Have you ever wanted to talk to a real witch? Today is your lucky day! Lori talks with self-proclaimed “out of the broom closet witch” Vasalisa Wall. Lori asks the questions we all want to know… like…. What the fu*k is Halloween? And how to you ‘become’ a witch?

Happy Halloween. Happy Hollow’s Eve. Blessed Samhain.

A note from our guest: "I am Vasalisa, Co-founder of Sacred Recovery and Creatrix of Reclaiming Recovery. I am a Certified Trauma Professional, Professional Recovery Coach (with a SHE RECOVERS® Signature Coach Designation), Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, and Sound Healing Practitioner. I also hold a Diploma in Addiction Medicine. I am currently studying Community Herbalism with Pacific Rim College. I have worked in the realm of addiction recovery for 13 years and have supported many individuals to discover their own magick and reclaim their sacred selves so they may thrive in recovery.

I am also an out-of-the-broom-closet witch.

I saw the witch in myself at age 4 and had confirmation of the supernatural at age 12. Growing up on top of a mountain, on the site of an old silver mine, nature has been a resource and a loving, safe, relentless source of support throughout my life. My earliest memories include getting intentionally lost in the woods, standing in awe of grandfather’s beard hanging from old-growth trees, co-creating with faeries, talking to animals, eating wild chives, and honeysuckle flowers, and dancing with daisies.

I followed a magickal thread to Seraphina Capranos who introduced me to Reclaiming in 2015. I immediately felt like I had “come home”. I have since completed two year long Apprenticeships with Reclaiming Teachers: Sacred Leadership and a Priestess Apprenticeship. I have also completed a year of mentoring with Suzanne Sterling with a focus on her Voice of Change Curriculum designed to liberate individuals to find and speak their truth.

In other words, I have come to learn a thing or two about addiction, recovery, and the way our nervous systems and brains are wired! I am also a ritualist, a lover of earth-based spirituality, invoker of the sacred, and blender of science and spirituality.

My animal companion and spiritual guide, Josie Manyhairs, is a guiding light on my path (and the path of many others!) Many people in the recovery community know me as “Josie’s Mum” as she has been working alongside me in the realm of recovery her entire life, so she deserves special mention as a part of who I am – always. As a woman in long-term recovery from codependency, workaholism, trauma, and child loss I have been blessed to have her by my side. I also live a sober lifestyle and through my recovery have transformed my hyper-vigilant, trauma-dependent, codependent system into an intuitive and grounded one. I am passionate about creating sacred space, living authentically, and teaching others how to use their limitations as signposts guiding them towards transformation."

Vasalisa is also the Community & Engagement Specialist for the SHE RECOVERS® Foundation

Lisa is a woman in long term recovery from:

• Codependency
• Workaholism
• Trauma
• Child loss

In this episode we discuss:

• The Witch Craze – Witch Trials in and around the 13th century
• Healers were considered witches (a healer: a mid-wife, herbalist, counselor or therapist, holistic healing practices)
• Joy and power was seen as dangerous
• What is an early exit-er from alcohol?
• You are your own spiritual authority
• We seek to do right because it is the right thing to do.
• Is it HERBs… or erbs?
• Intergenerational trauma goes back at least 3 generations
• Recovering witch, earth-based spirituality
• Reclaiming witch, principles of unity
• Fear based threats are still coming to Vasalisa since identifying as a witch
• Halloween? Hallows eve? Samhain?
• Samhain is a pagan religious festival originating from an ancient Celtic spiritual tradition. In modern times, Samhain (a Gaelic word pronounced “sow-win”) is usually celebrated from October 31 to November 1 to welcome in the harvest and usher in “the dark half of the year.” – HISTORY.COM 
• The Wailing Woman

FIND VASALISA AND HER PRACTICES AT:

Facebook.com/reclaimingrecovery 

Facebook.com/sacredrecovery

https://www.instagram.com/sacredrecovery

https://www.instagram.com/reclaiming_recovery

WEBSITES

SACRED RECOVERY Coaching & Mentorship Business

RECLAIMING RECOVERY Gatherings fo magically minded and recovery-focused folx

RECOVERY CAULDRON Group coaching program with Liana Kennedy

 

Other organizations mentioned in this episode:

SHE RECOVERS® FOUNDATION

KENNEDY RECOVERY COACHING

CHANI NICHOLAS

 

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