I hope 2022 is off to a great year for you and your family.
Sending you good energy and hoping that 2022 brings you closer to your dreams and visions.
I was blessed to be a guest on Ancestral Voices last week.
Ancestral Voices is a UK based husband and wife team (Dalian Adofo and Verona Spence) that have dedicated their lives to dispelling myths about African spiritual traditions. They’re also filmmakers, and I had the pleasure of meeting them in person during a visit to Europe about 10 years ago.
You can learn more about their work by visiting their website. Here’s the link: Ancestral Voices
Anyway, I had fun talking with Verona. I began my interview by making it clear that my spiritual transformation began with a profound family crisis.
It was scary, but I firmly believe I wouldn’t be where I am today without the crisis with my son, Malcolm, some 20 years ago.
Miracles happen and I believe a miracle can happen for you as well. Keep the faith.
I love talking about how chaotic my journey has been because I’ve learned everyone is going through something.
Here’s the thing. What if YOUR crisis is trying to lead you to a better place — a better life?
What if your biggest challenge is a blessing in disguise, and you’re on the verge of a breakthrough that can change your life and impact the lives of others?
I know it’s not easy to think of our problems in that light.
But I truly believe spiritual superpowers are born during times of adversity — not during times of comfort.
I also believe we need to lean into each other for support during rocky times.
My schedule is busy at times, but I will do my best to be here for you in 2022. Feel free to reach out at any time.
This is all for now. I wanted to check in with you before the month of Jan ends. Feel free to write me and I will respond asap.
May the ancestors guide and protect you always.
Love and blessings
James Weeks
Author Meditations Across The King’s River
P.S. Still available for spiritual readings
Happy New Year to you and your family. Wishing you the very best in 2022.
Thank you for being a part of my spiritual journey and for your support of my work. Hoping this year brings you peace, love, health and financial abundance. Please know that you can count on my support and inspiration. Believe that this is your season.
This pic of me and my friend, Omitola, was taken on the island of Guadeloupe in 2016. Omitola is one of the main characters in my book, Meditations Across The King’s River: African-inspired Wisdom for Life’s Journey. Meditations Across The King’s River
My visit to Guadeloupe inspired and changed me in many ways. This year, my team will be re launching Meditations Across The King’s River to a larger audience nationally and internationally.
Your journey can impact the world too.
I pray that you connect to a project or a mission you feel passionate about in 2022, and that you find the strength to follow it wherever it leads, no matter the cost.
Our planet needs you more than ever before
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May the ancestors guide and support you on your divine path.
James Weeks
Acrossthekingsriver.com
#Meditations Across The King’s River
I recently shared some tips for connecting with your ancestors via FB live. I did it because my clients often tell me they have difficulty connecting with their loved ones in Spirit.
Some of the points I mentioned are as follows:
1. Understand that you’re already connected to your ancestors. It’s your birthright.
2. Be intentional about connecting with your loved ones by having a consistent spiritual practice.
3. Be open to how your loved ones might be attempting to connect with you.
4. Don’t overthink the guidance you receive.
5. Be grateful for your blessings: Have an attitude of gratitude.
Check out the video for other tips and write me if you have additional questions.
A few days ago, I received a text message from my friend, Carol. It was short and sad.
“Elder Malidoma has transitioned,” she said. The newsletter she forwarded from his office provided more details. “Elder Malidoma completed his most recent initiation today. What an inspiration he will always be — Living His Medicine.”
Like millions around the world, I was caught off guard — shocked.
Brother Malidoma held many titles during his time on earth: African shaman, medicine man, diviner, healer, author, teacher, friend, grandson, son, father, husband, elder.
I was blessed to meet Malidoma several times at spiritual workshops in California, and I once had a long conversation with him in private, at his office, which at one time was located about 15 minutes from my home in Oakland.
Thankfully, I still have the audio recording of our time together, and I plan to share the interview with you one day soon.
Malidoma is the author of the books Of Water and Spirit, The Healing Wisdom of Africa and Ritual: Power and Community.
Of Water and Spirit is, without question, one of my favorite books of all time. Before Malidoma appeared on the literary scene, most books on African spiritual traditions were written by scholars and were difficult for the average person to connect with.
Malidoma gave us a glimpse of an incredible world, something magical, mystical and transformational — an indigenous wisdom all of humanity can benefit from — an ancient wisdom the earth still needs at this time. A world we can all aspire to live in.
“I’m here in the West to tell the world about my people in any way I can. My elders are convinced the West is as endangered as the indigenous cultures it decimated in the name of colonialism. There is no doubt that, at this time in history, the west is suffering from a great sickness of the soul,” he says in Water and Spirit.
“The West’s progressive turning away from functioning spiritual values; its total disregard for the environment and the protection of natural resources, the violence of inner cities with their problems of drugs, poverty and crime, spiraling unemployment and growing intolerance of people of color and the values of other cultures — all of these trends, if left unchecked, will eventually bring about a terrible self-destruction. In the face of all this global chaos the only hope is self-transformation,” says Malidoma in Water and Spirit.
Even in his passing Malidoma has profound lessons to teach us: 1. How to walk in our purpose. 2. How to fully live in this moment. 3. How to live with courage. 4. How to serve from the heart.
While many of us have been touched by Malidoma’s amazing journey — we don’t always grasp the tremendous sacrifices he made to fulfill his life’s purpose.
This is a man who was kidnapped as a child by Jesuit priests in Burkina Faso and was brainwashed to accept Christianity and the ways of the West.
Fifteen years later, Malidoma managed to escape and returned to his tribe where he learned the indigenous wisdom of his ancestors and proceeded to teach it the world.
Even near the end, as Malidoma faced his own mortality, “he was adamant that he would continue to meet with his students in person for as long as he was able and he did so. Elder Malidoma moved forward as the warrior that he is as he faced many unknown territories,” says the newsletter from his office.
I hope Malidoma’s courage inspires you in some way.
You’re likely to face some kind of adversity as you attempt to serve others and live your purpose too. It’s not a mistake — it’s part of your divine assignment. Know that your challenges will make you stronger, and that your ancestors will be there to support you.
I’ll miss Malidoma just like countless others who had a chance to connect with his spirit.
The mission continues, however, and I know he’s probably smiling as he guides us from above.
That’s what my friend, Carol, said to me last week. I met her on my first trip to Bermuda last November, and it was good to finally catch up with her on Whatsapp again.
We were talking about the ups and downs of life we all experience, and Carol was saying how easy it is to miss signs and messages that are all around us if we’re not paying attention, or if we’re not spiritually grounded.
It’s easy to complicate things.
But all we have to do is “be still, listen and know,” as Carol said.
Signs come in so many ways, and the truth is our ancestors and spirit guides send them more often than we think.
The signs you’ve been praying for might not come WHEN you expect them, but I promise the messages will be there when you NEED them.
And when the signs come, you must have the courage to act on them.
You might not have the courage to act with conviction right now, but I pray you find the strength to move forward with your life.
That’s exactly what one of my clients did recently…
Elizabeth acted on signs she had been receiving for years and finally decided to end the toxic relationship with her husband. It’s a difficult time for my client as she moves forward with the divorce, but she’s doing it anyway. And she feels more free.
“It’s a strange feeling being alone,” she said in a text to me this morning. “It’s different, but I’m at peace.”
What do YOU have to do to feel more free?
If you’re not sure what direction to go in, I suggest going in the direction you feel will give you the most peace.
Maintaining a daily spiritual practice helps because it makes us more receptive to messages from Spirit.
And be sure to cut back on distractions. For me, that means limited social media and zero TV. Find what works for you.
This is all for now. Would love to know what messages have been showing up in your life, so please feel free to write. I’ll respond asap.
Until we speak again, may the ancestors guide and protect you always.
All My Love
James Weeks
P.S. I’ll be doing a FB Live Event next Saturday at 3 pm est. Hope to connect with you there.
P.S. Still available for spiritual readings.
P.S.S. Signed copies for my book are still available
