Sacred Tools. Ancient Teachings. Wild Embodiment. All in One Path.
Join Elyse's upcoming container and become a Priestess of the Sacred Wild.
Are you ready to commit to your nature-based practice?
Maybe you’re getting some guidance from books and social media, but you want a cohesive tradition of tried and true practices you can adapt to call your own.
Learn the ancient ways of land spirits connection in Sacred Wild Priestess, a 3-month immersive, experiential container that teaches nature-based practices for the mind, body, and soul.
Emerge from the cave of empowerment and step into your grove of practice with this unparalleled experience.
Learn from an initiated High Priestess.
What You'll Learn
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Sound Practices & Voice Work
Drum Beats, invocations, and chants, evolving your understanding of Sacred Sound and its connection to the ancient priestesses through the Frame Drum.
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Consistent practices that connect you to nature’s cycles.
How to connect with plant allies.
How to work with land spirits for protection.
How to engage in weather magic.
Embodiment practices to connect our physical and energy bodies.
How to build your intuitive connection with deeper presence
What is the Sacred Wild?
The Sacred Wild lives within each of us. It surrounds us all. It is the primal nature of, well, nature, that we in our modern world have been shifted further and further away from.
The Priestess once was held in high esteem for her knowing and connection to nature that reigned supreme. But today, the divine feminine is under attack. Patriarchy, like a stampede, has sought to destroy the divine feminine, just as it destroys nature.
This hubris, the arrogant pride that has led our society towards extreme misalignment with our primal nature, is one side of the scale. But on the other side? This is where you’ll find the priestesses of the Sacred Wild. We are being awakened to tip the balance and revive the ancient earth priestess arts of our ancestors. We are being called by the land spirits, plant allies, and more to step up and make a difference.
Women and femmes under patriarchy are denied our primal connection to our nature. We are taught from a young age to be seen and not heard. To be just enough, but not too much. To be pretty, but not slutty. We are damned if we do and damned if we don’t at all turns in patriarchal society. This puts constraints on our actions, and therefore our feelings, and therefore our own perceptions of our own power.
This is by design. Because we are too powerful for the patriarchy to control if we are in our full expression of our Sacred Wild.
The Sacred Wild is our divine rage: the primal scream of childbirth, the ancient wail of grief, the howl on the full moon that begins as a release, and ends as inspiration for change.
The Sacred Wild is our intuition: it's the part of us that knows things. It's our gut feelings, our instincts, and our connection to the divine – the divine we find in our spirit guides, goddesses, and cosmic connections, but also through nature itself. That’s the secret you’ll learn in this container: all of that flows up through the earth and into us. We are expressions of nature and divinity no different from the trees and crows we adore.
That is the Sacred Wild – the deep acknowledgment that we are part of nature, and that primal connection does not have to stay lost. And when we bring that into our lives, yes into our mundane lives, this work will change your life.
How Working with the Sacred Wild will Transform Your Life
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Your perspective on living in tumultuous times will begin to shift as we work with the timeless energies of land and the elements.
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You will learn simple yet powerful techniques and practices to empower you to face these challenges.
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You will no longer feel separate from nature. Instead, you will recognize nature’s divinity in yourself.
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You will start to notice the beauty in little things: the way a leaf falls gently from a tree, the way a flower smells different after it rains, the sound of a new bird on your walk to your car in the morning.
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You’ll feel more present in your every day life.
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The stress and anxiety of outside forces like politics, money, etc. will start to feel small in comparison to the beauty and power of nature.
Stay Connected, Supported, and Seen
This isn’t a solo journey. You’ll be held in a living circle of support with multiple ways to connect, share, and grow.
Weekly 90-minute classes led by Elyse
Experience guided rituals, sound practices, and spiritual teachings in real time with your mentor and peers.
30-minute weekly integration circles
Ask questions, share reflections, and receive support in a smaller, intimate space designed for processing and growth.
Exclusive WhatsApp Community
A space to receive timely support, extra tips, voice notes from Elyse, and connect with your cohort outside of sessions.
A Day of Ritual, Embodiment, and Sacred Community
In-Person Initiation in Havre de Grace, Maryland - September 6th, 2025
This immersive day will include:
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A personal gift from Elyse to honor your initiatory journey as a sacred wild priestess.
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Guided land-based ritual and nature communion
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Frame drum and voice practices in sacred circle
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Embodiment work to root into your intuitive body
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Sacred sisterhood, storytelling, and shared magic
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Time to connect with Elyse and your fellow priestesses in person
The Sacred Wild Priestess is someone who...
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Knows that our lives are more fulfilling when we feel harmonized with nature’s cycles.
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See animism in all things: not just other animals, but also plants, rocks, but even our homes, our beds, our favorite clothes, and our vehicles we spend so much time in.
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Understands the importance of reciprocity with nature spirits. It’s about building relationship, not transactional asks and offerings.
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Knows that the spiritual path cannot be separate from the mundane: it has to influence and affect every part of our lives if we want this work to be meaningful.
I'm Elyse Welles
your facilitator and guide to the Sacred Wild. My book, ‘Sacred Wild: An Invitation to Connect with Spirits of the Land’ is a top new release arriving in November with Llewellyn Worldwide Publishing.
I am an ancestral Priestess of the land in Greece. My family are from Arcadia, the wilds of the Greek mountains, where for millenia we have danced with Pan and anointed ourselves in the sacred waters of the rivers and springs that form the veins of life in the Peloponnese mountains. I am descended from nymphs: and have received their wisdom in sacred travel to many numina (places of divine power) across the lands of Greece.
I am also an initiated High Priestess in the eclectic Faery Tradition of witchcraft. The way I practice it, we work with agender nature energy. We are not focused on male-female heterosexual fertility like some witchcraft forms are. The eclectic Faery Tradition (not to be confused with other forms of Faery Tradition you might find in a google search) is a form of witchcraft that is land spirits-based. I am the fifth generation in my lineage.
I have studied the frame drum with local Greek priestesses, as well as Miranda Rondeau, who was taught by Layne Redmond, author of ‘When the Drummers Were Women.’
And my masters degree, an MLSt personal studies program, focused strongly on spiritual studies and the modern history of universal syncretism in Western spiritual practices. You won’t find appropriation here.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is included in this container?
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12 weeks of 90-min live classes on Zoom
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12 weeks of 30-min Digestion Calls
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Sacred Wild Workbook
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An exclusive WhatsApp community with different threads for all of your questions, extra tips, and more.
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An in-person retreat in Havre de Grace, MD: Saturday, September 6th! (VALUE: $444)
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Optional: Add a 1-1 session each month for HALF the price (VALUE: $2664)
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Lifetime access to the recordings and workbook are included as well.
What is the lesson schedule?
We Begin: June 17 2025 and we meet once a week, Tuesdays at 7pm ET to 8:30pm ET.
What if I need to cancel a session?
You will retain lifetime access to the private meeting recording.
What is included in the initiation?
This day retreat includes a full day of immersive ritual and connection with Mama Susquehanna, 11am to 6pm. You will also receive an initiatory gift. The official meeting place will be sent privately. A picnic lunch, water, and snacks will be provided, and there is no cost for parking. Accommodations are not included but I am working with local inns for group rates for the out of towners
What makes this different from other spiritual courses?
This is not a course you simply take — it’s a container you step into. Sacred Wild Priestess is a living ritual, a spiral of remembrance guided by the spirits of the land, sacred sound, and ancestral knowing.
Unlike other programs, you are not walking this path alone. You’ll be held in an intimate circle of fellow seekers, supported through weekly live gatherings, integration calls, and an active WhatsApp sanctuary where threads of insight, encouragement, and magic are woven daily.
This is a space where teachings come alive through embodiment, where connection is sacred, and where your transformation is witnessed in real time.
When does it start?
We Begin: June 17 2025
The Container Ends: September 2nd 2025
We meet once a week, Tuesdays at 7pm ET to 8:30pm ET
1-Day In Person Immersive Retreat: Saturday, September 6th in Havre de Grace, MD – 11am to 6pm
Do I need to have any equipment (frame drum, etc)?
You will need to purchase a frame drum that works with your hands, not a beater. I recommend a Remo Fiberskyn frame drum, 16”.
Do you offer financing?
I accept PayPal payments, and PayPal has a wonderful array of options. Not only can you pay in Monthly installments, you can also pay with multiple accounts or credit cards.
If you run into financing issues email me elyse@seekingnumina.com and I will happily work with you to make this happen.
Is the retreat mandatory?
To receive the full initiation, you will be required to attend the retreat. I made it in the US to make things much easier! And it is on a Saturday as well. I am also working with local inns to get group rates for us, and BWI is the closest airport.
As this work is about dedication and connection to land, the retreat is the ultimate experience to ground our teachings on sacred land, together. While I understand this is a commitment, that is what this course is: a deep commitment and dedication to your path.
That being said, if you have physical limitations that make travel impossible for you, I will always accommodate. Let’s set up a call and talk about it!
What is the refund policy?
A commitment to this course is a soul YES! I cannot process refunds.
A Truly Transformative Experience
These words come from those who have walked similar paths guided by Elyse — proof that this work already lives in the world.
I attended the Sacred Wild Spring Equinox Retreat hosted by Elyse, and I can honestly say it was nothing short of life-changing. From the moment I arrived, I felt held in a space of deep intention, connection, and the feeling of being home. Elyse has such a grounded, nurturing energy that made it easy to fully open up and embrace the experience.
Every element of the retreat—from the sacred rituals to the time spent in nature, walking along the shores of Mama Susquehanna & most importantly (for me), building the beautiful bonds of sisterhood — was lovingly curated to support reflection, renewal, and inner growth. I walked away feeling more in tune with myself and the natural world around me.
Elyse also offers various tarot readings! Her insights were incredibly accurate and deeply resonant. It was as if she could see directly into the "inner me" & what I needed to hear most. The clarity and affirmation I received from that session continue to guide me even now. I’m so grateful for this experience and for Elyse’s ability to create a sacred space that is so full of light. If you’re feeling the call to reconnect with yourself &/or the land around you, I can’t recommend her offerings enough."
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