EP 11: Ancestral Medicine: Rituals for Personal and Family Healing - with Daniel Foor PhD Artwork

Ask Doctor Death

Hospice physician Dr. Karen Wyatt and end-of-life educator Dr. Terri Daniel answer your questions about death, dying and bereavement in this bold new podcast where no subject is too sensitive or too taboo! Special guests include a wide range of experts, from hospice nurses and funeral directors to scientists and shamans.

Do you have a question for Doctor Death? Email us with your question, and we'll discuss it on the show!

Stay informed! SUBSCRIBE to our newsletter!

Ask Doctor Death is a creation of the Conference on Death, Grief and Belief. Visit us at www.deathgriefandbelief.com

All Episodes

Ask Doctor Death

EP 11: Ancestral Medicine: Rituals for Personal and Family Healing - with Daniel Foor PhD

August 02, 2020 • Episode 11

Daniel is a teacher and practitioner whose training as a doctor of psychology and licensed marriage and family therapist informs his work with earth-honoring traditions such as European pagan paths, Native American ways, Mongolian shamanism, and West African Ifá/Òrìṣà traditions.

Since 2005 he’s guided hundreds of ancestor trainings, rituals, and talks throughout the world. Daniel has trained with teachers of Mahayana Buddhism, Islamic Sufism, and diverse indigenous paths, including the remnant and returning traditions of his older English, Irish, and German ancestors. As well as studying the culture and languages of the Czech Republic, Mexico, Ecuador, Egypt, Morocco, and Nigeria.

In this episode, he talks with us about calling on our ancestors to assist in our spiritual work, and how to identify the "troubled dead" who are not yet ancestors. We also discuss racism, cultural amnesia and cultural appropriation.

You can find Daniel's book, Ancestral Medicine: Rituals for Personal and Family Healing HERE.

For information about his classes and workshops, visit https://ancestralmedicine.org/