Connecting with the Sacred Wild: Insights from High Priestess Elyse Welles of Seeking Numina.
Priestess of the Sacred Wild | Author | Mentor
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, bestseller with Llewellyn in November 2025.”
I am a native Priestess of the land in Greece and the only Greek-born guide teaching the practices of Earth Temple Arts in English. My family comes from Arcadia in the Peloponnese mountains, where for generations we have honored the spirits of rivers, springs, and wild places. My work is rooted in that landscape and in the numina (sacred places) I have visited throughout Greece.
I am an initiated High Priestess in the eclectic Faery Tradition of witchcraft. In my practice we work with agender nature energy and with land spirits. This form of Faery Tradition is not focused on heterosexual fertility systems and is distinct from other Faery paths you might encounter online. I am the fifth generation in my lineage.
My academic background includes an MLSt in Spiritual Studies with a focus on universal syncretism and the modern history of Western spiritual practices. My teachings are grounded in cultural integrity and scholarship and do not draw from closed traditions.
Everything I teach is based on lived lineage, fieldwork across Greece, and the Earth Temple Arts that guide my priestess path.
About Seeking Numina
Numina is Latin for "sacred presence"
and this is exactly what I seek to help others rediscover in themselves and in the wild world. Through Seeking Numina, I offer courses, mentorship, and sacred retreats for those who are ready to live in rhythm with the land, listen to its spirits, and reclaim their own sacred wildness.
The Path of the Sacred Wild is for witches, priestesses, and earth-loving souls who:
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Feel called to deepen their relationship with nature
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Want to integrate land-based ritual into daily life
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Are seeking lineage, rhythm, and sisterhood rooted in animism
My approach blends over a decade of study in the eclectic Faery Tradition—where I am an initiated High Priestess—with lived experience at sacred sites across four continents. The result? Work that is devotional, grounded, and filled with joy.
Author, Columnist & Sacred Poet
Publications:
My first spiritual nonfiction book, Sacred Wild: An Invitation to Connect to Spirits of the Land, available now with Llewellyn Worldwide in November 2025, with a foreword by Amy Blackthorn. It is a guide to working with land spirits and living in harmony with ancestral wisdom.
My debut novel, What the Water Remembers, was released in September 2025 from Running Wild Press. A paranormal mystery inspired by real hauntings and sacred intuition, it blends witchcraft with ancestral healing and ghostly remembrance.
I’ve been named a Best Poet of 2022 by Free Verse Revolution, and my sacred poetry has appeared in publications including We'Moon, Yellow Arrow Journal, and Myth & Lore. I am a regular columnist for Witchology, Witch Way Magazine, and serve as the Greek correspondent for The Wild Hunt News.
Let's Collaborate
Whether through sacred writing, guided ritual, or ancient rhythm, my work is here to help you remember: you were never separate from the sacred. The spirits of land, sea, and star are waiting for you to listen.
Podcasts
Magick Kitchen Podcast
Leandra Witchwood & Elyse Welles
Join Leandra Witchwood and Elyse Welles in the Magick Kitchen for discussions on herbs, ritual, and interviews with top authors in the spiritual world.
Living Hellenism Podcast
Elyse Welles & George Lizos
Hosted by George Lizos and Elyse Welles, this podcast brings Hellenic spiritual practice into modern life by focusing on one Greek god or goddess each month. Through grounded and insightful conversations, you’ll learn how to build a meaningful relationship with the gods in a way that honors both ancient tradition and contemporary spiritual practice.
Seeking Numina Podcast
Elyse Welles
A Podcast experience inviting you to connect with the Sacred Wild within and around you through sacred sites (numina) around the world and the wisdom they hold.
Podcasts Guest Spots
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Healers of the World. A Quest for Gnosis.
June 30th, 2026
In this episode, Elyse Welles, a sacred poet and high priestess, shares her journey with Robyn into the land of goddess spirituality, the significance of land spirits and fairies, and the importance of returning to earth-centered consciousness in times of upheaval. Discover how her grounded practice and deep connection to unseen forces offer a pathway to re-enchantment and unity with nature.
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Serena Saint-Sinclair
April 2nd, 2026
In this episode, I sit down with Elyse Welles; a Greek-Egyptian priestess and practitioner of Earth Temple Arts- to explore what it really means to walk with ancient practices in the modern world. We dive into oracle work, sacred wells and springs, fairy lineage, and the balance between personal gnosis and historical tradition.
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Radical Elphame
March 4th, 2026
It would appear that the deeper we look into this category of spirits, a clear definition isn't constellated; instead, a plurality or ecology begins to emerge. Thankfully, Elyse Welles has freed the spirits of the land from the confines of these reduced delineations and given them the space of a full book to be explored with the nuance and depth they deserve.
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The Astro Study Room
January 20rd, 2026
This week in The Astro Study Room, we are so excited to have this conversation all about astrology and witchcraft with our very own high priestess, Elyse! We had so much fun talking all about our different views of the function of astrology in our witchcraft practices.
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Past Lives Cafe
December 3rd, 2025
Chione sits with intuitive author and priestess Elyse Welles to trace how a Samhain fire meditation revealed a past-life tragedy and released years of anxious looping in the present.
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Wolf Woman Rising
November 14th, 2025
Elyse shares how domestic cats encourage us to step into a healthy embodiment of power and independence.
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That Pennsylvania Witch
September 26th, 2025
Veiled in myth, rooted in Magic; A conversation with Elyse Welles.
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Find Your Wild Podcast
Episode 61
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The Mindful Sagittarian Podcast
Season 3, Episode 3
Seeking Sacred Places with Elyse Welles.
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Coffee and Divination
July 12th, 2025
Sacred Travel, Divination, and Spirits of the Land with Elyse Welles.
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Mystical Mermaid Lounge
Season 1 - Episode 2
From Seeking Numina to High Priestess.
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Lit Up Lightworker Podcast
Episode 174
Journey to Sacred Places & Land Spirits.
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Opening the Door
Episode 118
Exploring Greek Folklore with Elyse Welles.
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Witchful Thinking
Season 2 - Episode 144
Witches in The Kitchen with Elyse Welles.
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The Mystai Podcast
Season 2 - Episode 4
Living Around Eleusis & Connecting to Ancient Greek Land Spirits.
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The Creative Soul Podcast
Episode 130
Exploring Greek Folklore with Elyse Welles.
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A Nourishing Place
Episode 6
Intentional living, Connecting With Your Spirit Guides, and Following Your Path.
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Friends with Everyone
Bonus Episode 1
Paganism, Wicca & Witchcraft.
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