Midlander – Good to hear from you again.
You say you have no access to your ancestry except through research. That is completely untrue. You have the whole history inside you if you dare to explore. I know, everyone things everything is outside them in the world. Please read
http://dreamhawk.com/dream-encyclopedia/the-conjuring-trick/It is a full description of someone recovering their connection with their ancestors. Obviously you have to leave thinking behind and delve into your past within you.
Dreams images are like icons on a computer screen - You have to ‘click’ on your dream images to make them come alive. Thinking about them doesn’t work. You need to open yourself to the magic of them.
To make them into the wonderful gateways they are you may have to learn certain skills. The first one is to see if you can ‘work’ your energy and emotions. If they are locked you cannot ‘click’ on your dreams.
1 – Stand in a comfortable balanced position with the hands in front of the chest, palms together and eyes closed.
2 – Imagine that as you breathe-in, the air is fanning a small glowing coal inside the chest. The incoming air makes the coal glow gently, and you breathe slowly and with awareness. This coal is just a symbol of the subtle pleasure sensations generated by slow purposeful inhalation. If you can be directly aware of this pleasure, dispense with the image of the coal.
3 – In either case, let the hands indicate the amount of this glow or pleasure. Let them do this by moving apart, so if the pleasure is intense the hands reach wide. As you exhale and the glow fades, let the hands come together. But if there is little felt, then the hands remain unopened.
4 – If you find your hands and arms respond then let a feeling or warmth or love flow out to everyone, and as they pull back feel as if you are drawing in what others give you in this subtle way.
5 – If you have managed that and felt it working in you, then and only then let you energy move upwards, and eventually downwards so you get the sideways movement flowing into the up and down energy flow. Let your being show you how.
After that you need to read and use
http://dreamhawk.com/approaches-to-being/the-lifestream/#Open to enter the huge world you hold within you.
Your dream is fascinating too. It shows you opening to the influence of Edie Izzard, who says of himself that he is "a complete boy plus half girl” I believe this suggests that your old view of yourself is altering, and you are becoming much more pliable in who you are – a bigger world of experience.
The coin is important, it suggest a rich inner experience that will allow you to get out to the restricting beliefs, self-image and personality you were restricted by. To find out more about the coin use
http://dreamhawk.com/dream-encyclopedia/acting-on-your-dream/#BeingPersonTony