From 2008 – 2015, Lisa Iversen joined Atlanta-based Ade Anifowose and Ombassa Sophera to create the radio series Life Conversations Radio presents Ancestral Blueprints, to share wisdom from the Systemic Family Constellations modality and invite listeners to consider how unseen ancestral influences impacts our lives, families, and democracy. Life Conversations Radio was co-founded by Ade Anifowose and Ombassa Sophera.

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The following conversation with Ade, Ombassa, and Lisa took place in honor of the one year anniversary of this radio show’s first broadcast on July 24, 2008.

Lisa: What inspired you to co-create the radio show “Life Conversations Radio presents Ancestral Blueprints” a year ago?

Ade: We did so shortly after our first Family Constellations circle. It was such a profound, simple process. For me, it was like it made the esoteric principles clearer that we are all one and all connected and made it real in us.  The more I talked with you (Lisa), it was like I was getting in touch with something I knew and just didn’t know that I knew it. Looking at spiritual principles manifesting in humanity gave me a deeper appreciation for humanity.

Ombassa: We thought that people needed to know about what we experienced in the actual workshop and how important it was to reach more people. We wanted to let people have the opportunity to experience it after hearing about it on the radio show. Getting in touch with a person’s soul and their family’s soul can change so many people’s lives.

Ade: I also remember the conversations we had at that time about there being few (if any) active African American Constellation facilitators in the U.S.

We need to understand the impact of the slavery experience in America today, how sensitive it is and how it brings such deep emotions.  I thought that people need to know about Family Constellations to at least have the choice of wanting to explore it.  The radio show could be a way to continue the healing process.

Family Constellations allow me to get in touch with feelings, and I don’t have to struggle with the words because others are there supporting and assisting the process. Others can help put words to my experience. Sometimes things are so traumatic that we can’t find the words.

Because we have the radio platform about inspiring and creating awareness, it’s a never-ending conversation. It’s a human conversation.  What Family Constellations bring up is the opportunity for us to keep talking about the human experience from an everyday place.  For example, when you talk about body wisdom and awareness, this awareness is usually missed. Even in the new age movement  – it’s missed.

Lisa: What have you noticed after doing the show for a year?

Ombassa: I feel like the show has changed people’s lives, it’s naturally doing it. People haven’t thought about the soul of the family, the soul of the nation, all the things we’ve brought up. For example, the radio show we did that was a live town hall meeting during the presidential election in Atlanta, Georgia, was very powerful.

People haven’t thought about being able to bring things up where there’s more than my own individual life, and there will always be more. The soul of things is really important.

The show helps people be in the frame of mind that they could take things further toward resolving. It shows people that they can do more than just complain; it gives them ideas of what we can do to help bring people to resolution.

Ade: I feel the depth of what we’re sharing and bringing to the radio platform. The more that Family Constellations and Ancestral Blueprints bring more awareness, people can realize, “What is our soul trying to tell us?” I want Ancestral Blueprints to be a common conversation, where people feel moved to ask themselves and each other, “Can we listen to the Ancestral Blueprint of America now and listen from a broader perspective?”

Lisa: This radio show has been one of those unexpected movements of the soul for which I’m very grateful.  Being in conversation with people each week from diverse backgrounds, heritages, and locations reminds me how much our fates are bound together in both our individual families and within the larger, collective human family.

I sense that each listener and caller is in touch with unseen truths in our families’ and country’s soul.  We need each other to bring these images into compassionate acceptance. Our resonance with unseen ancestral wisdom and truth is alive and well.

Ade: We have a gem here. I am eagerly anticipating the breakthrough, the shift where more people know what we’re doing on this show.

Ade had this conversation on the phone with Lisa while he was at the Atlanta airport. While discussing the need for healing America’s post-slavery soul, he encountered Dr. Charles Finch III at the airport. Lisa and Dr. Finch became friends after one of her Constellation workshops in Atlanta. They have enjoyed illuminating, stimulating conversation regarding the Spirit origins of the Constellation method.

Dr. Finch is a licensed physician, internationally known lecturer, and former Director of International Health at Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta, GA. Using ancient papyri, artifacts of all kinds, and primary sources of information, Dr. Finch has connected math, physics, astronomy, architecture, medicine, metallurgy, and music to African cultural origins. www.charlessfinch.com

Episode List

2008

Family Constellations: Healing Generational Trauma (Jul 24, 2008)
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Ancestral Blueprints, Episode 1: Understanding Who You Are (Aug 4, 2008)
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Ancestral Blueprints, Episode 2 (Aug 11, 2008)
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Post-Colonial and Post-Slavery Ties That Bind, Pt. 1 of 2 (Aug 18, 2008)
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Post-Colonial and Post-Slavery Ties That Bind, Pt. 2 of 2 (Aug 25, 2008)
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Honoring the Seen and Unseen Ancestors this Labor Day (Sep 1, 2008)
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Drugs and Alcohol Addiction, Pt. 1 of 2 (Sep 8, 2008)
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Drugs and Alcohol Addiction, Pt. 2 of 2 (Sep 15, 2008)
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Presidential Politics and the Economy, Pt. 1 of 3 (Sep 22, 2008)
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Presidential Politics and the Economy, Pt. 2 of 3 (Sep 29, 2008)
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Presidential Politics and the Economy, Pt. 3 of 3 (Oct 6, 2008)
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Ancestral Blueprints on the Presidential Election – Town Hall Gathering in Atlanta, GA (Oct 12, 2008, rebroadcast Oct 13)
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The Untold Stories of Spirituality and Religion (Oct 20, 2008)
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Are You Prepared for the Election Results?, Pt. 1 of 2 (Oct 27, 2008)
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Are You Prepared for the Election Results?, Pt. 2 of 2 (Nov 4, 2008)
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African American President? Yes!!! Gay Marriage? No!!! (Nov 11, 2008)
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Importance of Family History (Nov 18, 2008)
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Understanding Who You Are (ReRun) (Nov 25, 2008)
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Interview with Filmmakers Katrina Browne and Juanita Brown (Dec 2, 2008)
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Ancestral Wisdom for Right Relationship with Aging Parents (Dec 9, 2008)
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Linear Time vs Soul Time (Dec 16, 2008)
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The Family Soul over the Holiday Season (Dec 23, 2008)
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What Legacy Are You Leaving Behind for Your Descendants? (Dec 30, 2008)
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2009

Faith and Traditions, Pt. 1 of 2 (Jan 6, 2009)
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Faith and Traditions, Pt. 2 of 2 (Jan 13, 2009)
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A New Beginning for America with President Obama (Jan 27, 2009)
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Parents and Children, Pt. 1 of 2 (Feb 3, 2009)
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Conversation with Former Ku Klux Klan Member (Feb 10, 2009)
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Parents and Children, Pt. 2 of 2 (Feb 17, 2009)
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Giving Too Much and Receiving Too Little (Feb 24, 2009)
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Honoring Love in Couple Relationships (Mar 3, 2009)
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Illness as an Expression of Love (Mar 9, 2009)
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How to Rent a Negro (Mar 16, 2009)
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Healing Racism (Mar 23, 2009)
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Embodied Wisdom of Ancestors, and Racism (Apr 6, 2009)
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Trauma’s Landscape in Ancestral Blueprints (Apr 13, 2009)
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Day of Remembrance of the Holocaust (Apr 21, 2009)
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Acknowledging Grief in Ancestral Blueprints (April 27, 2009)
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Balance of Women and Men in the Family Soul, Pt. 1 of 2 (Jun 29, 2009)
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Balance of Women and Men in the Family Soul, Pt. 2 of 2 (Jul 6, 2009)
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Honoring Elders in our Ancestral Blueprints, Pt. 1 of 2 (Jul 13, 2009)
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Honoring Elders in our Ancestral Blueprints, Pt. 2 of 2 (Jul 20, 2009)
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Creativity in Our Ancestral Blueprints (Jul 27, 2009)
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Ancestral Blueprints of Racism, Pt. 1 of 2 (Aug 3, 2009)
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Ancestral Blueprints of Racism, Pt. 2 of 2 (Aug 10, 2009)
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What is Family Constellations? (Aug 17, 2009)
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Needing to be Needed: “I Give, Therefore I Am” (August 24, 2009)
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Revisiting Past Shows (Aug 30, 2009)
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One Year Anniversary of Ancestral Blueprints on Life Conversations Radio (Sep 14, 2009)
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Book Release Part, Q & A (Sep 28, 2009)
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The Impact of Losing a Baby in Ancestral Blueprints (Oct 19, 2009)
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Honoring Ancestral Home Countries (Oct 26, 2009)
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Family Soul Time vs. Linear Time (Nov 3, 2009)
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The Gift of Our Childhood Experiences (Nov 10, 2009)
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2010

Ancestral Blueprints (Apr 28, 2010)
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Ancestral Blueprints (May 26, 2010)
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The Shadow (Self) Knows (Jun 30, 2010)
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Ancestral Blueprints (Jul 28, 2010)
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Ancestral Blueprints (Sep 29, 2010)
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Relationship between Gratitude and Our Ancestors (Oct 27, 2010)
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Ancestral Blueprints and the Holiday Season (Dec 22, 2010)
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2011

Ancestral Blueprints (Jan 26, 2011)
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Ancestral Blueprints (Feb 23, 2011)
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Depression (Mar 30, 2011)
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Ancestral Blueprints (Apr 27, 2011)
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Ancestral Blueprints (May 25, 2011)
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Ancestral Blueprints (Jun 29, 2011)
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The Impact of Losing a Baby (ReRun) (Jul 27, 2011)
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Ancestral Blueprints (Sep 28, 2011)
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Ancestral Blueprints (Nov 30, 2011)
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2012

In Honor of Black History Month (Feb 29, 2012)
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Ancestral Celebration of Birth Days (Mar 28, 2012)
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Ancestral Blueprints and Parenting (Apr 25, 2012)
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Tulsa Race Riots: Reconciliation in America’s Ancestral Blueprints (May 30, 2012)
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Ancestral Blueprints of Love, Relationships, and Abundance (Jun 27, 2012)
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Living the Freedom (Jul 25, 2012)
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Ancestral Power and Disempowerment (Aug 29, 2012)
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Balance and Groundedness (Sep 26, 2012)
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The Gifts of Gratitude (Oct 31, 2012)
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Being the Light with Ancestral Blueprints (Nov 28, 2012)
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The Gifts of Gratitude (Dec 26, 2012)
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2013

Groundedness in the Midst of Challenges (Feb 27, 2013)
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Ancestral Blueprints (Mar 27, 2013)
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Marriage, Relationship, and Love (May 29, 2013)
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De-Guru Your Soul, Pt. 1 of 2 (Jun 26, 2013)
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De-Guru Your Soul, Pt. 2 of 2 (Jul 31, 2013)
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9/11: Ancestral Blueprints Perspective (Sep 11, 2013)
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Honoring Our Ancestors (Oct 30, 2013)
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Honoring Thanksgiving and Its Complexities (Nov 27, 2013)
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Ancestral Blueprints and Holidays (Dec 18, 2013)
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2014

An Embodied Conversation with the Internalized Colonizer (Jan 29, 2014)
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Reclaiming Family & Ancestry as a Source of Healing & Strength (ReRun) (Feb 26, 2014)
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Honoring the Women in Your Ancestral Line (Mar 26, 2014)*
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Honoring Our Traditions (Apr 30, 2014)
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Race, the Civil War, and Memorial Day (May 28, 2014)
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The Meaning of Freedom (Jun 25, 2014)
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Honoring the Women in Your Ancestral Line (Jul 30, 2014)*
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Ferguson, Missouri: Violence and the Soul of Humanity (Aug 27, 2014)*
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From Blind Love to Awake Love (Sept 24, 2014)
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Ancestral Stories: When Ancestors Come Alive (Oct 29, 2014)
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Ancestral Blueprints and Holiday Traditions (Nov 19, 2014)
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Awakening the Soul of Humanity (Dec 17, 2014)
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2015

Irreplaceable Strength through Acceptance (Jan 28, 2015)
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Reclaiming Family & Ancestry as a Source of Healing & Strength (Feb 25, 2015)*
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Ferguson, Missouri: Violence and the Soul of Humanity, Encore (Mar 25, 2015)*
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Partnership, Love and Ancestry (Apr 29, 2015)
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BOB (Belonging, Order, Balance) & BART (Boundaries, Authority, Roles, Task) (May 27, 2015)
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