The 3 signs that your ancestors are walking with you during midlife

Summary – This week I am sharing the top three signs that your ancestors are walking with you in midlife, we will look at how menopause symptoms are your spirit guides trying to get your attention and I am asking you to consider that this reconnection is a necessary disruption that precedes awakening and your embodiment of worth.

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Let’s dive right into the three signs that your ancestors are walking with you. And how they can assist you with the midlife journey of awakening.

1. Sudden dreams of departed loved ones – It may have been some time since you’ve dreamed. And you may never have dreamed of a departed loved one. During this awakening time there is a high probability that you will dream and you will dream of loved ones. Why? Because they have done this transition. Because you are more open to hearing from them now. Because the veil between the realms is thinner. Because the dream space is the perfect opportunity to share wisdom. If you are not already writing your dreams down, now is the time. Themes and stories will emerge that can significantly shift your perspective on life. You can even heal relationship issues with those departed loved ones, if you want to. A lot of our beliefs about our worth come from our early childhood years. We subconsciously create meaning about ourselves from the way that we interact with our parents and family. This can be a powerful reset for you. One of my departed loved ones, Pop, comes to visit me during meditations – my Pop likes to walk on the beach with me. When you meditate it is a similar state of consciousness as dreaming. Perfect for ancestors to drop by.

Soul inspired action: Grab a dream journal or use the notes in your phone to start recording thoughts, feelings and stories that come through and consider what connects to your life right now.

2. Animal symbolism repeating – The magic of the animal spirit guides is always around us. Even if you live in a place that doesn’t have many animals, you can connect with the animals through films, documentaries, photos or paintings. This week I had several interactions and conversations about tortoises, including a tortoise walking across the road in front of my car and a cultural awareness training session where the presenter talked about her totem, Tortoise. Animal Spirit Guides, like our departed loved ones, get louder and more visible during midlife and beyond. They resonate with our wiser and calmer and awakened souls. They call us back to nature = the water, the dirt, the sand, the moon, the sun, the rain, the grass, the mountains, the trees … it’s compelling and magnetic. The wisdom of nature reminds you that all beings are worthy and deserving of all good things. I have a couple of great animal spirit guidebooks, but I also google “what is the spiritual meaning of tortoise” … but my most beautiful guidance comes when I ask my heart what the message is for me.

Soul inspired action: Get your feet out of your shoes. Walk or lie on the earth more. Take note of any animal interactions that have been unusual or repetitive. Consider what their specific guidance is for you at this time.

3. Feeling watched over during emotional moments – I have heard many clients say to me that when they were in a really joyful time or experienced a traumatic event or perhaps a “near miss” moment, they have felt angels or departed loved ones watching over them. Have you felt that? Perhaps you have lost a partner and felt their arms around you as you fall asleep in bed. Or maybe you have been walking alone on a beach and felt your guardian angel walking beside you. Or you may have been celebrating a wedding or a birthday or a significant event and you’ve felt your grandparents nearby. All of these moments are NOT your imagination. When we feel very emotional, we become beacons for our guides. They are like moths to a flame. When we’re emotional, we let our conscious shields down so the divine can come in. Plus, when we are feeling watched over and taken care of, we feel safe and more willing to open up our intuition.

Soul inspired action: Start looking for the moments to connect when your guides and loved ones are around. It’s not just the really emotional times – but they are more active then. You could do a morning or evening “guides check-in” just before you are fully awake or before you go to sleep. These two times in the day are the best for tapping into the energetic realms. Keep your eyes closed and switch on your “spidey-senses”. Tune that frequency dial to the light. Feel. Sense. Listen. Know.

The midlife sacred transition is a time of asking deeper questions.

Here’s one that came up for me recently:

What if menopause symptoms are actually your spirit guides trying to get your attention?

As I was doing a Reiki healing session on a client this week, we were talking about how the symptoms of menopause are not just physical. They were experiencing a foggy mind, hot flashes, heightened intuition and less patience with their family members. I have felt these things during menopause, but I have also felt them when I was going through my first level of Reiki training. As my energy was expanding my mind and body took a little longer to catch up. My mind sometimes felt foggy and I got headaches. My body would significantly heat up and it still does when I do a treatment on someone. And I found myself more aware of people who were low vibrational because it bumped up against my new energetic signature. My new normal was not aligning with the old. Where my soul was leading me was a much higher vibration, so it makes sense that I’d feel the disparity and discomfort.

What I have experienced during menopause, and what I have seen my clients do, is a similar shift. Your soul is elevating you towards a higher vibration. A deeper and wiser version. A more attuned, more connected, more enlightened, 3.0 version, if you will. The path being childhood, fertile woman, menopause and then wise woman. Once you know the truth and embrace the process there is a letting go of resistance, which assists with reducing the physical and mental symptoms.

I remember one of my first mentors would say that the confusion or messiness that I felt was good because it meant that I was about to have a breakthrough. That concept of disruption preceding awakening is noteworthy, because haven’t we all been through challenging times, and when you come out the other side, realize that it was necessary to make the change. If things are comfortable all the time we don’t grow or expand or learn the next lesson.

So, what do I feel is the most important lesson that this midlife transition is teaching?

I believe it’s worthiness. When you know deeply that you are divine, connected, and awakened to all the universal energies, you remember you’re worthy and then you shift into resonating on a higher frequency. Being a wise woman is the embodiment of worth.

Wow! Did you feel that land in your heart like I just did?

The embodiment of worth.

Being a wise woman is the embodiment of worth.

What would that feel like for you?

What would that look like?

Can you imagine it?

No matter how this information lands with you, whether it’s perfect timing or you are just on the edge, not sure if you’re ready to explore, I want to assure you that where you are is exactly where you are supposed to be.

And perhaps that is the real invitation of midlife — not simply to endure the changes of menopause, but to awaken to the deeper truth that you are not walking this path alone. Your ancestors, your guides, and the quiet wisdom of your own soul are walking beside you, gently nudging you toward the woman you are becoming.

The dreams, the animal messengers, the moments when you feel watched over… these are not coincidences. They are reminders that you are supported, guided, and deeply loved across realms. Midlife is not an ending — it is a sacred remembering. A remembering that you are connected, that you are guided, and that you are worthy of the life that is calling you forward.

If you’ve been sensing that unseen support around you lately, comment below or send me a DM with the word ANCESTOR — I would love to hear about the signs that are showing up for you.

Please feel free to reach out if you’d like to share your own experiences.

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Blessings Pip