
09/13/2023
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Come home to deep, conscious connection with your Soul, Nature, & Ancestors with Sacred Life Animism What is Animism? Animism is all about connection.
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It’s the opposite of materialism. Over the last 20 years in my practice of Spiritual Mentorship and Healing, I've witnessed disconnection as being the greatest increasing soul malady. It’s ironic that as the information age is about “getting us connected” we’re actually disconnecting more and more, from our mythic soul life and spiritual kinship with Nature. We have forgotten that we are a member
of not only our immediate human community, but also our Nature communities (plants, trees, mountains, rivers, oceans), our Animal community, and our Ancestral community. This forgetting can leave us with soul lethargy, a sense of meaninglessness, and lacking the spiritual resilience to navigate life’s challenges. At its roots, Animism is an ancient celebration of the many ways of listening and being human in the sacred diversity of life. As a spiritual way of living, we learn to remember and reconnect with the ancient knowing that everything is alive and everything is connected to everything else. Animism provides us with path of conscious initiation so we can become adept at living in the natural cycles of life-death-rebirth while developing a lasting and unshakeable intimacy with our Ancestors, Nature, and Spirit.
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SOLSTICE blessings lovely beings 🌞
Registration is open for SUMMER OF SOUL-CARE and my heart is full to share it with you.
I think in the lead up to this offering, I’ve really been in its teachings and medicine.
As most of you know I’m in the midst of moving house and a massive shift in my life.
It’s just been SO full-on. 😵💫
And yet partially due to work and partially due to desperation for my nervous system, I’ve been leaning into ritual and my NATURE time even more than usual.
And I can honestly say, it has been what has really got me through.
I’ve experienced an increased capacity to drop into EFFORTLESS ATTENTION and it has been a huge addition to my self-care practice.
Another self-care practice I have strengthened is keeping things SIMPLE and that’s why I’ve created Summer of Soul-Care as such a gentle and EASEFUL journey.
God knows we are running around so much the rest of the year, we need soulful, nourishing practices that are doable.
So here’s how it works:
REGISTER and then receive one email a week with a video from me.
The video (about 5-15mins) includes:
🌱 background teachings about “the why” of the ritual. This will help deepen your practice
🌱 What you’ll need (definitely nothing complicated)
🌱 and the steps of how to practice and enjoy the ritual
My intention is to help you get some SOLITUDE in Nature.
This is how we reconnect and reacquaint ourselves with the spirit of Nature.
The rituals aren’t long unless you wanna add in a nap in the grass or a swim in the lake or…
But they will help you REST and teach your nervous system the most important practice of SAVOURING. 🥰
I really want to encourage you to get your bestie to register with you. I can’t think of a more rad thing to do with a close friend, especially those friends that live far away.
Imagine that you both get the email and then plan out when you’ll each do the ritual and then chat later and text each other pics. 👥
What a cool way to connect and share your Summer.
Hit the link: https://www.angelaprider.com/summer-of-soul-care
In bright connection
LB 🧜🏻♀️ xo
SUMMER Solstice Blessings everyone. Wishing you so much rest and renewal over the next few months.
I wanted to invite you to this sweet offering I’m launching today called SUMMER OF SOUL-CARE!
It’s a very simple program to help you get your spirituality outside and deepen your relationship with Nature.
Did you know that 93% of adult Canadians spend less than 2hrs a week outside. No wonder so many of us are feeling stressed and dysregulated.
Summer of Soul-Care offers you 12 sacred Earth Medicine rituals so you can immerse into some solitude and quiet in Nature.
You choose the place. Whether it’s your yard, the park, or your vacay spot, this is an opportunity to truly have an experience with the reciprocal and nourishing spirit of Nature.
And it’s super-simple. Just one email a week from me with a short video that shares:
🌱 some of the “why” and the teachings behind the ritual.
🌱 what you’ll need (it’s not complicated)
🌱 and how to practice the ritual
I’ve priced this 12-weeks at $97 with my deepest wish that both you and your bestie will sign up. Maybe they live far away? Well, this is a totally rad way to connect over Summer, share your journey, share your pics and truly connect on your spiritual growth journey.
There’s no stressors like having to show up online, or get to an event.
It’s just you and Mother Nature.
Here’s the link 👇
Can’t wait to share the PEACE 🥰
Savour your Summer with Sacred Ritual. Summer of Soul-Care is all about ease & simplicity as you weave your spiritual practice into your every day life. Nourish and deepen your intimacy with Nature through 12 Earth Medicine Rituals which will get you Unplugged, Onto the Land, Into the Water, and
PROJECTION: I think a big part of spiritual resilience is the capacity to embody conflicting emotions.
It’s a sign of emotional maturity and our capacity for compassion.
And as our culture now seems to be more polarised and more comfortable with finger pointing than developing this capacity, we are also becoming less spiritually resilient and wise.
And the algorithm knows this and loves it and is making millions because of it.
In reality though, we are complex beings.
ALL OF US!
When we practice feeling all of our ambivalence, allowing all of feelings to make their way through our nervous systems, we naturally develop more tolerance, understanding, and wisdom.
The more we allow it all, the less we are relegating parts to our shadow and then projecting.
And well that’s just good for everyone right!
Feeling all the feels over here as I pack my house, let go and downsize, prepare to move into a brand new chapter of my life.
Terrifying and exciting
Bitter and sweet
Overwhelming and exhilarating
Annoying and joyful
🎢
This is transition and transition is inevitable cause it’s all temporary.
🤷♀️
Practicing letting go lightly
Xo LB 🧜🏻♀️
THE QUIET PLACE: I know in amongst all you’ve got going on, it can be really hard to just find quietness within.
I’ve experienced this same thing. The busy, busy of life and endless doing can make it seem impossible to just switch off.
One of the most beautiful gifts I’ve received through the spiritual path of Animism has been the practice of returning to my Hearth.
This is the very CENTRE of my centre.
Sometimes it’s easy to get there and other times it feels like a bloody war 😝 but it’s where there is that stillness that nourishes me deeply.
Your inner Hearth is indeed the fire of your Soul and it requires consistent and compassionate tending.
It’s a deep place of remembering that’s also connected to your Ancestors and provides a sense of connection which inevitably fills us with peace.
Tomorrow, I’m opening registration to Doorways to Animism!
🌱
WEEKEND IMMERSION
May 20 and 21 in Lions Bay.
🌱
This is my 20th year teaching this introductory workshop and I’m super-delighted to be doing it in-person.
Haven’t done that since the ViD messed us up. 🌹
So if you’re looking for a spiritual path of evolution and transformation then stay tuned.
Looking forward to sharing with you.
In warm connection
LittleBird 🧜🏻♀️ xo
NATURE and Diversity. I could write all day long about how the sacred psychedelic Plant Teachers have transformed my life and my family.
It’s astounding when I think about all the learning and support I’ve received.
One of the biggest teachings has been about INTER-SECTIONALITY and inter-relating.
How all these different species of trees, plants, fungi, and animals are relating to one another.
How they depend on one another.
I’ve learned a lot about ecological relationships based in:
MUTUALISM where both organisms benefit
COMMENSALISM: where one benefits and the other is unaffected
and PARASITISM where one benefits and the other is harmed.
And what has been so astounding has been the deep, deep wisdom of hundreds of thousands of years where the planet knows how to right itself and each eco-system finds homeostasis and survives.
Except unfortunately, when it comes to the parasitism of humans.
And I really do see the parasitism of the capitalist machine that’s rooted in a total lack of equity and diversity.
So, as the world of psychedelics explodes, I want you to know that there are many, many other “experts” out there besides:
Paul Stamets, Michael Pollan, Tim Ferris, Rick Doblan, Alex Grey, Terrance or Dennis McKenna, Gabor Mate.
Do you see a pattern here?
In fact I just Googled 100 most influential people in psychedelics and got a list.
Out of those 100 influencers was:
5 men of colour (1 black)
15 white women (1 Indigenous)
No black women.
That’s 80 white men who are the “influencers” of a massive movement that has the potential to heal our culture.
Personally, that frightens me.
Because unlike Nature, there’s no diversity (hefty bank accounts tho) and the origins of the Plant Teachers are lost.
It kinda breaks my heart.
And I don’t see any of these influencers creating space for other voices. Do you?
I’ll keep talking about it.
People will keep rolling their eyes and gaslighting!
But as my lovely friend said to me the other night,
“ONCE YOU SEE IT, you can’t UNSEE it!”
Feel free to share others voices that don’t include the 80% in the comments.
And check out this great article!
In connection
LB 🧜🏻♀️ xo
RANDOM things you likely don’t know about me!
🌸Random CHILDHOOD and religion stuff…
I was born and raised in Australia but have lived in Canada for decades.
This is likely why I can cut to the chase and still be polite.
It was full-on Catholic Church and school. Yup! The nuns were cruel and it wasn’t a good experience.
But I did learn that:
I loved ritual
I loved to pray and believe in the power of prayer
AND that there’s a huge difference between religion and spirituality.
💪 In 1996 I wrote to the Pope - yes sent a letter to the Vatican - and ex-communicated myself from the Catholic Church.
Highly liberating!!
In 2016, my sacraments were undone in an Ayahuasca ceremony.
🌳 Random ANCESTOR info…
My great great Grandmother Eliza, left Ireland at 19 and travelled on a ship to Australia. Yes! We are wild women!
Her youngest daughter, my great granny Isabelle, was an artist and lived til 104. I knew her well 🌸
🙄 Random daily CHALLENGE…
Being diagnosed with ADHD three years ago was a HUGE grief-relief sandwich!
One of the biggest ADHD challenges I deal with is decision FATIGUE which is pretty much why my brekky and lunch are almost the same every day!
💜 Random FAVORITES…
Decision fatigue already but if I had to choose:
Favorite food: avocado
Favorite music: at the moment, Afro house, Coldplay, with a touch of Bad Company
Favorite book: Women Who Run with the Wolves.
Random DEFINITES…
I’m all about Summer
I’m a morning person
I’m a hugger
For sure an INFP
And being outside by the ocean is my Soul Home 🥰
Share a random fact about you in the comments🧜🏻♀️
I wanna know …
In sweet connection
LittleBird xo 🧜🏻♀️
TRANSFORM: means to cross over from one form to another - to change form.
It takes time!
It can be hard work to to outgrow and let go of the old form and embody the new one.
It can be uncomfortable.
And discombobulating.
It usually starts from a way down deep knowing the SOUL and requires a lot of courage to listen to.
And ultimately leads to external life changes which can be very, very difficult because that includes other people and their lives!
And as humans we much prefer the comfort of the status quo even if it’s uncomfortable
A big part of the folk healing and spiritual mentorship I offer is Soul MIDWIFERY.
It’s all about walking right beside you and offering support as you to change your form and TRAVERSE yourself, your Soul from one place to the next.
Soul Midwifery is often deeply needed because when we are in the turbulent waters of change, the mind will create doubt and the ego will not want to detach.
But your Soul knows it’s the right thing 🌸
If you are going through a major life transition, even if you don’t think it’s major, I’m here.
There’s a few openings left in March. Link in bio to book
In warm connection
LittleBird 🧜🏻♀️ xo
PS: and go check out because her work is incredibly soulful.
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Prints of 'The Morpho Garden' are now available
UNFOLD Spring on March 18 is coming together as an exquisitely beautiful container for you. After our Forest-Cacao and Rapéh Ceremony, you will be guided in Breathwork to support the unfolding of your visions. As a bonus, I'm welcoming my Sister in Sound and gifted DJ, Sky Bray Studio who will curate an ambient soundscape for our journey. There will be hands-on support + Spiritual healing as an option for you too. This will be followed by a deep Sound immersion with medicine songs, entrancing vibes of bowls, gong, drums, rattles, and chimes to support your integration.
And since it's Spring, I'll be sharing a House Cleanse & Blessing ritual for you to do at home with the sacred Flower Water we co-create in the ceremony. Exquisitely beautiful right? Grab your tix as there's only a few weeks left on the early bird rates. xo https://www.angelaprider.com/events/unfold-spring-cacao-soundbath
POLLINATING BEAUTY: I once read about how painful and traumatic it can be to withhold love from a child but it’s just as painful for them to have to contain it if the parent isn’t available to receive it.
And it’s true for us all right?
We go through life and sometimes our hearts end up battered and bruised and it’s just way easier to put up the shields and shut it down.
However, life has a way of bringing beauty and love to us no matter what because the nature of Life, the Universe, IS LOVE!
And so if we really want to bring in abundance, prosperity, joy and energy, at some stage it’s really WISE to open our hearts to both the giving and receiving of love.
Just remember, that your HEART is like a beautiful exquisite flower.
Whenever you open it and share your love, it’s like a magical light that is sent out into the world to create even more BEAUTY.
How did you share your love today? 💋
SENSITIVITY: The majority of people I work with have exquisite sensitive natures.
Whether they be empathic, HSP, neurodivergent, or highly creative, their sensitivity is often something to reframe and RECLAIM.
Often in 1:1 sessions, we discover a whole other level of trauma to heal because of sensory overwhelm.
The layers of unpacking and healing sensory trauma can involve sound or textures or smells and how at the time of overwhelm, there was no escape.
For example, an experience such as being unwell and going to the Dr may not be a big deal to some folks, but to an HSP it could be overwhelming due to the smell of the clinic.
(Yes this is one reason I have appreciated masks!)
This is where I’ve found Somatic work to be so helpful because we can actually move through the stuck fight, flight or freeze to then reclaim the senses.
Then, most importantly, we can begin to work with developing boundaries.
When we understand our SENSITIVE nature
🌱 learn to have a voice surrounding it
🌱 learn to take good care of ourselves
🌱 and set and maintain boundaries
we then have choice and FREEDOM.
All of this can be incredibly empowering because many sensitive natured folks really view themselves as vulnerable.
This is likely because they’ve experienced SO much gaslighting!!
E.g “Why are you being so sensitive!” 😩
** Another layer of the trauma to resolve.
I’m here if you’d like support reclaiming your exquisite sensitive nature and developing boundaries to keep you steady and centred.
It’s a beautiful and LIBERATING experience to turn one’s sensitive nature into a super power.
Visit this link to book a session🌸
https://app.squarespacescheduling.com/schedule.php?appointmentType=21363445&owner=22416716
In bright connection
LittleBird 🧜🏻♀️ xo
STAY TUNED: This week I’ll drop my first episode of Spiritual Tools for Being Human.
A series of longer videos and reels where I share how to apply SPIRITUAL solutions for a more meaningful life.
There’s videos where I challenge some stuff,
share Somatic practices and education,
earth-medicine and folk healing rituals,
and spiritual principles and wisdom teachings
and as always, just as much support as I can share for your journey of healing and self love.
I’d love to hear what you’d like me share and riff about.
Comment below.
In warm connection
LittleBird xo 🧜🏻♀️
RESET: I’m super-inspired to collab with my lovely friend in this extra special mini-retreat on Jan 29.
If you’re in the area this is a wonderful opportunity to reconnect with the innate truth of who you are.
We’ll somatically explore releasing what’s complete, activate our intentions, and reset the connection with our Highest Self as a guide for the coming year.
🐣 EARLY BIRD ends today. Msg with q’s.
THE FLOW:
• Somatic centering and grounding
• Guided intention setting
• Sacred Cacao and intention activation
• Breathwork journey to connect with Highest Self and invite guidance (hands-on facilitation available if you desire)
• Sound healing affirmation and integration
• Closing
• Grounding snacks
💫
Upon registration you’ll receive a preparation protocol email
* No experience needed
* Open to all bodies, all genders, all expressions
🧚♀️ link in bio for sign up
Guides:
It’s been four years since I’ve shared the Apprenticeship.
In that four years so, so much has changed and I have changed so, so much.
Today I’m like mush but I did want to share how deeply and passionately I feel about this journey and the teachings
Even after all these 16 years I am still learning and growing with them.
Our community has just completed the direction of Samhain and the North.
Travelling together through stillness
Meeting our Ancestors
Learning the medicine of the warrior (leadership) and how to take full responsibility through self love which requires great courage and a backbone.
And doing that deep work of healing and coming into right relationship with our POWER.
I am truly humbled and so grateful, not only for the courage of the new community, but also for the community who comes to support the circles after years of being on the path.
And always every day for the Medicine lineages and teachers who are always with us. 🙏🙏🏽🙏🏾🙏🏿
We are all blessed.
In warm connection
LB 🧜🏻♀️🍄 xo
A few standby laughs in case you need them.
Xo
HOLIDAYS… can be really tough for some folks right?
Maybe there’s that problem drinker, critical aunt, gaslighting brother-in-law, racist grandparent!!
Perhaps there’s that person who controls the whole situation with their ANGER and intimidation
OR the parents who fight😣 so everyone walks on eggshells!
Maybe there’s that person who needs to COMPETE and belittle or shame you
Maybe those sibling dynamics that for whatever reason still linger. 🙄
Maybe you’re not Christian but they really are but you’re showing up anyways!
GOOD FOR YOU👏👏👏
If you can do it safely and put in your time cause you love them, then I think your
AHH-MAZING😍
Just remember to HOLD ONTO YOU and play within your limits.
You are a precious being and therefore, your number ONE responsibility lays in remembering to not let yourself down!
That means you are allowed to have BOUNDARIES
AND more than anything, you are allowed to make up a BU****IT EXCUSE if you need to:
• leave early
• stay elsewhere
• not go at all!
Yes you can. It’s OK!
You’re not responsible for their reaction.
It’s not your job to martyr yourself
It’s not your job to manage everyone or manage their feelings.
It’s your job to:
• LISTEN to yourself
• be true to that
• take care of your health on all levels
AND simultaneously
• not blow things up
• not burn things down
• not leave further carnage
I hope these tips support you.
↗️ Share them with a friend who you know could use them.
You got this 🤗
In heartfelt connection
LittleBird xo 🧜🏻♀️
STOPPING: Something you may not know about me is that
I’ve done the burnout train a few too many times.
About 11 yrs ago I began trying to sort this out but it wasn’t until I was diagnosed with ADHD almost 3 years ago that I began to get to the root of my burnout PATTERN.
You see, I’ve had a lifetime of difficulty getting started.
I won’t say I had problems with motivation cause I’m naturally an inspired person but I had/still have major challenges with TRANSITIONING - ending one task & beginning the next.
What I couldn’t see was the underlying, unconscious pattern I’d developed to deal with it.
That pattern involved always having a jam-packed schedule with continuous tight deadlines & no down time between.
Having this type of schedule meant I never had to worry about “starting” cause I never stopped!
You can imagine the state of my adrenals!
Over these years on my ADHD recovery journey, I’ve been weaning myself off that kind of schedule a bit at a time.
I’ve been gradually developing executive functioning skills around time SENSING (different than time management) and teaching my nervous system to learn & experience time & space.
All of this is very different from the collapse & exhaustion pattern in my past.
One piece I’m learning as a neurodivergent solopreneur is that it’s OK for me to NOT take a full-on break from work.
I know this may seem contrary to what many self-care gurus would say.
However, when I completely unplug, I COMPLETELY unplug! It can then take me a lot of time to transition back.
A week off can actually lead to 3 weeks of confusion & anxiety getting my momentum back.
So these days when I’m on holidays, I allow myself to do 1-2 hours of work a day.
It means I can get fabulous, nourishing space & REST & still keep enough momentum.
I don’t overwhelmed with the anxiety of having to get started again.
When I do transition back to full-time hours, I simply turn up my ADHD practice the first few days & am back in that inspired flow
I’m welcoming more ADHDers into my 1:1 practice where I include practical tools, Somatic Experiencing & spiritual support.
Book in for a 15min chat to learn more.
LB xo 🧜🏻♀️
A beautiful reminder…
START CLOSE IN
Start close in,
don’t take
the second step
or the third,
start with the first
thing
close in,
the step
you don’t want to take.
Start with
the ground
you know,
the pale ground
beneath your feet,
your own
way to begin
the conversation.
Start with your own
question,
give up on other
people’s questions,
don’t let them
smother something
simple.
To hear
another’s voice,
follow
your own voice,
wait until
that voice
becomes an
intimate
private ear
that can
really listen
to another.
Start right now
take a small step
you can call your own
don’t follow
someone else’s
heroics, be humble
and focused,
start close in,
don’t mistake
that other
for your own.
Start close in,
don’t take
the second step
or the third,
start with the first
thing
close in,
the step
you don’t want to take.
…
START CLOSE IN
in David Whyte: Essentials
Many Rivers Press © David Whyte
..
Following the Light.
Photo © David Whyte
Whidbey Island.
November 16th 2022
WEIRD is kinda a lazy word when it comes to spiritual exploration.
Keep diving deep
Keep exploring
Keep opening to the infinite MYSTERY of the Universe
My Winter events are out!
Winter Solstice Forest-Cacao gathering where we will celebrate the mystery of the DARK
ENVISION 2023 where we will explore the ancient art of Divination and bringing clarity from the mystery
And 28-Days of Intentional Dreaming where we will recall, decode, and interpret the mysteries of our dreams.
A good reason to love the dark of Winter ❄️
In mystery
LittleBird 🧜🏻♀️ xo
JOY: came into my life 19 years ago today.
It was a decade long journey to arrive there but worth the wait.
I spent the night in labour at home as the Halloween fireworks and trick or treaters rang the doorbell.
And then she arrived. Born through the veil on the same day as my bestie.
There will never be words for all of it.
The indestructible fierce love ❤️ and everything that comes with motherhood… joy, terror, guilt, delight…
Happy Birthday to one of the most powerful, sensitive, deep, mysterious, hilarious, and loving, kind women I’ve ever met.
I learn from you in every moment.
So glad you came late so your wee Scorpio spirit could grace us.
Loving you each moment
Mama xoxoxo
SAMHAIN SEASON is near, as we ready ourselves for the dark and still of Winter, we can begin to feel a stirring and restlessness within.
Sometimes that's because we are often feeling the paradoxical speeding up of the Letting Go that's happening in the Earth around us.
This time of year is a great teacher of Letting Go.
And letting go is one of those darn, gnarly facts of life that we can't avoid. It's HOW we let go that's what it's all about.
Are we going to learn to do it gracefully?
Or are we going kicking and screaming, getting across the floor while leaving scratch marks where we have ourselves in?
Either way, we have to learn to LET GO 🙄
If you are facing a difficult transition, a letting go and need some spiritual counsel and guidance, book in for some 1:1 work with me.
There are so many ways that Somatic support and Animist practice can help you cross the abyss, or the threshold of what can often be an initiation that leads to you becoming more of you.
When we work together, I will support your nervous system to learn how to let go, and we will also call in Spiritual support by way of guides, animal allies, or Helping Ancestors so you can learn and become wiser from your experience.
In warm connection,
LittleBird 🧜♀️ xo
Cover art: I’ve searched and am hoping someone here will know this amazing artist
SAMHAIN SEASON is near, as we ready ourselves for the dark and still of Winter, we can begin to feel a stirring and restlessness within.
Sometimes that's because we are often feeling the paradoxical speeding up of the Letting Go that's happening in the Earth around us.
This time of year is a great teacher of Letting Go.
And letting go is one of those darn, gnarly facts of life that we can't avoid. It's HOW we let go that's what it's all about.
Are we going to learn to do it gracefully?
Or are we going kicking and screaming, getting across the floor while leaving scratch marks where we have ourselves in?
Either way, we have to learn to LET GO 🙄
If you are facing a difficult transition, a letting go and need some spiritual counsel and guidance, book in for some 1:1 work with me.
There are so many ways that Somatic support and Animist practice can help you cross the abyss, or the threshold of what can often be an initiation that leads to you becoming more of you.
When we work together, I will support your nervous system to learn how to let go, and we will also call in Spiritual support by way of guides, animal allies, or Helping Ancestors so you can learn and become wiser from your experience.
In warm connection,
LittleBird 🧜♀️ xo
MEANINGFULNESS is not something that magically occurs in our lives.
It’s a foundational human need that we have to learn how to uncover and EMBRACE.
The reason it seems so elusive is because the overculture feeds us an ego-driven idea of what should bring meaning to our lives.
It’s a formula we are fed that says “success” and “happiness” come from an external measuring stick.
Many of us know that’s a farce right? But how do we change? What can we do?
Over these last 30 years on the Medicine path, I’ve learned how to find meaning to my life in such a rich way.
Through wisdom-teachings, reconnection with Nature, ritual, navigating the unseen realms, and deep Ancestral connection, I’m now able to feel like I’m truly a unique and important part of the infinite web of life and I have a SACRED mission.
None of this means that I’m “special!”
It simply means that I’ve got an idea of what I’m here to do, and more importantly, how I need to BE as I make my way through life, living as well as I can. 🧜🏻♀️
During the Apprenticeship I get to witness others discover MEANING as they lean into their Soul Work and reconnect with a knowing that is deep and real.
Seeing them light up, is one of the greatest joys I have in sharing the medicine path.
If you sense that it’s time to immerse into your spiritual growth and SOUL work, check out the link in my bio and story 🍄
Applications for the Quintessential Revolution close next week.
The apprenticeship is simply you devoting a year to your soul’s journey and opening your HEART.
It’s about learning to:
🪷 listen and tend deeply to your SOUL
🪷 bring nourishment to your HEART
🪷 receive WISDOM and guidance from your Spirit allies
🪷 HEAL yourself
🪷 and EMBRACE the love of your Ancestors
🪷 and INTEGRATE that into your life as you go.
Along the way you’ll learn many tools to support your spiritual practice and meet a like-hearted community too.
You can be at any stage of your spiritual development because we will meet you right there.
Link in bio or DM me with your questions.
In warm connection
LittleBird 🧜🏻♀️ xo
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22.02.22… Yesterday during this powerful portal and one month since Thich Naht Hahn transformed, I took some time to be in quietness. I contemplated the number 2 and sat with my sadness about how our country is in the black and white thinking of division, two-sides, rather than the PARITY that provides Unity. How we appear to have lost PARITY and like in a bad marriage, we haven’t found resolution but are caught in the loop of irreconcilable differences. I thought about my role in my own family of origin - the PEACEMAKER - and how triggering and upsetting it is for me to live in this conflict. Anyone else having that triggered? Sometimes it feels like a long 2 years on this platform sharing about flexing the spiritual practice muscle in order to get through, become resilient, find STEADINESS and return to Love. The path I’ve walked for decades now is ANIMISM and it’s about becoming deeply connected with Earth and the Cosmos as a spiritual practice. So my practice includes being in NATURE and leaning into the reciprocity of that relationship. Knowing that when I SHARE my love with Mother Earth, she receives it, and then shares Her love with me, and I receive it. We are in a loop of love 💕 So once again I encourage you to… Walk outside 🌳 Return to your yoga mat Take time on your meditation cushion Head to wherever you pray 🙏🏽 Return to your 12-step group And more than anything contemplate this… How can you ensure that your practice isn’t just about you “getting something?” I know it may seem impossible in this spiritual consumerist zone but you can find it. How can you ensure that your spiritual practice also involves GIVING in return - reciprocity! May we find true UNITY 💜 Not unity amongst those on one side or the other, but unity amongst ALL sides. Thanks for reading this and sharing the love. 🙏🏽 In love and steadiness LittleBird 🧜🏻♀️ xo 👩💻 angelaprider.com #sacredli
LOVE… I’ll never forget the day that I was talking with my Teacher about breakups and he said to me, “It’s not about the love Angela. It’s never about the love.” And those words have followed me around ever since, not just about breakups but about everything in life. Love is the life force of the UNIVERSE and the glue that unites us. Our separation, division, and troubles aren’t about love. They’re usually about power and fear! So when we detach and let go, it’s really important to do so with LOVE. Letting go WITH love means understanding, non-blaming, empathy, and likely a bunch of other emotions that lead us to set aside the armour and simply be in our VULNERABILITY. Holding space for love, freedom, and unity in our world. In grace and gratitude LittleBird 🧜🏻♀️ xo 👩💻angelaprider.com #sacredlifeanimism #unityindiversity#
ENERGY CLEARING… pop over to my latest blog and learn about how maintaining the energy of your home and work spaces can create more FLOW and a higher vibration in your life. A few reels ago I shared the Threshold Cleansing RITUAL In the blog I do more of a deep dive so you can learn the reasons behind why I do this ritual regularly I also share how the 3 parts of the ritual are key to overall energy maintenance and bringing the SACRED into your life. Check it out. I’d love to hear how it goes for you. Happy Saturday!! How are you getting in your #naturetime this weekend? 👇👇 Nature Connection is key for… nourishing your Soul 🌿 bringing peace of mind strengthening your immune system🧞♀️ and bringing love into your HEART I’m heading out right after I share this. With weekend hugs LittleBird 🧜🏻♀️ xo #sacredlifeanimism #energyclearing
HAPPY HOLIDAYS beautiful beings🌟🌟 Don’t forget the… Hugs Eye contact Listening Sharing your heart Laughter Time off screens Cuddles Snuggles Walks Cooking together Phone calls to those far away Thinking of you texts 🌲🌲🌲🌲 Your PRESENCE is the best gift. Never underestimate that 🌟 In connection LittleBird 🧜🏻♀️ xo #sacredlifeanimism #connectedness #yourpresenceisapresent
~ INSPIRATION RESET As much as I’m a fan of routine as a balm for overwhelmed nervous systems, I’m equally a fan of getting into the WILD as a reset and to renew INSPIRATION. These days finding places for the WILD primal soul to express is challenging. Pre-pandemic I loved live music and had dreams of annual pilgrimages to Burning Man. Obvs we aren’t there 😢 In the meantime though, ensuring we remain creatively inspired is crucial to our Soul-Care and essential for our Self-Care. Doing an Inspiration Reset is kinda like taking the car for a long fast drive on the highway. As my Dad always said, “It cleans out the engine!” Some things that I’ve found super-helpful include: A day retreat in NATURE with a journal, thermos, great snacks and awesome playlist. Personal CACAO Ceremony with intention, and again journal and awesome playlist for DANCE MASSAGE or self-massage to move any heavy energy caught in our body. WEEKEND get-aways where I can kick back and mess up my routine. Visiting with my SPIRITUAL Mentor. This means I may have to drive a distance and even book accommodation just for a visit for a few hours, but it actually becomes a RETREAT and an intentional return to myself… a total RESET. Comment below about how you renew and reset yourself so that you feel RE-INSPIRED with Life? In heartfelt connection LittleBird 🧜🏻♀️ xo #sacredlifeanimism #inspirationquotes #animism #paganism #inspiredby #inspiredbynature #wildwoman #wildwomen #clarissapinkolaestes #womenwhorunwiththewolves #soulcare #soulhealing #natureheals #soulwisdom #soulmedicine #soulwork #selflovefirst #selflovetips #selfcareday #depressionrelief #creativejournal #cacaoceremony #cannabislove #psilocybinassisted #microdosingheals
~ SACRED HUMOUR A few years ago when I was in Peru for the Inti Raymi festival I had the privilege of connecting and interacting with Ritual Clowns. It was here that I learned about the power of HUMOUR as a medicine in amongst the sacred, the spiritual. Many cultures have RITUAL or sacred clowns as part of Ceremony to clear energy, create opposite energy, ask difficult questions, and reveal what’s hidden between the lines. Like the Trickster, they show us that through the laughter and absurdity, we can be humbled - brought back to Earth. And THIS is what can prepare us to receive WISDOM. In this pandemic of fear, I can’t stress enough just how important it is to LAUGH and ensure there’s plenty of clowning around. Fear brings tightness and hypervigilance. This means that we can become uptight because our nervous system is in a type of functioning fight or flight. LAUGHTER can loosen that up so that we can relax and clear the mind of worry. I watch a LOT of cartoons - Bob’s Burgers is my fave. And when I really need to let loose and relax, I have my faves like Zoolander or pretty much anything Will Ferrell (remember the flute bar scene in Anchorman!) If you’re in Vancouver, go see my buddies @davidandken in their show David and Ken’s Comedy with Music at the Havana Theatre. They’re master clowns 🤣 What’s your favorite hilarious show or movie? In freedom LittleBird 🧜🏻♀️ xo 🎨 Amazing art by @luistamani.official #sacredlifeanimism #laughterisgoodforthesoul
THRESHOLD RITUAL The doorways of your HOME are a sacred portals. They are the BOUNDARY between your external life and your private lifeA threshold between outer world and inner world. As you move through life, evolving and changing… creating new INTENTIONS,It’s important to tend to the SPIRIT of your home. I’ve always found that bringing reverence and mindfulness to this Animistic RITUAL has resulted in there being more peace and calm in my space. Altho it’s not in this reel, I also give GIFTS and acknowledge the SPIRIT and the Ancestors of the Land and Nature in reciprocity. As an uninvited guest here in Tsleil Waututh territory in BC, Canada,I want the Ancestors here to always know how grateful I am for the beauty and LOVE they provide every single day. This ritual is a great RESET for you and your family and will support you in welcoming the SACRED into your life. Align and practice it with the Medicines that you feel most CONNECTED to. Know WHY you have chosen them in particular and thank them for their support. What medicines did your Ancestors use for cleansing rituals in their homes?To learn more about Sacred Life Animism as a practical path to a SACRED life, sign up to my email community. Link in bio 🧚♀️In heartfelt connection LittleBird 🧜🏻♀️ xo#sacredlifeanimism #rituals
~ THE FOOL I love that I drew this card for the New M🌙 🌙N reading. It’s ground zero and represents a whole NEW beginning which is most auspicious at Samhain and the New Year Have you ever noticed in so many Faerie Tales (wisdom teachings from the Bright Ones) that it’s the FOOL, the one who doesn’t seem to know what they’re doing, who ends up with the prize? That’s because the fool represents INNOCENCE, but also a lack of ego. The Fool doesn’t pretend they know, they’re not arrogant!! So if you’re stepping into something NEW - a new phase, new project, new relationship… Put your ego aside Remain open-minded and curious At the same remember the mistakes from your past so that you don’t go in naive. Keep your eyes open You got this. With new moon blessings LittleBird 🧜🏻♀️ xo #sacredlifeanimism #newmoon #newmoonritual #newmoonintentions #newmoonmagic #newmoonreading #tarotreadings #animism #shamanism #intentionalliving #intentionsetting #witchylife #thefool #startingover #newrelationship #breakupadvice
~ PLEASURE-PAIN I will never forget 8 years ago when we went to meet Lola, our beloved K9 family member. She was a rescue from Mexico and although somewhat nervous, her sweet nature shone thru and we fell in LOVE. As we drove home, I called one of my dear friends and said “Well, I’m diving into the pool of pleasure-pain.” Isn’t this the way with pretty much everything, especially LOVE? I knew I would fall in love with Lola and that one day I will have to face the pain of saying goodbye to her. Holding both pleasure and pain in our hearts as inseparable takes great COURAGE. But the alternative of never risking LOVE and connection can lead to a very lonely existence along with missing out on opportunities for profound growth. I want to congratulate you for your bravery in every moment that you have risked your heart and opened to LOVE. Whether it be falling in LOVE with an animal friend, a human, a project… It takes great courage to be present to LOVE and surrender to the pleasure it offers without shying away because of the fear of deferred grief and pain. I want to acknowledge your BRAVERY in showing up to live fully 😍 PS: Here’s the full quote from Pema Chödrön’s must read. I can highly recommend this book for periods of transition. “We are like children building a sandcastle. We embellish it with beautiful shells, bits of driftwood, and pieces of coloured glass. The castle is ours, off-limits to others. We are willing to attack if others threaten to hurt it. Yet despite all our attachment we know that the tide will inevitably come in and sweep the sand castle away. The trick is to enjoy it fully but without clinging, and when the time comes, let it dissolve back into the sea.” #sacredlifeanimism #lettinggo
YOUR READING FOR THE WEEK… I love to do the 3-World Reading. It really reflects the 3 worlds we so often see in many cultures’ SPIRITUAL cosmovisions. For example the upper, middle, and lower worlds The sea, land, and SKY And of course these are the macrocosm of your personal MICROCOSM of your instinctual emotional and higher natures. The motif is powerful because when we can bring these into HARMONY we align our power and become present in our brightest energy. Enjoy the reading and SHARE it with your friends. Comment below if it resonates 😘 Have a beautiful week LittleBird 🧜🏻♀️ xo #sacredlifeanimism #soulcaretosovereignty #animism #oraclereading #psychicreading
~ STUCK IN A RUT? I once heard that a rut is a grave without ends. Some signs we know we are stuck are: That nagging feeling of restlessness An underlying hint of despair A yearning for more Maybe some self doubt and just knowing that CHANGE needs to happen. All that said, here’s something really important to know. If you have a history of trauma, whether it’s childhood abuse, car accidents, or even a bunch of dental work - that “stuckness” can be freeze response. Bringing consciousness and understanding some basic regulation for your nervous system can really bring about a whole new level of movement. You can also move the stuckness and bring energy to your FUTURE self through Spirit Journeys. This is one of the reasons I bring RITUAL and particularly dance journeys into the Soul-Care to Sovereignty program. Engaging our SOUL and listening deeply to the yearning in the stuckness is transformative. If you’re feeling stuck… - job - relationship - living situation - mindset Go to the link in my bio 🧞♀️ or DM me. Let’s connect and get you mobilized into a new, nourishing LIFE. Enjoy this beautiful Fall sunshine LittleBird xo 🧜🏻♀️ #soulcaretosovereignty #sacredlifeanimism #getunstuck #changeyourthoughts #soulwork #selfdoubt #fearlessmotivation #ritual
~ HEALING BURNOUT When the world stopped 18 months ago, I was like, holy sh*t - I am totally burned out! I’d been so PASSIONATE about work for so long but I just didn’t realise that I needed to slow down. I'd been working full-time as a trauma counsellor and spiritual mentor, was the Mama of a teenager, and honestly, I just got lost in everyone else's needs. Plus I come from a lineage of helpers and healers and so well, I was just doing what we do. So when I stopped and truly looked under another layer, I knew it was time for some deep Soul Work. Healing my Soul was a deep personal revolution. A journey of UNTAMING my life and breaking old conditioned patterns of self-abandonment and self-neglect. This journey of REBIRTH inspired me so much that I wanted to share it so I created Soul-Care to SOVEREIGNTY. I brought all the elements of Somatic practice and ancient SOUL Retrieval together because I knew first-hand how revolutionary these had been for me. I'm inviting an intimate circle of 25 participants to join this 9-month deep-dive healing journey. I want us all to become grounded in a no-BS devotion to self-care rooted in UNSHAKEABLE self-love. I know this Live Online program will TRANSFORM your life as it did mine. Save $200 and access the Early Bird for September only. Link in bio 🧞♀️ I’m sovereignty LittleBird 🧜🏻♀️ xo #sacredlifeanimism #soulcaretosovereignty #soulretrieval
-AUTUMN EQUINOX I often think of the SPRING Equinox as the liminal space of dawn. The sun is rising in the east and we feel the quickening of Mama Earth’s energy as she begins to BIRTH new life. Now at AUTUMN Equinox, directly across the Great Spiral, we find the opposite. We feel the liminal space of sunset and the waning energy of Mama Earth as she is DYING in readiness for the stillness of Winter. You may find that aligning with this seasonal energy activates your inner compass, turning you inward. You might feel a sense of restlessness, vulnerability, even MELANCHOLY. This can be a CALL to begin a journey of inner work and healing. Autumn is the perfect time for this! We may really want to use this season for SHADOW work to uncover and discover aspects of yourself you may have put into hiding. Healing shadow parts is incredibly rewarding because in doing so we recover the undeveloped potential and WISDOM they carry. Earlier today I sent out the Autumn edition of Seasonal SOUL-CARE Package to my email community. I didn’t quite get to posting about it here though because JOY upon JOY, I had an early morning surf lesson. 🥰 But I’m here now so… If you’d like to receive this edition please go to the link in my bio 🧞♀️ It includes a beautiful process to transform the heavy energy of Shadow SEEDS. It includes l: JOURNAL prompts An Apple RITUAL to transform bitterness and an integration Altar ritual with honey and seeds to really support you in your SHADOW WORK. Wishing you a beautiful restful and DEEP AUTUMN. Much love LittleBird 🧜🏻♀️ xo #sacredlifeanimism #soulcaretosovereignty #autumnequinox #fallequinox #autumnrituals #mabonritual #mabon #pagan #paganism #seasonalliving #consciousliving #spiritualguidance #spiritualguide #spiritualmentor #wheeloftheyear #ritual #rituals #shamanism #animism #earthmedicine #sacredlife #healingjourney #soulwork #soulwisdom #shadowwork #shadowworker #soulretrieval #sou
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