The Ancestors and the Careers of the Living
The Broke, Woke, Bespoke concerning the intersection of Career, Ancestors, Philosophy, and Quantum Reality. How those who came before us can still change our lives through our jobs.
The Ancestors and The Careers of the Living
For most people the concepts of familial ancestry, and the way we make a paycheck don’t exactly go hand in hand. I, however, am not most people. Actually…I’m wholly convinced The Ancestors are key not just to a successful business, but to a intentionally creating a fulfilling life as an employer/employee as well.
These past few weeks, I’ve been connecting and reflecting on how our ancestors can weave themselves in and out of the lives of the living. Something that’s been fueled with AAPI Heritage month. Since we live in a society where work is a big part of people’s life experience, it’s a shame that we’ve seen less and less of the ancestors as part of that. Considering the fact that a lot of BIPOC, AAPI, Black and Indigenous communities both having complicated but deep/rich histories with both labor and The Ancestors. This is specifically why I work with The Ancestors with my clients during 1-1 sessions1, or mention them in classes/workshops that I teach. They’re just that important.
Two friends came to visit me who I met through work after asking my ancestors to guide me towards East Asian not-men, who I could work with while also learning more about my own cultures. One friend is literally from the same small province in China that I am-and we found this out AFTER we started a friendly relationship! I also had a client who came from a similar abusive upbringing as mine-where mental health, critical self improvement, and honest self celebration aren’t really common. This client left our session feeling more empowered as a person, and someone who wants to open a business after we figured out where some of their lack of confidence/fear of insecurity came from. That’s not just something I’ve had to get through, but am still working on. And I’m not alone. I believe that our ancestral similarities created a weird, chaos led moment of me finding the perfect client to help, and them finding the perfect psychic/mentor to help them.
I’m currently having a weird time financially; and, had to ask my mother for help. I had to break patterns of pride with asking for help. I know in my living and dead family of people who’ve refused seeking help-so much so that it led them to ruin-financial and otherwise. On top of generally dealing with the complicated relationship that I have with my adopted mother. Who knows how many ancestral chains I broke by swallowing my pride to ask for help, thus ensuring that I and my business can live to fight another day in the capitalist boxing ring.
My ancestors, biologically and adopted, also have patterns of thinking money matters are private; being afraid of new ideas that might not be “safe”; overworking because they love something or want to help people; and, of pursuing opportunities/goals that aren’t actually ones they want.
All of this affects my work. It affects how I treat the work process. How I set up and maintain my body, energy levels, brain power, attitude. What I do with the fruits of my labor to either sustain or sink my business and livelihood.
An ancestral connection/awareness of some kind is required to ensure that we continue to approach abundance, monetary manifestation, and job/business success (whatever that means to us) with the clearest picture.
Walk with me here:
Context is important in any area of life, right? Tone matters in speech. Body language matters in interactions. We no longer care solely if a restaurant’s menu is good, but what about the service? Or the “vibes”? Are the vegetables organic? Farm to table? How many Yelp reviews? Okay, but how many stars? Do they have any awards? Rewards? And so on until it starts sounding like we’re trying to buy the whole business!
For the record, I do think service, vibes, politics, and a menu are important criteria for deciding where to eat. Integral, actually. But I’m a Capricorn.
Context In The Area of The Dead People ™️
Our doctors ask us for ancestral histories all the time. I don’t remember a time where a doctor’s office hasn’t asked “Does high blood pressure run in the family?” “History of diabetes?” “Allergies?”, etc. etc. etc. in one form or another. Why? Because science has proven genetic conditions can be inherited. Knowing if a patient is more likely to have high blood pressure can narrow down possible diagnoses. Say someone has the same allergy to cats that everyone else in their family has? If they go to a friend’s house-and their friend is a cat mom-they can expect to have a reaction. Either the person with a cat allergy pre-treats their condition with allergy medication; suffers through allergy symptoms if not fatal; treats afterwards; or dies. Without the context the chances of that person suffering; treating a condition too late; or dying now become a lot higher. I’d say the context was a benefit.
So how can we not then also benefit from applying this to employment or entrepreneurship? HEH!? HOW SWAY???
I’ve seen this proven time and time again in my years as a psychic medium for so many different people, in careers from school counselors; to sex workers; other psychics; estheticians; and everything in between. No matter what, the Dead always have a hand in the survival of the Living.
Broke and Woke about Ancestors in Career:
I’ve taken it upon myself to outline some myths I’ve seen in people’s brains through my career.
Broke: Caring about material aspects like jobs, money, sales, etc. isn’t “spiritually ascended” or “living in the 3D”.
Woke: Regardless of what you believe is or isn’t the Origin of Life, the point is to be a spiritual being living a human experience. Part of that experience currently, is living in an post-capitalism world that requires us to have jobs, to make money, pay to exist. For those of us who value our careers (which not everyone does, and that’s cool!) a fulfilling human experience, means a career that’s also giving back to us what it takes. Caring about a fulfilling human experience is inherently spiritual. There’s nothing “non” or “anti” spiritual/enlightened about being aware of the entirety of the living experience.
Bespoke: Many moments of spiritual change or revelation would be lost if we don’t consider career as an area in which they might occur. A lot of humans experience life changing moments in career contexts. Yes, to situations like losing a job or being hired for the dream job; but, also, in other ways. Through career challenges human beings can alchemize moments of fear, insecurity, lack of inspiration, boundary holding, cultural awareness, personal care, time management. The list goes on. It can be argued that a lot of career valuing people would be less spiritually aware, if Spirit didn’t talk through their jobs and wallets.
Baroque (Barack?): We’re technically living in the 4D and “ascension” is a buzzword that doesn’t really mean anything. I hate the rhetoric of ascension and dimensions. I’m convinced most spiritualists online are just using terms they’ve heard before without actually knowing what they mean. Just because some Becky with a nice blow-out waves a bit of sage in front of a camera, does not mean she’s qualified to talk about quantum reality theory lol. The third dimension-3D-is that of width, length, height. aka stuff with mass.2 Corporeality, and how we interact and perceive it. The fourth dimension is Time or TimeSpace. So nobody’s going to be ascending to any part of the 5th through 10th dimensions3 without dying, since that’s the only way to escape a corporeal body and the limits of time/gravity.
Broke: Ancestors don’t care about material things; and, only want to be involved in spiritual aspects.
Woke: Our ancestors were once also spiritual beings living a human experience. They have many lessons to teach us about how we view money, time, self worth and authority. All of these concepts were part of our ancestors’ lives in some form or another. While the context and packaging might be different, the overall emotional chemical state; effect on thinking; and lessons to be learned aren’t. A great deal of those lessons would not be spurred outside of professional contexts. Plus, I’m pretty sure none of the ancestors we feel safe enough to work with, want us to be broke.
Bespoke: Our ancestors are actively looking for moments to help us, bless us, spoil us, protect us. It’s definitely our fault if they give us the opportunities to accept, and we don’t for the sake of spiritual ethical posturing. We’re not being spoiled or greedy if we’re just asking to live a peaceful, secure life where we can help others.
Broke: Only ancestors who did the same job as us can help us.
Woke: Everyone has ancestors who’ve either worked for a living; did a trade in the community; bartered value or services; or supported the community. Knowing what views of money our families have can provide context for our own interactions and views of money. Is it evil? Is it a reward? Is it neutral? Does it require hard work, or is it easy to come by? If I know everyone views money as evil because of a conservated Evangelical Christian upbringing; then, I can probably benefit from unpacking that before I make it my job to sell my services for money. This affects how I save money, spend money, put in work to earn money-regardless of where I’m working or what job I’m doing. I can then invite my ancestors good at saving, accounting/math (because I’m SO BAD at math), and negotiating salaries/setting prices once I start working on whatever patterns I uncover.
Bespoke: Our ancestors might have done the same jobs that we do in slightly different forms. I am a death worker (if we’re putting a label on something) before I’m anything else. I love helping people feel comfortable in their own major life changes (death of old selves), as well as literal ghosts. My grandfather was an Evangelical pastor-and a history teacher too. Totally different job, one would think. Except, we actually do the same things. I work with philosophy and history when I connect people with their ancestors, ancestral deities, and also themselves. My grandpa also was always asked to speak over funerals more than weddings. He educated about death, about how it affects us as those left behind, and those who’ve passed on (through his own lens of course). Where he taught Sunday School and led Men’s Group, I’ve taught classes and workshops, and held public philosophy discussions. He did it at a pulpit, and I do it on my computer or phone.
Broke: You have to inherit a business to be ancestrally affected in business.
Woke: NAUR. So untrue. So much goes into being an entrepreneur, and while we haven’t all inherited our rich daddy’s businesses to fuck around with, we do have ancestors who “ran businesses” so to speak. I’m Chinese and Vietnamese. You’re telling me, in my entire lineage (footnote: that means we remember parents, parents siblings, grand parents on both sides, their grandparents’ grandparents. AND beyond.) that not one person sold meat at a market? Not anywhere in my family history-adopted and biological-where someone’s exchanged cloth or fur for food? In charge of a hunt? Doubtful.
Bespoke: You’re definitely not the first person in your family to work for themselves. One can also work with ancestors who were great at relating to people (to help sales skills); ancestors that were good at the thing you do (other caretakers, counselors psychics, painters, healers, doulas, etc.) Whether they had official titles or were paid it doesn’t matter.
Baroque: A lot of non-white people definitely can benefit from working with ancestors in labor, caretaking, medicine, religious, professional roles. In terms of resources and access, it’s sadly a fact that people who inherit businesses have more. This means also it’s mostly white people, as white privilege has made it easier for money, influence, and access to be passed down. White people can benefit by unpacking the privilege their ancestors had to benefit off the labor of everyone else. And by opening their wallets to support businesses in marginalized racial communities-on TOP of reparations.
Broke: Asking The Dead for help with career is a selfish human thing that doesn’t matter once we’re dead.
Woke: When we die, the way we work and pass on patterns around money, making our passions our jobs, or boundaries around our work/life balance to our kids or just other people we’ve encountered that live on after us. This will affect how future generations make money, or work with each other even. That can shift entire job markets, economic structures, societal organization, and a lot more if we broaden the horizon of that thread.
Bespoke: The Dead need the Living equally, and vice versa. Our spiritual evolution and journey does not stop with this corporeal existence. I have seen Dead People heal and “cross over” because of their living linage’s work situations. If not that, they at least get the benefit of witnessing change.
For example: Someone opens a bakery with their grandma’s family recipes as inspiration. Every homemaker in that person’s family is going to heal the wound of unpaid labor, and care taking in the kitchen.
A corporate employee embraces their psychic abilities, and decides to open a business based on them. Every persecuted spirit worker in their line heals the wound of being forced to survive based on spiritual gifts. Every psychic ancestor in the family can breathe easy, knowing their living lineage (in most cases) won’t be in mortal danger declaring their gifts. A content creator collaborating with other creators of similar backgrounds or interests? The ancestors that person has that felt isolated in their community, creativity, cultures cheer! They sob! Some choose to “pass on” whatever you believe that means. Others just can be more healed in their spirits, and at peace. The after/before life isn’t fun when you can watch your decedents suffer the exact same way as you did.
I Would Not Be Me as a CEO or Human Without the Ancestors in My Professional Life
I wouldn’t have had the opportunities to know myself without help from my ancestors. I grew up without a lot of Asian culture in my tiny hometown; and, in a white adopted household. Through my work I’ve been able to connect to amazing people who’ve been kind enough to help me learn about my cultures. Some have come through work as collaborations or co-working. Others have been clients who refer other clients, that have now become members of my community. I’ve been led by the dead on rabbit holes that take me to specific resources, documents, people that resulted in work opportunities or offerings that were great for me. So I’ve been able to make money, expand my network, view myself with more information, and heal my ancestral wounds all at once.
We can’t make money without knowing how we view or interact with it.
We have to see who taught us those views and interactions. Where did they come from? Why did they once help us survive? How are they helping or not helping now?
These are roots that run very deep. They’re earthly, of course. Probably, I’m biased. I love DEAD PEOPLE. I love that when my clients see themselves in the big cosmic timeline with their dead, they get more empowered. I used to think knowing about my ancestors was completely separate to work. I realized though, that work and my ancestors are both huge parts of my life. I could not successfully embody values of both areas authentically, if I kept them separate. So I combined them; and instead of creating a lack of balance or feeling torn in two places? It created a wholeness, and filled some gaps in so that my life could actually hold and give more.
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