The Family Tree: The Invisible Footprint of Our Ancestors

Published November 28, 2018

The Family Tree: The Invisible Footprint of Our Ancestors

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    The Family Tree: The Invisible Footprint of our Ancestors

    A family tree is much more than a simple graphic representation of our family history. It is a living map that reveals the vast web of lives, struggles, loves and learnings that converge in our present existence.

    A family tree shows our direct ancestors: parents, grandparents, great-grandparents, great-great-grandparents and beyond. To give you an idea of its magnitude, here is the approximate number of ancestors you have in each generation:
    Generation Number of Ancestors
    Parents 2
    Grandparents 4
    Great-grandparents 8
    Trisavós 16
    Tetravos 32
    Pentavós 64
    Hexavós 128
    Heptavós 256
    Octavos 512
    Eneavós 1,024
    Decavós 2,048

    In just 11 generations, that's about 4,094 ancestors... all in a span of just 300 years before your birth!
    An invitation to reflect

    Stop for a moment and contemplate this human vastness that precedes you:

    Where did your ancestors come from?

    What roads and territories did they travel?

    How many battles, internal or external, did they face to survive?

    What kinds of suffering and hunger did they endure?

    What wars or conflicts marked their lives?

    How many times did they have to reinvent themselves and overcome adversity?

    But also think about what they left you:

    How much love, resilience and wisdom did you inherit?

    How much invisible strength dwells in you, coming from them?

    How much of their joy, faith and dreams lives in your being today?

    What emotional and energetic legacy did you receive, to sustain you in your life?

    More questions to deepen

    How does your lineage history influence your present life?

    What repeated patterns, silent or visible, may come from these roots?

    What unhealed family wounds are with you, and how might you begin to heal them?

    In what ways can honoring and thanking your ancestors strengthen your emotional well-being?

    What story do you want to write for the next generations?

    Our existence: a collective miracle

    We are not isolated individuals: we exist thanks to every step they took before us. Every decision, every sacrifice, every act of love and resistance paved the way for you to be here, reading these words.

    Recognizing and honoring that family tree connects us to an ancestral force that transcends time and circumstance. It reminds us that, within us, dwell all those lives that fought, loved and dreamed.
    Conclusion

    The family tree is much more than a list of names. It is the invisible fabric that sustains our lives, the link that connects us to the wisdom, pain and strength of those who came before.

    When we understand the depth of this legacy, we open the door to healing, growth and wholeness.

    I invite you to read this text, with the gaze of healing and love for those who came before.

    **From my family I take everything with love... over and over again.

    I honor my roots... deeply hidden in my names, my surnames.

    I honor all the poor who lived in misery,_ ** **I honor all the poor who lived in misery,_ ** **I honor all the poor who lived in misery,_

    the indebted who did not pay for the land that gave them food,_ _

    the perpetrators who in the end were victims,_ _ the perpetrators who in the end were victims,_

    the victims who were perpetrators in the end

    the fighters who thought that life was for suffering,_ _ _the victims who were

    the rich who did not recognize the value of the heart,_ _ the rich who did not recognize the value of the heart,_ _ the rich who did not recognize the value of the heart,_

    the illegal aliens who were recognized as legitimate,_ _

    the illegitimate who were never seen or recognized,_

    the businessmen who believed that one could sell one's soul,_

    the illiterate who did not agree to read the words written by others,_ _ the illiterate who did not agree to read the words written by others,_ the illiterate who did not agree to read the words written by others

    immigrants who only brought a few hands to work,_ _ _the illiterate who did not agree to read the words written by others

    the blacks who were mistreated and humiliated

    the whites who thought they had the right to take everything without paying for it,_ _ _the blacks who were mistreated and harassed

    the Indians who decided to surrender their virtue rather than die

    all those who were rejected and left aside,_ _

    to those absent and those present who did what they did best.

    I also honor those who have been wronged by me, by my family and even those who have done us wrong,_ _ those who have done us wrong, _ those who have done us wrong, _ _those who have done us wrong.

    I also honor those who have murdered our beloved brothers and relatives.

    Although I cannot fully comprehend it, I recognize that they also have a place and served a purpose beyond my understanding.

    I honor with all my heart all the partners and former partners of the members of my system and my own..._ I honor with all my heart all the partners and former partners of the members of my system and my own...

    Thank you for making room for the next one, it is also thanks to you that life was able to happen.

    To each and every one of you who have existed in my family system.

    and contributed with your life to make me what I am today.... I bow to you with deep love and respect..._ I bow to you with deep love and respect... _I bow to you with deep love and respect...

    I take it all from you again and again...

    You will always be for me the first...

    And you occupy a sacred place in my heart.

    Bless me if I can do just a little better and spend my life with love and dedication to my life projects.

    that are only possible thanks to you.

    because in each of my steps there are also your footprints_.

    To you I dedicate everything I do in your honor.

    I direct my gaze to something broader where everyone belongs and where we are all ONE forever.

    I hope this information has been useful to you, and if you would like to work on your emotions and grieving process, don't hesitate to get in touch.

    Do you want to explore more about your family history from a systemic and healing perspective? I invite you to discover how Family Constellations can help you connect with your tree and release what no longer serves you.

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