Grief, Healing & Ancestral Wisdom: Your Samhain Ritual

For some of us this is a time of grief..

💔As I sat at my altar today, the pain and tears hit me like a wave, raw, unexpected, but deeply familiar.

For years, I hardly ever cried. I was a master at suppressing, avoiding & numbing it all - the sadness, the longing, the pain.

But now my tears flow freely. And that’s a gift. Because feeling means healing.

With the veils thin and the ancestors close this Samhain, after giving and receiving ancestral healing sessions this month, I could feel them, both of my fathers (my biological dad and the one I loved as my dad, both now passed) - coming through so clearly.

They showed me:

I’m not alone. I’m supported. I’m held. 🕊️

For so long I carried the pattern of doing everything myself, the “strong, independent” one, the high achiever who didn’t need anyone. But in truth, that was the wound speaking - the part that didn’t trust support or safety, who thought I had NO dad and felt abandoned.

Today, through tears, I felt them behind me… cheering me on, holding me energetically. 💫

That I am blessed with 2 fathers to support me!

That’s what ancestral healing does - it opens space for love, connection, and miracles.

I healed much of my father wound in Ireland on an anscestral level, then Ben came to see me in Ireland and a new love story opened for us. Now seven years later, our union is stronger than ever.

We are still thriving (and growing through challenges, as a team). We’ve traveled together, nested in many beautiful homes, stayed in ALOT of epic hotels & air bnbs, actually enjoyed lockdown together, and welcomed our beautiful girl into the world.

And we are still very sexually attracted to each other!

This is what’s possible when we continue to do the deep work. When we heal. When we transform the wounds keeping us stuck in cycles of pain and disconnection.

So as we enter Samhain (pronounced Sow-in), I want to share a little about this sacred day.

While modern culture celebrates Halloween, a magical time that has completely lost its true spiritual connection. It has become super commercialised, and now celebrates sugar, plastic and fear.

Samhain on the 31st October & 1st November is the original Celtic festival marking the end of the harvest and the beginning of the new year - a time to honour our ancestors and release what no longer serves.

 It’s about remembrance, healing, and connection - not fear as society likes to create.

And if you feel something moving within you… that’s your sign it’s time to go deeper.

Why do Anscestral Healing?

Because what is repressed must be expressed. When emotion and trauma are pushed down for generations, they don’t disappear, they live within us.

When our ancestors couldn’t express or heal their trauma, that pain became frozen in space and time, and that blockage moves through the family line until someone is ready to feel it, release it, and set it free.

That someone can now be you. Just like it was for my clients...

Because this is the lifetime where we can.

Healing at the ancestral level changes everything.

My past clients have had profound results:

🥵The CEO feeling burnt out, overworked & stressed

➡️ healed the burdens & patterns his ancestors carried 

⚡ Now feels energised, focused, relaxed & is creating more balance in his life.

❌ Many clients who couldn’t share her voice or gifts 

➡️ discovered her ancestors were silenced & suppressed, some killed

🌹they now speak and create with confidence and some discovered they are healers themselves.

💔The client who kept attracting the same unhealthy relationships

➡️we healed the fears & traumas passed down 

💞Now she’s in a healthy marriage with the love of her life.

💸The founder who could never hold on to money & was always stressed

➡️ healed abandonment ancestral wounds

✨changed roles in their job that brings more joy & money

🌍The woman stuck in a job and country that drained her

➡️ uncovered deep fears of change & belonging

☀️then moved to a place she loves and started doing work that lights her up.

And many more over the last decade (you can check my website if you're curious✨)

✨ Book a Anscetral Healing Session and free yourself (and your lineage).

 Healing the Lineage through an Ancestor Altar

Many of our emotional patterns, fears, and blockages don’t begin with us, they are often inherited through the family line.

 🕊️An ancestor altar provides a sacred space to:

• Offer forgiveness or gratitude

• Release what is no longer meant to be carried

• Invite healing for unresolved pain in the lineage

When you heal, you also heal those who came before and those yet to come.

🔥By connecting at an altar, you open a channel of communication with benevolent ancestors who wish to guide and protect you. It becomes a place to pray, speak, listen, and receive messages from the unseen.

🌸An altar restores reciprocity between the living and the spirit world.

When you give offerings - light, water, flowers, or food - you are saying:

“I remember you. I honour you. Thank you for giving me life.”

This simple act balances energy across generations, creating peace, protection, and blessings that ripple through your home and heart.

🪶 An ancestor altar invites moments of stillness,

lighting a candle, saying a name, whispering a prayer. These small, sacred gestures help you move through your day with awareness, reverence, and support.

It becomes an anchor for your spiritual practice, helping you feel connected, guided, and rooted in love.

🌺 How to Begin - Start simply.

A candle, a glass of water, and a photo or symbol of your lineage are enough. Place them somewhere respectful and peaceful. Visit often -speak, listen, offer thanks. Let your altar evolve as your connection deepens.

Here’s a mini ritual you can do, even if you’re busy:

🕯️ Mini Samhain Ritual for Busy Souls

1️⃣ Light a candle.

2️⃣ Close your eyes and take a few deep breaths. Feel yourself connected to the earth.

3️⃣ Call in your ancestors - those known and unknown - and simply say:

“I honour you. Thank you for your sacrifices. I release any pain or burden I may carry that is not mine. I am open to receive your gifts & any messages you have for me”.

Share anything that is present that you wish to share.

4️⃣ Place your hand on your heart. Feel their love, their wisdom, their strength. Listen to any guidance they may have for you.

5️⃣ Journal if you feel to & end with gratitude.

That’s it.

Simple, powerful, and real.

Have a question or want to share something? I love to connect, please reach out here

Blessings to you and your anscestors,

With love,

Claire

Energy Healer | Embodied Leadership Mentor

Founder, ClearTransmissions®