Today I’m talking to a dear friend & sister, Allison Strickland. We first got to know each other many years ago when we were in a shamanic apprenticeship together to support our personal healing journeys. So much life has happened since then as I’ve settled into my work teaching the ways of the Earth through Tea, and Allison has created a thriving practice of helping people know themselves & connect to Spirit through her healing Meditation Paintings.
In this episode we talk about what it means to be a healer who cannot quite explain their work–if you’re one of those people whose work is shrouded in the mystery, you’ll probably find a lot of empathy & understanding in this conversation.
It can be difficult in this age of marketing, knowledge-hunger & unending definitions to hold true to work or a way in the world that doesn’t neatly fit into a category or box, but what we’ve both found in our work & lives is that when we don’t welcome in the mystery we miss out on so much.
We’re not talking about the unknown, we’re talking about the unknowable.
I love these conversations with Allison, especially because we’re two biracial kids who have a lifetime I’ve trying to understand where we belong in this world…it’s easy for us to drop into discourse about things that just don’t quite make sense to our minds!
Other topics we cover today:
What does it mean to be an oracle or have oracular work?
Are all Humans artists? What does it mean to be creative?
How can we open ourselves up to Spirit or something greater than us in order to live our purpose in the world?
I’m so excited to share that Allison is joining me this year on my Ceremony of Life retreat this February in Colombia…she’s going to lead us in a spiritual painting journey to help us embody this transcendent creative within. We end the episode sharing about this experience and all that we’re hoping to experience on this nourishing weeklong adventure.
There are still a few spots left in this intimate retreat, join us here.
Where to find Allison:
Allison does amazing oracular sessions called The Opening. I highly recommend them if you’re feeling the call! You can book a session here.
For everything else, here’s her website & Instagram.
And of course, you can spend time in person with both of us in Colombia!! Feb 17-23rd. Reach out with questions or to join us.
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Ep #11: Connecting to Spirit through Creativity with Allison Strickland