening and pay attention to the way the universe is speaking to you?
These messages can manifest in a variety of ways, such as a sudden scent that reminds you of them, a song playing at just the right moment, or even vivid dreams where you feel their presence strongly. Each experience is deeply personal and can evoke a profound sense of connection, comfort, or closure. For me, it is essential to remain open to these, and this openness teaches me a greater awareness of the subtle cues that surround us and leads me to deeper reflections on the nature of existence, love, and the bonds that transcend physical life.
I find great comfort knowing that loved ones continue to watch over me, guiding me through life's challenges and celebrating my successes. I have had the privilege of traveling to the land of the Ancestors in what some would call a near-death experience or perhaps it is best related to that. It was during an initiation I was going through in Gabon, Africa, and it has deeply impacted my walk in life and understanding of this creation. I saw my daughter, my dad, and hundreds of others. I have also had the great privilege to sit with loved ones as they take their last breath and witness the Holy Ones come through to take them back home. We are not alone when we die.
Being open to the way your loved ones are speaking to you from the ancestor world is how we prepare ourselves to take our last breath, and how we make sense of getting out of bed each day. As Ram Dass said, "We are all just walking each other back home."
This perspective serves as a rudder or tail feathers to guide my way through this often chaotic world filled with suffering. Especially when I question what is the point of all of this? I see a heart shaped rock in nature and remember that I am not alone and am taking care of life for the generations to come.
SayHallelujah!
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