An Alchemical Vessel of Individual and Collective change
powered by the spiritual technology of Folk Tales
now Offered as a Free On-going Portal through Substack
Come Aboard
Welcome to The Coracle, an alchemical vessel powered by the spiritual technology of Indo-European folk tales, my ancestral lineage, and Mū Hawaiian ceremonial protocols shared with me by Mū lineage carrier, Ke’oni Hanalei of Pōhala Hawaiian Botanicals.
The Coracle consists of three journeys. Each voyage is activated and integrated through the ceremony of remembering and embodying the ancient instructions given to us by nature on how to become a proper human that has been carried for millennia by folk tales and myths into the modern age.
If you are of European ancestry, you may, like I once did, feel the gaping wound of all we have lost as empire engulfed the indigenous ways of Old Europe.
Fortunately, that wisdom has been hidden in plain sight in fairy and folk tales, waiting for the time when we are desperate enough to have the eyes to see, the ears to hear, and the courage to follow the threads they offer us back into the heart of the labyrinth.
That time is now..
The Three Journeys
Become Your own safe harbor
In the first journey of The Coracle, we’ll explore what’s limiting you us in the modern world from feeling true inner safety, and the sense of belonging that stems from it. We will find a remedy, and imprint our cells with a new story of belonging so we can become conscious creators, in service to the more-than human world.
The Courage to act from the heart
In the second journey, the stories will guide us on a quest to discover what’s shut down our hearts, and summon the courage to open them, so we can find or regain the belief in ourselves necessary to becoming the heroes of our own lives in service to the holy.
Flow with purpose
The third journey isn’t one we go on. It takes us. The ticket is the union of safety and belonging with the courage of the awakened heart.
Our story allies on this part of the journey will assist us in refining our sense of safety and belonging, and bolster our courage, so we can move forward with ease in the true affluence of being aligned with purpose.
These final stories will also act as a reflection of our holistic selves, providing us with a narratives of who we are and why we came here that will somatically imprint on our cells.
Foundations
connect with your lineage
In earlier times, and even in some cultures today that have persevered against the ravages of colonialism, people were held in a matrix of ancestral stories that connected them to Earth and stars.
You may not know the names of your ancestors going back more than a generation or two. You may feel the loss of not knowing, or even shame at what your ancestors took from others. That loss and shame is worthy of grieving so you can complete it and move on.
However, the purpose of the Coracle isn’t to clear your genetic or spiritual lineage. This is a journey to your original ancestors—deep-rooted oaks, lightning on the mountaintop, stones that have been watching you from deep beneath Earth since the day you were born.
These ancestors have been in your cells all along, waiting for the stories that will reactivate the primal patterns they carry so you can follow their instructions.
And what do they want to show you?
How to become a mature human in service to the sacred as it appears in your daily life in the world you live in right now.
Our Compass
The spirit of reciprocity will be our guiding light
What can we humans give back in exchange for the gift of the ancient stories that will guide us into our depths, through our storms, and over the rolling ocean waves that will bring us to the shore that has always been waiting for us?
The old stories are the voice of our original ancestors, the elements themselves. Through the simple, but so often forgotten acts of asking for consent and offering praise, we’ll enter into relationship with these stories as living beings who are still in touch with the holy, and who have miraculously made it to this modern age on the tongues of storytellers, seanchaí, griots, and troubadours, through centuries of colonial oppression and genocide.
Throughout the entire Coracle, we’ll honor the Mū lineage, the pre-Polynesian inhabitants of the Hawaiian archipelago. Ke’oni Hanalei, as a contemporary representative of the Mū lineage of Mahat, which goes back 1,017 generations, has offered his consent for us to work with the aspects of Mū wisdom shared in the Coracle. Wewe shall do so with integrity and gratitude.
Ke’oni has refreshed these ancient teachings to make them relevant for those alive today. We are blessed to have this ike (wisdom) as a core foundation accompanying the myths and folk tales in The Coracle.
a Worthy Legacy
You don’t have to be rich and famous to leave a worthy legacy. You don’t have to paint a masterpiece like Picasso’s “Guernica,” or write a poem like Mary Oliver’s “Wild Geese.”
You don’t need biological descendants, and you will leave a legacy no matter what, so why not make it something worthy?
A worthy legacy doesn’t have to be something grand in the world’s eyes. It doesn’t even need to be what society deems positive.
It needs to be a contribution to life.
Some of the greatest people I know lead quiet lives. Some of them are acclaimed in their communities, but others aren’t, and are even dismissed or mocked because they don’t conform to society.
What these people all have in common, is the belonging that comes from knowing themselves, and the courage to follow their hearts.
They are living evidence that leaving a legacy doesn’t require material riches or fame, or biological children. All that’s required is to be consistently true to yourself.
That is how a worthy body of work is created, Your body of work, whether it be a work of art, a business, or a thousand-and-one small acts of kindness, is your legacy.
I receive rain from the moon. I am the oracle of silence. Mysteries pass through my skin to be revealed as waves on the unimagined shore. I am the safe passage over the dark ocean. I will carry you where you need to go.
THE PRAYER OF THE CORACLE
This Journey may be for you if:
You feel you don’t belong on Earth.
You feel disconnected from your lineage and long for a spiritual path.
You wish you had initiation rituals to guide you through important life passages, but are concerned about cultural appropriation.
You’ve lost faith in humanity.
You feel hopeless when you look at all the dire situations occurring now on Earth and feel nothing you do will make a difference.
You are frustrated and constantly in resistance.
You feel isolated and cut off from nature.
You rely on logic more than intuition, or
You want to ground your intuition in the real world.
You want to open up conversations with the non-human world.
You’re seeking a grounded, mystical, multidimensional approach to healing.
You desire more flow.
You want to be of service, but don’t know how.
You want to learn how to create your own respectful ceremonies and rituals.
You want to become your own oracle.
You are done with controlling life, and are ready to surrender to the mysterious adventure of existence on Earth.
“Without human mirrors, animals offered to show me who I was, and who I could become. Deer and dog, turtle and snake, honeybee and dragonfly, hawk and owl, seal and songbird. Eventually, my world expanded to another ocean where the mirrors were less opaque, more aquamarine than labradorite, and the reflections I saw looking back at me more unfamiliar: dolphin and whale, octopus and eel. Shark. After years of low light, often gray, I started to see in technicolor.”
—from Piko: A Return to the Dreaming, by Jennifer Lighty
A boat made of seal skin and willow, round as a human cell, invisible within the visible, each individual necessary for the health of the whole.
This is The Coracle.
Take your place in the hoop of life as a holistic force to serve your community and the world as humans were meant to.
The Voyage has begun.
Will you join us?
testimonials
One Woman’s Journey with The Coracle
“I am wholesomely impressed by my experience of my transformation within the Coracle.
What is being offered is a Holy offering—a significant contribution to a person’s ability to show up for themselves, to represent themselves in a true divine expression of who they came to be. Who they are in this life.
Within this journey, I was guided through ancient traditional stories into the internal tapestry of the self. The medicine within the stories exposed the truth necessary to bring healing and balance to parts of my being that had been distorted by the oppression of social and personal constraints. Often, parts of myself that had become hidden within my psyche and difficult to access.
The Coracle is a modern-day ceremony. Exquisitely created to work in tandem with seemingly mundane daily existence. I am blown away by the power of transformation that results from the facilitation. The vast space of magic opens, reaching out of the stories, infusing their wisdom into the actions of my thoughts, heart and actions of waking life.
Jen is a master at her craft, a medicine woman using intuition combined with her seasoned relationships with the stories and poetic verse to extract the medicine that will support the individual process of the mentee.
Her ability to take care, listen, and dedicate a safe ceremonial space throughout the duration of the Coracle could not be more impeccable. Thanks to Jen’s efforts, I have been granted what has up until this moment felt incomplete within my personal growth process. I have been granted a truly honorable acknowledgment of my rights of passage—moving from the mainstream adolescence into the exalted mystic. Here I stand, claiming my power and full expression of my truth. I am forever grateful to be held in Jen’s grace and integrity through this pinnacle transition aboard the Coracle.
—Morgan Tass Rando
Private sessions with Jen
I offer private sessions on Zoom for those desiring personalized guidance as they journey through the Coracle.
60 minutes
$113
email jen@jenniferlighty.com
to schedule
Donations
The Coracle is an offering from my heart. These stories and the wisdom they contain have been passed down mouth-to-mouth for generations. It is my offer to give breath and voice to them in service to keeping what’s good in humans alive.. Donations are not expected to participate in the Coracle, but if you’d like to show your appreciation for this work, they will be gratefully received!