Later in the research, Grant and I decided to take another journey. This was a side trip from our initial pre-conception-to-birth itinerary. We would begin again at the point when the Chosen One among the eggs was about to be released from the ovary. However, this time we would move not forward but backward in time. Our goal was to … Read More

This is the story of a powerful experience of solitude in nature, and some of the lessons I learned in that time and place. André looked at me and said, “What are you taking with you?” “Sleeping bag, underpad, tarp and ropes in case it rains, my ceremonial materials, and some water.” “No, you’re not.” “Huh? Not what?” “No water.” … Read More

This is the story of an experience I had several years before I met Grant McFetridge. The vision I was given that night put me on the path that prepared me to work with him. I emerged from the darkness and heat of the sweatlodge, “the womb of our mother, the Earth,” into a moonlit night in July. For a … Read More

As we have seen, there is potential for stress, trauma, and injury to our yet-to-be-born selves. But we can use powerful techniques to reveal and heal the traumatic aspects of that experience. Healing is available to every parent and every child. We do not need to carry pain, guilt, shame, loneliness, or any other negative residue (the list is long) … Read More

What if we know that a child is on the way? Can we escort that child through conception and growth within the womb? This chapter discusses how we can accompany, guide, welcome, and love babies into our families at any point in their existence. We can be with the baby from the time of conception, or even before, from the … Read More

Chapter 6: A Method for Energetic and Spiritual Healing This chapter describes the concept of meridian therapies, particularly EFT, for healing emotional and physical issues, including ones form before we were born. It discusses factors that can complicate the process. _____ The healing techniques known as meridian therapies have their origins in traditional Chinese medicine. As most people are now … Read More

Chapter 5: Compassion, Forgiveness, and the Journey of the Soul The concepts in this chapter may contradict much of what you have understood to be true about life and death as it discusses reincarnation. If you find yourself resisting, I invite you to ask “What if it’s true?” rather than dismissing what you read. If you suspend disbelief for a … Read More

PART 3: THE ENVIRONMENT OF THE WOMB Part 2 discussed three significant developmental events of the time before birth. Part 3 is about a different aspect of that time: the overall physical and emotional environment of the womb. Chapter 4: Healing For and Healing From the Pain of Our Mother In previous chapters I discussed developmental events that occur for … Read More