The Shamanic Significance of Migraines
- Liz Alexander
- Sep 2
- 3 min read
Liz Camilla|Soul Guide|Shamanic Energy Healer
Migraines are not simply “headaches.” For those on a spiritual and healing path, they can be profound messengers. A signal from the body and soul that something deeper is asking to be seen, honoured, and transformed.
In shamanism, physical symptoms are never viewed in isolation. They are threads in a wider tapestry of energy, spirit, and psyche. Migraines, in particular, are often associated with blocked spiritual vision, unprocessed ancestral pain, and the pressure of holding too much energetic weight.
The Spiritual Meaning of Migraines
Migraines are known as “soul storms” in many indigenous traditions. They represent a clash between light and shadow within the nervous system. The pounding, intense energy reflects the spirit trying to break through a veil of heaviness, often connected to:
Third-Eye Blockages: The third eye is the seat of vision and intuition. Migraines may arise when you resist seeing a truth or deny your inner knowing.
Ancestral Contracts: Many empaths and healers carry energetic burdens from their lineage. Migraines can be the physical manifestation of carrying unresolved ancestral grief, shame, or suppressed gifts.
Psychic Overload: Sensitive souls absorb energies from environments and people around them. When these are not released, the excess energy creates pressure in the head and nervous system.
The Shamanic Lens: Why Migraines Choose You
Migraines often choose those who are naturally open, empathic, and spiritually attuned. Rather than being a “curse,” they can be understood as a call to initiation.
The pain forces you into stillness. It draws you into darkness, where you have no choice but to surrender. And in that surrender, profound insights often arrive. Flashes of clarity, visions, or the deep knowing that you cannot go on living in the same way.
In this way, migraines are teachers. They strip away the noise of the world, pushing you inward, asking:What truth am I avoiding? What energy is not mine? What do I need to release to reclaim balance?
Healing Migraines Through Shamanic Practice
While medical support is always important, shamanic healing invites us to look beneath the surface. Migraines can be soothed and shifted when the deeper energetic roots are addressed.
Soul Retrieval – Migraines are often tied to soul loss. Retrieving the parts of yourself that splintered away in trauma can bring profound relief and wholeness.
Energy Clearing – Clearing psychic debris and cords from others helps the head feel lighter, restoring spiritual clarity.
Working with Plant Allies – In both TCM and shamanism, plants (like sage, mugwort, or lavender) are honoured as allies for calming the nervous system and clearing spiritual blockages.
Ritual Rest – Migraines demand rest. Creating ritual around stillness (dark room, intentional breath, soft drumming) can shift the pain into a healing initiation.
The Deeper Invitation
Migraines are more than physical suffering. They are an invitation to honour your sensitivity, to stop carrying what is not yours, and to awaken to the spiritual gifts that lie dormant beneath the pain.
Through shamanic healing, you can begin to release the contracts and energies that keep you trapped in cycles of overwhelm. Migraines then become not a curse, but a guide; one that leads you back to your inner light, your truth, and your sovereign way of being.
If you are experiencing migraines that feel deeply connected to your emotional and spiritual journey, my healing sessions are designed to help you clear ancestral contracts, restore your nervous system, and reconnect with the parts of your soul that have been lost in the pain.
Love,
Liz Camilla x
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