Five: Journeying Back in Time

Now we can revisit that first experience of White racism. In the company of the ancestor or ancestors we met in chapter Four, in whatever way works, we can journey back to that place and time and be with the other people who were there.

The intention is to ask for whatever is needed for healing: to ask for forgiveness and understanding, or to apologize for our part and ask what we can do to make amends, to ask for a blessing or a revelation, to ask for a ritual to do later or a healing on the spot—whatever feels right.

This is a journey that we can make not only to our first experience of White racism, but also to every other experience of White racism that has left us with feelings of guilt, shame, and fear. And we can end by expressing our gratitude to all involved for helping us to heal.