Case Study: Family run estate within 200 acres of lakes, woodland and open parkland.

“Walking around the farm, Delilah was able to pick up on the energy of the land and the areas that had always spoken most loudly to me seemed to be the places she felt drawn to as well.  There was no planned out methodology, rather an openness to the energy, both of the land and myself, and an ability to shift and respond intuitively to what the moment needed.”

“Over the course of the two days, we did soul work that I think in other circumstances would have taken years to process.”

The Brief:

The client - custodian and shared caretaker of a family estate and farm - wanted energetic alignment, understanding and support, in order to bring their collective vision to fruition. Having identified enormous potential for how they could serve and support both the local community, wider community and all stakeholders, clients, employees, suppliers, shareholders and everyone involved; including job creation, collaboration with artisan businesses, training for both young and old in heritage skills, crafts, etc; as well as development of new business enterprises using the land - there was a wish to ‘bring it together’ cohesively, and for the benefit of all. A period of great change and challenge, personally and professionally, had resulted in some sticking points and areas to be healed and aligned.

On-Site Application:

• Clarity on intended outcome - and additional benefits/outcome, should they become available during the work.

• Assessment and reading of the land, highlighting areas for attention by custodians and advice for ongoing harmony and energetic maintenance and good practice.

• Identification of ‘centre-point’ of the land, the energetic power centres, and healing of selected areas to bring the collective blueprint into greater balance.

• Facilitating alignment for the client personally, via constellated discussion, awareness and systemic healing.

• Affirmation of boundaries, commercial location and suitability of the land’s energetic blueprint for proposed enterprises.

• Facilitating clearing and strategic alignment of key areas of the estate and proposed vision, addressing subjects of concern as they arose.

• Coaching conversations and energetic/spiritual awareness and alignment (between the people, the land and ongoing profitability/suitability of vision).

Client Perspective:

Before Delilah's visit, I could feel a sense of purpose in the changes taking place, but it was hard to grasp hold of any more than a brief glimpse of the sacred or the spiritual in it.  For the past year really, after what's seemed like a few fallow years of spiritual growth, big changes have been the order of the day.  With a reoccurrence of my cancer at the end of last year, followed by our family business going into administration at the beginning of the year and the threat of losing the farm and our homes hanging over us all, it was all any of us could do to keep putting one foot in front of the other.  By the time the Covid-19 crisis hit, we were pretty much at the point where nothing was a surprise 'oh right, a countrywide Lockdown?!? No problem, another day, another problem to cope with…' As if we didn't already have enough going on without a global pandemic to deal with too!

But, even though all that was going on, I could see there was a need for the old to be broken down and dismantled in order for the new to come in.  The pillars of control and power, the toxic patriarchy we've all been subjected to, male and female alike, over the last few millennia, have slowly been destroying our planet and there is a risk that we are now living through the 'end times' if we don't find a way how to pull together and work collaboratively from the heart space.  We need to start reversing what we've done and to start building back on healthier foundations. 

I could see the same patterns affecting us in our own small community as are affecting humanity on a global level.  The busyness of the everyday, keeping us locked in our unhealthy cycles.  We needed space to breath, the earth needed space to breath.  But it's not enough just to stop, we also require help in understanding our self-made prisons and in finding the key to unlock our potential.  Delilah's visit, provided just such a catalyst for me.  Before the visit, the pressure of looking after my home educated children, my parents and aunt, running a business and looking after the needs of all our staff and setting up a number of new businesses to make the farm more commercial, all through rapidly changing circumstances, was starting to weigh my soul down.  I could feel the heaviness of it clouding my connection to the lightness of spirit needed for healthy manifestation of our goals for the family and the business. 

Don't get me wrong it wasn't all doom and gloom, there were plenty of opportunities to see the beauty in the land and to cherish the little wonders of the everyday, and I felt so much gratitude to be able to be with my family throughout the Lockdown.  But I felt driven to make it all work, to keep us all going, financially and emotionally and I think that level of energetic output needs some seriously high vibrational energetic input, in order to not  end up shrinking under the weight of responsibility.   I thank the stars and spirits that help was sent my way in the form of Delilah. 

She brought with her a sense of peace and a gentle knowingness, that I felt immediately comfortable with.  I picked her up from the station and we had chance to chat in the car, but it was more like picking up a friend who I hadn't seen for a while than a stranger who I'd never met.  Due to a slightly traumatic experience with a 'spiritual' community that turned out to be very different from outside appearances, I have been uncomfortable with overtly 'spiritual' people for a number of years.  I had retreated  into a more sceptical mindset, and was concerned before the visit that I might be opening myself up to something that would make me very uncomfortable. However, from the start Delilah put me at ease and seemed able to intuitively know what was needed to gently break through the walls I'd built up to protect myself.

I felt like we very quickly dropped into some very deep healing work.   Walking around the farm, Delilah was able to pick up on the energy of the land and the areas that had always spoken most loudly to me seemed to be the places she felt drawn to as well.  There was no planned out methodology, rather an openness to the energy, both of the land and myself, and an ability to shift and respond intuitively to what the moment needed.  I experienced this as deep healing, dropping into the core of my Self and breaking open some much needed cracks to let the light into the darkest areas. I've always believed in synchronicity and I try to take notice of these moments of 'coincidence' to see if it could be spirit, or my own intuition, trying to give me a message.  However, sometimes it's so obvious that even the most sceptical person must be moved by it and the vibrant double rainbow over the land we want to use to help support the bereaved in their journey of grief, definitely felt like the most profound blessing.  A gift from the land to show us that we are on the right track.

Over the course of the two days, we did soul work that I think in other circumstances would have taken years to process.  It felt like traveling fast and deep, perhaps building on work done previously, but helping to remind me who I really am and what my purpose is. Working with body, mind and spirit Delilah helped me to find my way back to myself.  To see again that it's never really about ego identity but rather a remembering of what we are underneath.  When we stand in our own power, with a compassionate heart we really can change the world, even if it's just one person at a time.  Delilah and her spirits helped to remind me of that simple truth and I am so very grateful to her for this gift of remembrance and healing. 

Since Delilah's visit, the 'coincidences' keep on coming.  Relationships that seem to have been 'stuck' are starting to show the tiniest signs of change, a shift in the air, maybe the chance for healing, at the very least some indication of movement for the first time in years.  I know sometimes things have to get worse before they can get better, but I feel stronger now, more purposeful and more capable of leaning into whatever comes next.  The heaviness has lifted and there is a lightness in my step again, I feel braver, more willing to put myself 'out there' even if some people won't like it.  I am more in tune with my body.  When the 'shame' of feeling like I've got it wrong starts to roll over me, I'm able to feel what it's doing to my body and try not to block it and inadvertently trap the negative energy. It's early days yet but as a result of Delilah's visit, I feel like my energy is flowing a lot more freely again and this makes it much easier to remain heart centred and more attuned to the energy of spirit and land. I have a sense that there is a lot of exciting and purposeful work to be undertaken here, with the possibility of making a positive difference to a lot of people, and I feel blessed to know that Delilah's healing gifts for land and people are supporting us in our mission.

Comment:

What an area of outstanding beauty, nestled deep within the Yorkshire countryside! My visit was a joy from beginning to end, supported by my client’s sincerity and willingness to embrace the work - and an open mind to see beyond the immediate demands towards a powerful, yet realistic vision for the future. The work required a degree of energetic clearing and healing, supported by systemic alignment, and benefitted from a holistic, definitive and grounded approach. Thoughtfully developed since the year 2000, the land itself is gloriously content, containing powerful healing energies for wellbeing and harmony and its blueprint is perfectly aligned for the proposed plans to support the bereaved, the immediate and local communities, and beyond. Altogether inspiring work, upon inspiring land with inspiring visionaries. I look forward to reconnecting a month after my visit, at 12 months, and as needed.

October 2020