Spirit School

By Danielle SearanckeReligion & Spirituality Education Self-Improvement Spirituality

Spirit School episodes

April 14, 2022The Transition to Charging for Spiritual Services
I haven’t covered this topic on the podcast before now, but my program The Calling is all about how to make the leap into charging for spiritual services as an entrepreneur. I had to teach myself because no one was really talking about it! My first mentor told me that I should not be considering my work as a medium to be a business, which really made the transition to paid readings a difficult one for me. A lot of shame came up around money and spirituality that I've had to walk through.
I want to share my journey with you and also some signs that you might be ready to start charging for your spiritual services or raise your prices. I know these signs well because in addition to my own experience, many of my clients come to me when they are ready to take the leap! Almost immediately after going full-time in my practice, people were hiring me to help with creating structures for their businesses so that they could focus on the work they love.
Some topics I cover in this episode:
Wanting to understand my gift deeply before considering practice readings for the public
I set a goal for myself of 150 free readings before I would begin charging
My first paid readings were at an event held by a friend for $20 per person, then referrals
Increasing prices as expenses for my online business increased
Paying for my development with the money from my readings
Figuring out pricing to replace my corporate salary
The connection between pricing and how I felt about myself
Some healing is intergenerational in the spiritual space
The first story we carry is the belief that we shouldn’t charge for our gifts
The second story is, “How can I charge $X for a specified amount of time?”
The third story is worrying that people won’t be able to afford your price
The final story is, “I am not good enough yet”
As I develop and invest my time, the price needs to reflect that
There is a lot of healing that comes up as a human on this path
This is a lifetime path, so there is no rush to get to the next destination
Teaching about entrepreneurship is a passion of mine and I can’t wait for the next round of The Calling, a 3 month experience, which starts on May 18!

𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗞𝗦
The Calling
The Spirit School Collective
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48 min
April 01, 2022April Spirit Messages
Hello Spirit School Listeners! I’m so happy to be back with the April Spirit Messages. If you follow me on Instagram, you know that I had to step away from my business and my practice for three weeks in March due to a family emergency. It feels like yesterday that I recorded the last spirit messages and I feel like I’m not the only one who felt personally attacked by March!
I am starting a 12 month series of masterclasses that will begin in April with Discover Your Personal Session style. It is for anyone - whether you’re already serving the public or you’re aspiring to do so one day! No matter what your modality, you will learn about what your magic is that sets you apart. This course will be free for anyone in the Spirit School Collective and there will be a 90 minute Q&A in the community as well! You can also choose to just attend the masterclass.
April will be an exciting month in the collective as we have a few more classes and events! Our guest mentor Lynn Tucknies is my Emotion Code practitioner and her sessions have been life changing for my family. We will also have classes on Chakras 101, Manifesting with Synchronicity and Clearing Low Vibrational Energies by members of the collective.
We are going to be moving to a new platform this summer and I am so excited for the expansion and changes I have planned for the Spirit School Collective!
Highlights from the April Spirit Messages
In March, I learned that in times of chaos, we learn a lot about ourselves and our priorities
I learned that I am a family first person even though I love working
Some of you may be the opposite, shifting your energy from being all about your family to find what lights you up
When we aren’t making necessary shifts, chaos comes and we are fundamentally changed on the other side of it
We are surrounded with multiple conflicting truths at once and we get to choose ours
As a person with a positive bias, I am able to see beauty in the darker experiences
We have it backwards when we try to control things we can’t and are apathetic to the things we can
A lot of people feel stuck in jobs and situations that they could choose to change
Confidence comes from knowing who you are first, not validation
The other side of mediumship development is the human part that shows up
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Register for the Discover Your Personal Session Style Masterclass:
https://myspiritschool.teachable.com/p/session-style

The Spirit School Collective
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29 min
March 22, 2022 Lecture Series: Inspiration & Worthiness IGTV
This episode is from the Spirit School Lecture Series that highlights my live teachings in the areas of mediumship, spiritual and personal development, entrepreneurship and quality of life.

In this episode, I share how I surround myself with people who inspire me by embodying the qualities that I admire. What we see as possible helps us to expand and dream bigger. I also talk about how important mindset and self-talk are to your overall health and quality of life. Worthiness is not something we can receive elsewhere, but rather something that we need to claim for ourselves.
Some of the main points from the episode are:
- Staying small because we aren’t inspired
- I am always inspired and seeing what is possible so dreaming big is easy
- Find people who have qualities that you admire
- I share my struggles to show what is on the other side of fear
- Looking to others from a place of inspiration instead of comparison
- You can go back to what you’re comfortable doing after taking a leap
- Shifting from a mindset of negativity or worry to seeing more positivity
- Your quality of life starts with how you look at the world
- History repeats itself and there is beauty even in difficult times
- It is important that my children learn to receive love and compliments
- Self talk impacts our physical well-being
- Worthiness is not given, it’s claimed

I love my Instagram audience and our live conversations! If you want to get in on the conversation next time, follow me @squamishmedium on Instagram.

𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗞𝗦
The Spirit School Collective
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28 min
March 08, 2022Lecture Series: Personal Power & Your Dream Life from IGTV
This episode is from the Spirit School Lecture Series that highlights my live teachings in the areas of mediumship, spiritual and personal development, entrepreneurship and quality of life. Today’s episode is about manifesting your dream life and cultivating personal power. It is from a few IGTV videos and I hope it inspires you to call in the schedule and life you love.

Recently, I decided to outsource my weekly laundry and that made me feel so abundant! Time freedom has always been a focus for my dream life and I love finding more ways to manifest it.

In this episode, I share how I called in my dream weekly schedule as an entrepreneur by allowing myself to dream big. I share about the shift from staying small to expanding so that I can inspire others by shining brightly. Have a journal handy to follow along with my exercise to manifest your dream week!

Some of the main points from the episode are:
My love for the creativity of entrepreneurship
Women pursuing their dreams despite limiting beliefs
Being clear and specific with our words when manifesting
The uncertainty when you take the leap as an entrepreneur
Speak from the heart and show up authentically
Realizing your power inspires others so there is no need to dim your light
Doing what scares you offers invaluable growth
Having boundaries around your cycles and time
How to manifest your dream week
Manifesting from feelings and emotions
Devotion and following your intuition leads to downloads
Learning how to find balance in your routines to optimize your own energy
Cultivating self love and personal power without external validation
I love my Instagram audience and our live conversations! If you want to get in on the conversation next time, follow me @squamishmedium on Instagram.

𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗞𝗦
Visit https://myspiritschool.com/ for more information on classes and programs
The Spirit School Collective
35 min
March 01, 2022 March Spirit Messages
As always, the world of Spirit inspires the monthly Spirit Messages through my own life and experiences. I have been going through a dark night of the soul since November and was feeling the loneliness that often comes with these times. I shared an inspired post on Instagram and it resonated with hundreds of people, reminding us all that we are not alone when we are doing our deep inner work.

We tend to focus on the light but the shadows stay in our body and will come up eventually. I am often thanked for being vulnerable on the podcast and in classes. Vulnerability must come naturally for me because I feel like it is part of sharing authentically. I know it can feel unsafe and like it is only for our close circle, but what if we expanded beyond that so that more people could feel seen in the world? Imagine if we were to process and share these things as they come up to release them instead of carrying them around.

I have been struggling emotionally and was feeling bad because my life is so beautiful. After feeling this way for a couple of weeks, I decided to join a breathwork session that was offered through a course I am in. I have avoided breathwork because of its vulnerability but this ended up being one of the most powerful experiences I’ve ever had in my life. It broke me open and there were sounds that came out of me from a version of myself that I didn’t know existed. It’s often in these moments of crumbling that we are brought back into devotion. When we feel like we are spiraling and don’t have control, the answer is to take a seat and tune within.

This path means surrendering to something greater than ourselves and the unpredictability of these cycles. I don’t believe in consistency as a goal because we are not the same person every day. We need to honour the ebbs and flows and allow ourselves space to rest when we need it. The momentum created will sustain us when we take a break.

Another thing to remember is that we all have blind spots, which is why we hire mentors and coaches. Sometimes emotions and patterns that we carry are not even our own. Working with healers and mentors allows me to hold space for the people who are looking to me and tapping into my energy. Don’t be afraid to ask for help when you need it. If we want to have it all, we cannot do it alone.

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The Spirit School Collective
33 min
February 22, 2022Celebrating Historical Black Mediums
In honour of Black History Month, this episode highlights Black mediums in history, Sojourner Truth and Le Cercle Harmonique. Unlike my usual episodes where I riff on an inspiration or idea, I did a lot of research and prepared notes to ensure I was sharing accurate information about these amazing historical mediums.
Although I have an appreciation for the structure and awareness that spiritualism has brought to mediumship, my guides have ensured that my approach to mediumship has been through the lens of my Indigenous culture. I consider myself lucky to have had the opportunity to learn from elders at my corporate position in Indigenous health and wellness. I reconnected to my culture through this experience since residential schools prevented me from being immersed in it growing up. It is important to remember that mediumship and spirit communication has existed as long as we have been here on earth. We have always communicated with our ancestors and I invite you to learn about your own culture’s history with mediumship.
As I reflected on my research for this episode and the impacts on society that these people had, I have been considering what I will leave behind as my own legacy through my work as a medium and inspirational speaker. Take some time to think about what you share of your beliefs and opinions and how you want to be remembered from your imprint on the world.
Sojourner Truth highlights:
Sojourner was born into slavery as Isabella Baumfree in New York state in 1797
Isabella was the first Black woman to sue a white man and win in court when she fought for custody of her son
In 1843, Isabella changed her name to Sojourner Truth, declaring that she would travel to preach truth and work against injustice
Around 1856, she moved to Harmonica, Michigan where her spiritualism journey began
Anne Braude, a lecturer at Harvard Divinity School talks about how Spiritualism in America was informed by the traditions of enslaved African people in North America
Many abolitionists and feminists had a connection to spiritualism and most working mediums were women
At the time of her passing in 1883, Sojourner Truth had never learned to read or write, but her lectures changed the cultural fabric of the United States
Le Cercle Harmonique Highlights
Le Cercle Harmonique was a Spiritualist group of seven Afro-Creole men from affluent families in New Orleans founded by Henry Louis Rey in the early 1850s
These circles combined Spiritualism, radicalism from the Caribbean and France, and Andrew Jackson Davis’ Harmonial Philosophy.
Protocol included an emphasis on punctuality so as to not disturb the harmony created and the room needed to be dark so the mediums could concentrate
There were messages from deceased family members of the group and also well known spirits such as Voltaire, Vincent de Paul and Abraham Lincoln
“The Idea” was the foundational principle of the circle, representing egalitarianism, equality and brotherhood - a spirit world structure and model for the physical world
Unlike their white Spiritualist contemporaries, Le Cercle Harmonique received messages identifying a spirit world without race where bright spirits would replace raced bodies

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Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/interview-2-margaret-washington/id1409481160?i=1000462567039 (a must listen if you love the history of spiritualism)
Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/interview-1-ann-braude/id1409481160?i=1000461897236

https://nerdist.com/article/black-mediums-psychic-history-marginalization-misconceptions/
https://www.religion.ucsb.edu/wp-content/uploads/EPerez-Spiritist-Mediumship-as-Historical-Mediation-.pdf
https://www.shondaland.com/live/a23652668/legacy-of-spiritualists/
https://religiondispatches.org/black-spirits-matter-a-spiritual-history-of-new-orleans-that-recognizes-afro-creoles/
https://spiritualpathspiritualistchurch.org/le-cercle-harmonique/
https://wrldrels.org/2017/06/12/le-cercle-harmonique/
https://medium.com/lessons-from-history/sojourner-truth-a-19th-century-symbol-of-strength-and-hope-10fb0715d842
https://works.swarthmore.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1022&context=sta-libraries
https://spiritualpathspiritualistchurch.org/sojourner-truth-slave-political-activist-spiritualist/
https://digital.library.upenn.edu/women/truth/1850/1850.html

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Visit https://myspiritschool.com/ for more information on classes and programs
The Spirit School Collective
The Empowered Podcaster
49 min
February 15, 2022 Lecture Series: Boundaries & Embodiment from IGTV
This episode is from the Spirit School Lecture Series that highlights my live teachings in the areas of mediumship, spiritual and personal development, entrepreneurship and quality of life. Today’s episode about creating boundaries and connecting to the wisdom of your body is a compilation of three IGTV videos from the past two years.
Recently, I have been assessing how I can have stronger boundaries around my energy in my business. I’ve always responded directly to every message and request and as my business has expanded, the way that I serve needs to be more sustainable. I have structured my schedule to accommodate a week off every month.
Though being on the receiving end can sometimes feel like rejection, I hope that by setting some personal boundaries, you are empowered to create your own. We are all worthy of a life filled with peace, joy, expansion and love.
Some of the main points from the episode are:
- I took time off to be in my feminine energy through feeling my emotions and connecting with water
- Processing emotions and healing around being safe in my body
- Setting boundaries allows be to show up better for the people in my life
- I created clarity for myself by quitting drinking as a lifestyle choice for awhile
- It wasn’t the alcohol, but drinking to numb my feelings that was a problem for me
- Feeling stuck may be your body asking you to slow down and rest
- If you need to get things done, start with what brings you joy
- I also quit smoking 10 years ago and it was the most difficult thing I’ve done
- I love the life I’ve created and am energized thinking of the changes to come
- My body has changed since quitting smoking and having kids and I feel beautiful!
- Revealed by Meggan Watterson has broken me open and brought my focus to the voice and divinity within
- Many of us experience trauma that makes us feel unsafe in our bodies, making it difficult to sit with ourselves in stillness
- Mediumship is a lifestyle and requires healing work and self-compassion
I love my Instagram audience and our live conversations! If you want to get in on the conversation next time, follow me @squamishmedium.
LINKS
The Spirit School Collective
Visit https://myspiritschool.com/ for more information on classes and programs
26 min
February 08, 2022 Find Your Cosmic Calling with Astrologer Natalie Walstein
Find Your Cosmic Calling with Astrologer Natalie Walstein
I am so excited to introduce you to Natalie Walstein, host of the Cosmic Calling podcast! She was one of my first mentors when I went full-time in my business and I’ve been inspired by her podcast for a long time as well.
I was really drawn to her in one of her episodes about the nodes and booked a reading in December 2019. When Natalie said that I would be working with large groups of people, I said there was no way. Her response was, “I guess you’ll have to do it scared.” That changed my life!
As a Career Astrologer at Soulshine Astrology, Natalie Walstein blends ancient astrological wisdom with modern, down-to-earth guidance to help creative souls and spiritual seekers discover their cosmic calling and align their life + career with the cosmos.
Natalie is also the author of Find Your Cosmic Calling: A Guide to Discovering Your Life’s Work with Astrology. This book helps you to decode your own astrology birth chart to uncover your life’s purpose and is the book I would recommend for learning astrology. I couldn’t put it down! Natalie has explained the concepts with beautiful clarity making it easy to grasp.
Some highlights from my conversation with Natalie:
A birth chart covers your soul’s mission, so parts of it may not resonate until later as your life unfolds.
- Astrology is interpreted differently by each astrologer. Find what resonates with you!
- Helping people to leave jobs they hate and transition into doing what they really love is what made Natalie choose career astrology.
- Natalie was introduced to spirituality at an early age but didn’t take it seriously until she had a serious illness and had a spiritual awakening.
- Looking at the symbols, she is able to feel their energy and see visions of what they mean and channel pages of information about them.
- Your birth chart is an accumulation of past lifetimes as well as this lifetime.
- Astrology can help people find what type of work will light them up and to decondition from the mindset of working to survive.
- As you use the book with your chart, check in with yourself and ask if you’re aligned.
- Learning astrology and your own chart is an ongoing process and you can focus on one piece at a time
- Natalie recently had another spiritual awakening while taking an angel messenger course and has been working with angel energy in her life
- Angel messages are about the bigger picture and loving acceptance
𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗲
You can find her on Instagram as @soulshineastrology or at her website soulshineastrology.com
Purchase your copy of Find Your Cosmic Calling: A Guide to Discovering Your Life's Work with Astrology at soulshineastrology.com/book
Check out the Cosmic Calling Community at soulshineastrology.com/community

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The Spirit School Collective
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42 min
February 01, 2022February Spirit Messages
February Spirit Messages
Hello Spirit School listeners! January was an intense month for me personally. I got sick leading up to the launch of The Initiation and had to push back my mastermind but at the same time, I was expanding my team by two members.
I’ve been working with Spirit to understand my process of manifestation and the Initiation was an amazing experiment. I desired to have 44 people sign up for it and it did not seem like it was going to happen. I didn’t have the energy to do all of the typical marketing strategies so I leaned into trust and the 44th person signed up 10 minutes before the first live call! It was a really cool lesson for me. I’m choosing to highlight the things that went right even though so much went wrong and I hope you’re able to do the same.
The determination that I needed to harness to persevere is very aligned with the messages I received for our Spirit Messages this month!
The highlights from the February Spirit Messages:
I don’t have the same commitment to my health that I do in my business
We all have the inner saboteur archetype and being out of integrity is a confidence killer
All of the small broken commitments compound to erode your trust in yourself
I made goals in my human life this year to have more fun and learn to stop on ice skates, so I signed up for lessons to follow through on my word
Spiritual growth and maturity will come from reflecting on the lessons of your experiences
Honor the duality in the highs and lows of the month
I feel it will be a powerful month for manifestation once you have completed a cycle
New beginnings will follow the completed cycle through your awareness of the lesson
With new opportunities come new challenges and lessons
The spiritual path can be lonely and I created the Spirit School Collective as a space where you can share your journey with one another. It is incredible to witness others and to be witnessed as you expand!
LINKS
The Spirit School Collective
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31 min
January 11, 2022My Personal Development Journey
My Personal Development Journey
Happy New Year! This episode is my first recording of 2022, even though the Spirit Messages episode came out on January 2. After crossing the milestone of my second year of podcasting on December 22, I am excited to continue creating episodes when I am inspired!
I received the inspiration to share my personal development story in December, but it didn’t feel aligned to release it until now. In this episode, I am sharing my own personal development journey as well as some tips that you can use for your own.
Some highlights from the episode are:
My official awakening was after the birth of my daughter in 2013
I did not believe the many mediums who told me in readings that I could do this work
The first reading I did scared me because it was my first experience with deep grief
I grew up watching John Edwards and reading Sylvia Browne
My first 3 years of development was in circles with the same mentor, meeting only once per month, making it a slow and steady path
My devotion outside of that was in meditation, sitting in the power and connecting with my guide Skylar for guidance
When I released the pressure to work for the public and accepted that my soul would let me know when I was ready, I had opportunities come to me
After the birth of my son, I went full-time and came out of the spiritual closet
I continued to develop under mentors, take workshops and do practice readings
My performance anxiety with paid readings
Spirit ALWAYS shows up
My next challenge was that all of my clients wanted psychic readings and my Spirit team gave me an evidential psychic reading bootcamp
Returning to mediumship showed me that it still works after a break
I realized that my most profound development was from Spirit in the actual sessions
Knowing your worth helps you achieve your mediumship goals, not the other way around
So much of the development path is the inner healing work
The experiences in our everyday life also help us in our development and mediumship references
LINKS
The Initiation 12 Week Development Experience
The Spirit School Collective
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40 min

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Since 2013, Danielle Searancke, the Squamish Medium, has been doing the real work: mediumship readings, spiritual development, and building one of the most trusted communities in the field from the ground up.