Sit with Julia
Swan Ancestral Journeys & Tarot Sessions
For over 35 years, I have read the tarot for others. In 2012 I began to hold Swan Journeying Sessions with people from all walks of life seeking connection to ancestral stories and gifts. The tarot and pathworking sessions are a gentle release of old binding beliefs such as vows of poverty, chastity, silence & obedience & promises to go ‘unseen’. By releasing these beliefs we can embrace our natural intuitive gifts.
Clearing Ancestral Vows to Live an Intuitive Life
There are many reasons why we can feel blocked in our lives especially when we come to engage with our creativity and intuition. In the past, heavy and restrictive vows such as, the vows of silence, obedience or to go unseen were made to keep people safe.
In our session together we will first consult the tarot to see the story of the block and then through gentle pathworking, I will lead you in a journey to see the past story or ‘seed’ of this deeply held behaviour or belief.
Once you understand where this behaviour and belief has come from, you can make a conscious decision to free yourself from it and return with a clear sense of your gifts and purpose.
the journey
Why We Journey with the Swan
In these ritual & journeying sessions, we will journey with the Swan, sacred psychopomp. I will create a safe space to make a gentle return to the past and tangled memories that are creating issues for you now.
We carry many old memories and family fables in our spirit and blood. Sometimes we hold difficult beliefs about ourselves that feel very much alive in this lifetime but are deeply rooted in the past or in the lifetimes of our ancestors.
Historic & Archaic Vows
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Can create relationship difficulties & belief that we must choose either a vocation or a relationships, that we cannot have both.
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Can cause a block to using your personal power in this life
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Can cause blocks to creative and individual expression as well as blocks to passing on wisdom and teachings in this life
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Can carry a feeling of deep guilt in relation to creating financial security in this life, not able to trust the natural cycles of life
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Can be linked to memories of being a warrior or soldier in the past, creating unhappy relationships or work that is deeply unfulfilling or dangerous to wellbeing
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Memory of this oath can create issues with accepting proper payment for work and services as well as a belief that a healer must see every person who comes to their door, regardless of treatment. The pattern created can be of being so ‘of service’ that it leads to exhaustion and the healer not taking care of themselves.
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“I wake up every day thinking is this me? Is this a dream? Thinking that I will wake up and it didn’t happen and I will go back to before. I tap and feel my body every day. I feel like I have been in a box locked up for years and now I am free and let out, like a new life, a new start. I am still in shock of it all and can’t believe how I feel. It’s like I am back.”
Laura, Melbourne Australia
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“At the end of my session with Julia I am surrounded by my grandmothers. They tell me today is a different time and place. It is safe to do this work. I am a woman of integrity and I’ve held onto this vow for a very long time but it’s time to let it go. I can be proud of this work.”
Jillian, North Carolina USA
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“I feel a sense of security within myself after this experience. I have always shared a similar gentleness and femininity that I did not consider a strength or appreciate as a gift, prior to the journey with Julia and meeting my ancestor. I can now put a face and story behind one of my guides and feel a sense of pride knowing I can call on her when I need her.”
Irene, Australia
Healing the block to intuition and magic
Opening the path again
After sitting and reading the tarot for my clients for over 30 years I began to see a pattern forming around people feeling blocked or unable to access intuition.
After training in past life regression, I created the Swan Ancestral Sessions to focus on healing the block to intuition, magic and many issues being carried in the present by remembered experiences of what happened to ordinary people during the time of the witch persecutions.
The answers are not always simple but sometimes we just need to remember that we are allowed to return.
Swan Stories
Personal accounts from clients who have journeyed with Julia
The Witch Map
The ‘witch wound’ is a term used for ancestral trauma created during the burning times when many women and families were persecuted and had to hide ancestral crafts, folk ways and knowledge of plants and remedies to protect themselves and those they loved.
Memories of these times can live deep within our bones and with them a desire to keep hidden, blocks in trusting intuition and irrational but real fears of authority and religious institutions.
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Frequently asked questions
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Eat lightly, wear comfortable clothing and prepare a quiet space where you won’t be disturbed. Take a moment to think about things you would do when you were very young to feel magical and connected to nature - write these down. When did these feel like they ‘closed down’? Write that down too.
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Yes. You will be completely conscious at all times and able to talk with me as we journey together to locate the ancestral story. You can ask questions before and after your journey
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At the completion of your session , you will create a new & loving belief that encourages growth and connection to your current life and soul purpose. You might feel a little tired and hungry. I would suggest eating after your session and sitting outside in nature if you can. I will email you afterwards with an image of the tarot cards illustrating your ancestral journey and you may want to write this down as Swan Story.
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I have received many of these stories from previous clients over the last 13 years. Here is a link to read more