Unresolved ancestral trauma plays a very subtle and often unrecognised, yet paradoxically overt influence, role in shaping our current political and social framework. In a more overt manner, deep-seated historical wounds such as colonisation, slavery, systemic racism, and oppression continue to influence the collective unconscious of societies around the world. These traumas, passed down through generations, manifest in on-going cycles of inequality, injustice, and conflict.
Politically, they fuel identity-based movements that seek to address generational wounds, such as Indigenous rights, racial justice, and gender equality, but also provoke backlash from those resistant to confronting this history. The tension between acknowledging and healing these ancestral traumas versus maintaining the status quo has led to polarized debates over policies related to reparations, immigration, and social justice, creating a deeply divided political landscape.
Socially, unresolved historical trauma contributes to mistrust, cultural fragmentation, and widespread mental health issues. Many communities grapple with the legacies of trauma embedded in family structures, cultural identities, and national narratives. This trauma not only influences individual behaviour but also perpetuates societal patterns of fear, marginalisation, and exclusion.
Movements for healing and reconciliation, such as restorative justice and truth-telling initiatives, attempt to address these inherited wounds, but progress is often slow and fraught with resistance.
As we move through a deep time of reveal, healing and confrontation of Cartesian thought as we experience the shift of emphasis of celestial waveforms within our personal and collective psyche, the intersection of those personal and collective trauma continues to shape social dynamics, leaving a powerful imprint on how communities interact, mobilise, and envision their future, ahead of the seminal Saturn-Neptune conjunction in February 2026
