The Sacred Travel Podcast

Julia Weigert
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The Sacred Travel Podcast explores the transformative power of travel to ancient and sacred sites around the world that have cradled civilizations and inspired pilgrims for centuries.  Every other week, your host Julia Weigert takes you on meaningful journeys diving into the wisdom, rituals and medicine of places of power and magic that challenge beliefs and ignite personal growth.  Whether you’re a seasoned explorer, devoted pilgrim or just curious about the spiritual essence of travel, this podcast will ignite your wanderlust and deepen your connection to the world around you and your inner landscape through travel. Tune in for enlightening conversations, captivating stories and practical tips that will leave you inspired to embark on your own sacred travel experience. Find and connect with Julia on www.soulwisdom.ch or @soul_wisdom_by_julia If you like the podcast, make sure to subscribe, share or leave a review! Thank you!

  1. 4d ago

    EP 129: Sacred Travel Isn’t Always Sacred: 7 Industry Truths No One Talks About

    𝙎𝙖𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙏𝙧𝙖𝙫𝙚𝙡 𝙞𝙨𝙣’𝙩 𝙖𝙡𝙬𝙖𝙮𝙨 𝙖𝙨 𝙨𝙖𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙖𝙨 𝙬𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙫𝙚 𝙞𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙚. In this solo episode of The Sacred Travel Podcast, Julia opens an honest conversation about seven uncomfortable truths within the Sacred Travel industry. From consuming sacred places and performing spirituality for content to extracting ancient wisdom and offering activations we may not be equipped to hold, this episode invites travellers as well as pilgrimage guides and retreat leaders into deeper discernment, integrity, responsibility and reciprocity with the Earth. What You’ll Walk Away With: 🌐🛕 Sacred Travel or Spiritual Consumption?Explore the difference between entering a genuine relationship with a sacred place and collecting temples, ceremonies, initiations and activations as spiritual trophies. Sacred Travel asks for reciprocity, not simply reception. 🚪🌿 Access Is Not the Same as InvitationSacred sites are not vending machines for spiritual experiences. Julia explores why local custodians, cultural protocols, restricted spaces and the energetic intelligence of the land must be honoured, including the moments when a place may not be asking you to enter. 📱🏛️ When Witnessing a Sacred Place Becomes PerformingWhen does capturing a beautiful moment begin to interrupt your relationship with the land? Reflect on the tension between reverence and content creation, and learn to recognise when the phone needs to remain in your bag. 📜🔥 Ancient Wisdom Is Not a Branding AssetExplore the difference between genuinely studying, honouring and being initiated into a living tradition and extracting sacred symbols, lineages and mystery teachings to make an offering appear more powerful. 🗝️🌍 The Responsibility of Leading Others Into Sacred PlacesA retreat is not sacred simply because it happens at a sacred site. Julia speaks about holding what you open, refusing to manufacture dramatic transformations and supporting participants after they return home. True Sacred Travel leadership means stewarding the conditions in which transformation can safely unfold. 𓋹✨ 𝟳 𝗚𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗥𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 — 𝗘𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗵'𝘀 𝗔𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗠𝗮𝗽 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗹 𝗜𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𓋹 For the woman who knows sacred places are here to support her next level of soul initiation. Journey through 7 ancient Gates of Earth and let Gaia’s sacred temples awaken what your innate Starfire Body Technology already knows— activating your soul gifts, expanding the Light you can hold, and revealing what you are here to carry forward. 🗝✨ Enter the 2-hour virtual initiation pilgrimage for 33.-CHF and receive instant access → 𓋹👉ENTER THE 7 GATES 𝗔𝗕𝗢𝗨𝗧 𝗦𝗢𝗨𝗟𝗪𝗜𝗦𝗗𝗢𝗠 🌐🧬🚀 Where does your Soul Lead you in 2026? Join us for a 𝗦𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 ℂ𝕆𝕄𝕀ℕ𝔾 𝕌ℙ!!! 🐝 Return of the Bee Priestesses │ SPRING 2027 │ Crete🛕 Architects of Light │ APRIL 2027 │ Egypt🌹 Heart Womb Oracle │ MAY 2027 │ South of France 𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗞 𝗪𝗜𝗧𝗛 𝗠𝗘 🌹🧬 𝗠𝗮𝗴𝗱𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗶𝗸𝗶 𝗖𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 Level II starting 22 SeptemberLevel I starting 22 March ’27Level III Coming Spring 2027! ⚜️🧬 1:1 Soul Blueprint 𝗝𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗥𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 | Your 7 weeks transformation to align with your Soul’s Blueprint 🌐🏛️ Travel Kits & Meditations to Connect with Your favorite places - Visit the 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗪𝗶𝘀𝗱𝗼𝗺 𝗟𝗶𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗿𝘆 ✨🧬 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀 Shop your natural frequency sprays here: https://soulwisdom.lavylites.com 👋 Connect with me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/soul_wisdom_by_julia/💌 Subscribe to my newsletter at https://www.soulwisdom.ch

  2. Sep 4

    EP 128: Sámi Cosmology: The Ancient Wisdom of Land, Spirit & the Arctic North

    Have you ever wondered what changes when we stop seeing land as something we own and begin remembering it as something alive, inhabited and sacred? In this episode of The Sacred Travel Podcast, Julia sits down with writer, illustrator and folklorist Niina Mielipäivä to journey into the rarely explored world of Sámi cosmology, mythology and northern spirituality. Holding Sámi roots herself, Niina shares how reconnecting with her ancestral lineage opened a deeper exploration into the stories, sacred landscapes and animistic traditions of the North. Together, Julia and Niina explore a worldview where humans are guests of the land, spirits inhabit the landscape, lakes become gateways between worlds and sacred stones create meeting places between humans and the unseen. 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗬𝗼𝘂’𝗹𝗹 𝗪𝗮𝗹𝗸 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗵: 🌍🌿 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜𝘀 𝗡𝗼𝘁 𝗢𝘂𝗿𝘀 𝗧𝗼 𝗢𝘄𝗻 Discover the Sámi understanding of humans as guests within a living landscape, where land was not something to possess but something held in relationship with the spirits. Nina also shares how generations of suppression of Sámi language, traditions and spiritual practices impacted the preservation of this ancestral wisdom — and how many are now reconnecting with these forgotten stories and sacred relationships. ☀️✨ 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘂𝗻 𝗚𝗼𝗱𝗱𝗲𝘀𝘀, 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗟𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 & 𝗔𝗿𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗖𝗼𝘀𝗺𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 Explore how the extreme geography and light cycles of the North shaped Sámi mythology, from solar deities and ancestral spirits within the Northern Lights to the magical Fire Fox whose journey across the snowy landscape was believed to create the Aurora. 🌊🦢 𝗟𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝗔𝘀 𝗚𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗕𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱𝘀 Journey into ancient beliefs surrounding deep lakes, false bottoms and the underworld. Discover why birds, fish and shamans were believed to travel between the human and spirit worlds through water, and why some burial places were located on islands. 🪨🌀 𝗦𝗲𝗶𝗱𝗮 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀 & 𝗦𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲𝘀 Learn about Seida stone formations, sacred places that functioned as altars and points of communication with the spirit world. Nina shares how different Seidas were connected with fishing, reindeer, families and communities, and how offerings formed part of the relationship between humans, land and the unseen. 🦌🐻 𝗔𝗻𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆, 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗲𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗳𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 & 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝘆𝘁𝗵 𝗢𝗳 𝗠𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘀𝗵 Discover the extraordinary Sámi stories where the boundary between human and animal becomes fluid, including the story of Miandash, the reindeer ancestor whose descendants could move between human and reindeer form. 🧙‍♂️🥁 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗢𝗳 𝗞𝗶𝘁𝗸𝗮, 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗺 & 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗶𝘁 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 Hear the fascinating story of the Witch of Kitka, the remains of a possible Sámi shaman discovered on an island in the Kitka region, and the connection to Aiki Aiki Poika, a 16th-century Sámi shaman within Nina’s own ancestral lineage. Explore the role of shamans, spiritual practices and the deep relationship between the human world and the unseen realms. 𝗔𝗕𝗢𝗨𝗧 𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗔: Nina Mielipäivä is a writer, illustrator and folklorist. With a deep passion for mythology, oral traditions and storytelling, she brings to life the rich heritage of the North through her writings and artwork. Her research explores ancient tales, nature-based beliefs and the enduring magic of folklore in contemporary times. Through her work, she aims to preserve and celebrate mythic traditions, offering readers a gateway into a world of enchantment and history. 📚 𝗡𝗜𝗜𝗡𝗔’𝗦 𝗕𝗢𝗢𝗞: Mythology of the Sami Minorities within Minorities 👋 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗡𝗘𝗖𝗧 𝗪𝗜𝗧𝗛 𝗡𝗜𝗜𝗡𝗔: 🌐 Fairychamber: http://www.fairychamber.org YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@witchofkitka TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@witchofkitka 𝗔𝗕𝗢𝗨𝗧 𝗦𝗢𝗨𝗟𝗪𝗜𝗦𝗗𝗢𝗠 ⁠⁠🧬 What's Your Sacred Site Oracle Type? 𝗧𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗤𝘂𝗶𝘇!✨ 💌 Subscribe at www.soulwisdom.ch 💌

  3. Aug 28

    EP 127: The 7 Gates of Remembrance — Earth's Ancient Map of Soul Initiation

    Have you ever felt drawn to a place without knowing why? A country, landscape, temple, mountain, or even a small sacred corner of nature that keeps appearing in your life until you finally stop and listen? In this solo episode of The Sacred Travel Podcast, Julia explores why certain places seem to call us and what happens when we begin listening to the deeper intelligence of the Earth. Julia shares her reflections on Earth as a living field of wisdom, memory, and initiation, and why sacred travel is about so much more than visiting a destination. She explores the mystery of the number 7, the ancient patterns woven through sacred traditions, and the seven thresholds of remembrance that exist within the Earth and within ourselves. Because perhaps the places that call you are holding a message, a memory, or a part of yourself waiting to be remembered. 🌎✨ Why The Earth Is Calling Us Into A Deeper Relationship Explore why sacred places, landscapes, and even entire countries can begin appearing in our awareness through dreams, synchronicities, and repeated signs — and what it means when a place feels like it is calling you. 🌿🏛️ Earth As The Original Temple Of Wisdom Discover why nature itself was the first sacred space and how ancient temples, pyramids, stone circles, and sacred structures were created as places to hold, amplify, and transmit wisdom across generations. 🔢✨ The Hidden Meaning Of The Number 7 Julia explores why the number 7 appears throughout sacred traditions — from the seven chakras and seven continents to the seven days of creation, the seven colours of the rainbow, and the seven stages of initiation. 🌀🌸 The Seven Gates Of Remembrance Within And Without Understand how sacred sites can become mirrors for our own inner transformation and why pilgrimage is not simply about travelling somewhere new, but about crossing inner thresholds of remembrance and embodiment. 🔥🌎 Moving From Awakening Into Embodiment Discover why remembering is only the beginning — and how we are being invited to bring these experiences into our homes, relationships, communities, and everyday lives. If you feel called to explore the deeper wisdom of sacred sites and the seven thresholds of remembrance, join Julia inside: ✨ The 7 Gates of Remembrance A mini virtual pilgrimage through seven initiatory thresholds designed to reconnect you with the ancient wisdom held within sacred landscapes and within your own body. 𝗔𝗕𝗢𝗨𝗧 𝗦𝗢𝗨𝗟𝗪𝗜𝗦𝗗𝗢𝗠 ⁠⁠🧬 What’s Your Sacred Sacred Site Oracle Archetype? 𝗧𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗤𝘂𝗶𝘇!✨⁠ 🌐🧬🚀 Where does your Soul Lead you in 2026?  Join us for a ⁠⁠𝗦𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲⁠⁠ ℂ𝕆𝕄𝕀ℕ𝔾 𝕊𝕆𝕆ℕ! 🐝 Return of the Bee Priestesses │October │Crete 🛕 Architects of Light │Spring 2027 │Egypt 𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗞 𝗪𝗜𝗧𝗛 𝗠𝗘 🌹🧬 ⁠⁠𝗠𝗮𝗴𝗱𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗶𝗸𝗶 𝗖𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶⁠⁠𝗼⁠⁠𝗻𝘀⁠⁠ -  Level I starting Spring 2027 Level II starting 22 September Level III Coming Spring 2027! ⚜️🧬 1:1 Soul Blueprint ⁠⁠⁠𝗝𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗥𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲⁠⁠⁠ | Your 7 weeks transformation to align with your Soul’s Blueprint  🌐🏛️ Travel Kits & Meditations to Connect with Your favorite places - Visit ⁠⁠⁠𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗹 𝗪𝗶𝘀𝗱𝗼𝗺 𝗟𝗶𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗿𝘆 ⁠⁠⁠✨🧬 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀  Shop your natural frequency sprays here: ⁠⁠soulwisdom.lavylites.com⁠ 👋 Connect with me on Instagram: @soul_wisdom_by_julia 💌 Subscribe to my newsletter at www.soulwisdom.ch

  4. Aug 21

    EP 126: The Healing Power of the Mountains: Finding Yourself Again in Italy’s Aosta Valley

    𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙞𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙨 𝙙𝙤𝙣’𝙩 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙚—𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙥𝙖𝙘𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙩𝙤 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚 𝙞𝙩? In this episode of The Sacred Travel Podcast, Julia talks to Anita Collins, founder of Aosta Valley Holistic, to explore the healing power of Italy’s majestic valley, surrounded by four powerful mountain peaks.  From rebuilding life after the profound loss to slowing down, reconnecting with ourselves, and experiencing the distinct energy of the Alpine peaks, this conversation reveals what becomes possible when we allow the medicine of the mountains to meet us exactly where we are. What You'll Walk Away With: 🏔️✨ The Healing Power of the Mountains Discover how the Aosta Valley in Italy became an unexpected companion through Anita’s grief and transformation—and why nature doesn’t rush our healing, but allows us to move through life’s seasons in our own time. 🤍🌿 From Grief to a New Life Anita shares how losing her husband became an unexpected threshold that changed the direction of her life, why she initially planned to leave the Aosta Valley, and the synchronistic events that ultimately helped her find a new path and a deeper sense of home. ⛰️🌀 The Four Mountain Guardians of Aosta Valley Experience Mont Blanc, the Matterhorn, Monte Rosa, and Gran Paradiso as frequency holders and distinct guardians of this iconic Alpine landscape— majesty,inspiration, peacefulness, and paradise on Earth. 🌲🧘‍♀️ Slowing Down to Come Back to Yourself Explore Anita’s philosophy that transformation isn’t always about achieving more. Through nature, yoga, meditation, movement, and meaningful connection, we can step out of autopilot, listen inward, and reconnect with who we actually are beneath all the roles we play. 🥾🌹 Aosta Valley Holistic: Creating Space for Women to Reconnect Go behind the philosophy of Aosta Valley Holistic and discover how Anita intentionally creates retreats without pressure or rigid schedules—where hiking, skiing, yoga, local traditions, nourishing food, sisterhood, silence, and rest become different pathways back to self. ABOUT ANITA & AOSTA VALLEY HOLISTIC: Anita Collins is the founder of Aosta Valley Holistic. After 20 years in the fashion industry, she followed a new path into holistic wellbeing. Through women-only retreats in the Italian Alps, she combines nature, yoga and authentic connection to help women slow down and reconnect. 🍃˚.⛰️  𝗗𝗜𝗦𝗖𝗢𝗩𝗘𝗥 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘀 𝗯𝘆 𝗔𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗮 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝘆 𝗛𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰  📢 𝟮 𝗟𝗔𝗦𝗧 𝗦𝗣𝗢𝗧𝗦📢  𝗠𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗧𝗔𝗜𝗡 𝗪𝗘𝗟𝗟𝗡𝗘𝗦𝗦 𝗥𝗘𝗧𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗧 𝟲-𝟭𝟮 𝗦𝗘𝗣𝗧𝗘𝗠𝗕𝗘𝗥 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 💵 𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗘𝗜𝗩𝗘 𝟭𝟬𝟬€ 𝗼𝗳𝗳 𝗔𝗡𝗬 𝗥𝗘𝗧𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗧: 𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝗱𝗲: 𝗦𝗢𝗨𝗟𝗪𝗜𝗦𝗗𝗢𝗠𝟭𝟬𝟬 👋 CONNECT WITH ANITA: Website: www.aostavalleyholistic.com   Instagram: ⁠⁠aostavalleyholistic Facebook: ⁠AostaValleyholistic 𝗔𝗕𝗢𝗨𝗧 𝗦𝗢𝗨𝗟𝗪𝗜𝗦𝗗𝗢𝗠 ⁠⁠🧬 What’s Your Sacred Sacred Site Oracle Archetype? 𝗧𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗤𝘂𝗶𝘇!✨⁠ 🌐🧬🚀 Where does your Soul Lead you in 2026?  Join us for a ⁠⁠𝗦𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲⁠⁠ ℂ𝕆𝕄𝕀ℕ𝔾 𝕊𝕆𝕆ℕ! 🐝 Return of the Bee Priestesses │October │Crete 🛕 Architects of Light │Spring 2027 │Egypt 𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗞 𝗪𝗜𝗧𝗛 𝗠𝗘 🌹🧬 ⁠⁠𝗠𝗮𝗴𝗱𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗶𝗸𝗶 𝗖𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶⁠⁠𝗼⁠⁠𝗻𝘀⁠⁠ -  Level I starting Spring 2027 Level II starting 22 September Level III Coming Spring 2027! ⚜️🧬 1:1 Soul Blueprint ⁠⁠⁠𝗝𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗥𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲⁠⁠⁠ | Your 7 weeks transformation to align with your Soul’s Blueprint  🌐🏛️ Travel Kits & Meditations to Connect with Your favorite places - Visit ⁠⁠⁠𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗹 𝗪𝗶𝘀𝗱𝗼𝗺 𝗟𝗶𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗿𝘆 ⁠⁠⁠✨🧬 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀  Shop your natural frequency sprays here: ⁠⁠soulwisdom.lavylites.com⁠ 👋 Connect with me on Instagram: @soul_wisdom_by_julia 💌 Subscribe to my newsletter at www.soulwisdom.ch

  5. Aug 14

    EP 125: The Lost Healing Mysteries of Ancient Greece - Dream Incubation, Poseidon & Poros

    𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀 𝗸𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗹 𝗶𝗻 𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝘄𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻! In this episode of The Sacred Travel Podcast, Julia sits down with Dr. Edward Tick, PhD, to journey into the forgotten healing traditions of Ancient Greece and the sacred island of Poros — once home to one of the Mediterranean’s most important sanctuaries of Poseidon.  From dream incubation and theatre as medicine to an extraordinary encounter with a sea turtle, discover how ancient pilgrimage opened pathways to healing, transformation, and the divine. For those called to go deeper into the sacred medicine of Poros, Ed’s book Passage to Poros weaves pilgrimage, ancient Greek wisdom, healing, and personal transformation into an intimate journey through this extraordinary island. What You'll Walk Away With: 🔱🌊 Poros & Poseidon’s Forgotten SanctuaryDiscover why Poros was once one of the Mediterranean’s most important sanctuaries of Poseidon—and the forgotten side of the sea god as protector, benefactor, and savior. 🐢✨ Unexpected Turtle Medicine on the Holy MountainHear Ed’s extraordinary story of encountering a sea turtle at Poseidon’s mountaintop sanctuary and how this synchronicity redirected his spiritual path and healing work. 💤🐍 Dream Incubation & Ancient Healing TemplesExplore the Asklepian practice of entering sacred spaces to dream, receive visions, encounter divine guidance, and access healing through the invisible world. 🎭⚕️ When Theatre Was MedicineWhy did ancient healing sanctuaries contain theatres? Discover how tragedy and catharsis helped communities process grief, war, trauma, and the deepest dimensions of human experience. ⚔️🔥 Ancient Wisdom for Healing Warrior TraumasThrough the powerful story of a Vietnam veteran, discover how ancient warrior rituals, pilgrimage, and dream incubation can transform trauma, identity, and our relationship with the past. ABOUT ED: Edward Tick, Ph.D., is a therapeutic mentor, pilgrimage guide, educator, and poet. He guides transformational growth by restoring our connections with the numinous.  An international “thought leader” in cultural and war trauma healing and psycho-spiritual development, he restores ancient spiritual and holistic practices for modern seekers.  He is the author of The Practice of Dream Healing, Soul Medicine, and six other books. 📚 𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝗘𝗱'𝘀 𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸: Passage to Poros - In the Sanctuary of the Sea God 👋 CONNECT WITH ED: Website: ⁠https://www.edwardtick.com/ Instagram: ⁠⁠@mentorthesoul.guide Facebook: ⁠@EdwardTickAuthor LinkedIn: @edward-tick-ph-d 𝗔𝗕𝗢𝗨𝗧 𝗦𝗢𝗨𝗟𝗪𝗜𝗦𝗗𝗢𝗠 ⁠⁠🧬 What’s Your Sacred Sacred Site Oracle Archetype? 𝗧𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗤𝘂𝗶𝘇!✨⁠ 🌐🧬🚀 Where does your Soul Lead you in 2026?  Join us for a ⁠⁠𝗦𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲⁠⁠ ℂ𝕆𝕄𝕀ℕ𝔾 𝕊𝕆𝕆ℕ! 🐝 Return of the Bee Priestesses │October │Crete 🛕 Architects of Light │Spring 2027 │Egypt 𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗞 𝗪𝗜𝗧𝗛 𝗠𝗘 🌹🧬 ⁠⁠𝗠𝗮𝗴𝗱𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗶𝗸𝗶 𝗖𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶⁠⁠𝗼⁠⁠𝗻𝘀⁠⁠ -  Level I Spring 2027 Level II starting 22 September Level III Coming Spring 2027! ⚜️🧬 1:1 Soul Blueprint ⁠⁠⁠𝗝𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗥𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲⁠⁠⁠ | Your 7 weeks transformation to align with your Soul’s Blueprint  🌐🏛️ Travel Kits & Meditations to Connect with Your favorite places - Visit ⁠⁠⁠𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗹 𝗪𝗶𝘀𝗱𝗼𝗺 𝗟𝗶𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗿𝘆 ⁠⁠⁠✨🧬 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀  Shop your natural frequency sprays here: ⁠⁠soulwisdom.lavylites.com⁠ 👋 Connect with me on Instagram: @soul_wisdom_by_julia 💌 Subscribe to my newsletter at www.soulwisdom.ch

  6. Aug 7

    EP 124: Lion's Gate Portal at Uluru: Earth's Transmission for Collective Awakening

    What if this year's Lion's Gate isn't about manifesting your dream life... …but about humanity remembering who we truly are.  In this special transmission episode of The Sacred Travel Podcast, Julia takes you to Uluru in Australia, where an unexpected activation revealed that this year's Lion's Gate is not simply a celestial portal — it's a collective rewiring. The Earth Chakras are speaking and Gaia herself is calling her priestesses, druids, stewards and wise ones to participate.  Will you join in the collective transformation as a frequency holder of New Earth? This episode is a powerful transmission to receive from Uluru, the Solar Plexus Chakra of the Earth herself. 🪨 Uluru – Earth's Solar Plexus ActivationReceive the living frequency of Uluru as the Solar Plexus Chakra of the Earth, where your own solar plexus becomes a vessel for humanity's next evolution, remembering your authentic Source identity. 🦁 Collective I AM Rewiring & Timeline ShiftStep beyond individual transformation and consciously anchor the frequencies of humanity's collective awakening through your own coherent field. ✨ Embodied Source Remembrance & Sacred BalanceRemember that you are not separate from the Earth's awakening. Your remembrance becomes the alchemy of Ma'at as outdated structures, and collective distortions are consciously released, creating fertile ground for a new cycle rooted in truth and integrity. 🌏 The Living Intelligence of the LandAllow the ancient consciousness of Uluru to recalibrate your nervous system and reconnect you with the Earth's original blueprint of harmony and remembrance. 💎 Crystalline Lightbody ExpansionActivate higher capacities within your energetic architecture, strengthening your ability to receive, embody, and transmit higher frequencies with stability and presence. 𝗟𝗔𝗦𝗧 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗘 𝗕𝗘𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗘 𝗗𝗢𝗢𝗥𝗦 𝗖𝗟𝗢𝗦𝗘 🛕 Join the next 𝕄𝕒𝕘𝕕𝕒𝕝𝕖𝕟𝕖 ℝ𝕖𝕚𝕜𝕚 ℂ𝕖𝕣𝕥𝕚𝕗𝕚𝕔𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟  🌹  │ 7 Temple Gates Initiation into the Temple of the White Flame We begin on Lion’s Gate │ 08 Aug - 15 Sept ⚜️Enter the Temple⚜️ 💎˖The 𝗩𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻  ݁♬⋆˚𝄞  was recorded by my dear friend Maria Di Cara. Maria is a professional vocalist, award winning singer, certified audio engineer, and intuitive guide. After a life-changing spinal surgery, Maria discovered how sound healing and music therapy were the path to her own healing. Her mission is to share the transformative power of sound through immersive sound journeys and retreats, and wellness experiences around the world.  Maria also owns and runs a luxury travel design company focused on Wellness & Immersive Travel. 𝓟𝓵𝓮𝓪𝓼𝓮 𝓬𝓱𝓮𝓬𝓴 𝓸𝓾𝓽 𝓱𝓮𝓻 𝔀𝓸𝓻𝓴 𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓯𝓸𝓵𝓵𝓸𝔀 𝓱𝓮𝓻 𝓸𝓷 𝓱𝓮𝓻 𝓬𝓱𝓪𝓷𝓷𝓮𝓵𝓼 ! Websites: ⁠https://www.songofthesoul.net/     https://www.luxquestluxurytravel.com/ Instagram: ⁠⁠songofthesoulhealing Youtube: @thevocalalchemistmaria Spotify:  Welcome to Heaven 𝗔𝗕𝗢𝗨𝗧 𝗦𝗢𝗨𝗟𝗪𝗜𝗦𝗗𝗢𝗠 ⁠⁠🧬 What’s Your Sacred Sacred Site Oracle Archetype? 𝗧𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗤𝘂𝗶𝘇!✨⁠ 🌐🧬🚀 Where does your Soul Lead you in 2026?  Join us for a ⁠⁠𝗦𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲⁠⁠ ℂ𝕆𝕄𝕀ℕ𝔾 𝕊𝕆𝕆ℕ! 🐝 Return of the Bee Priestesses │October │Crete 🛕 Architects of Light │Spring 2027 │Egypt 𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗞 𝗪𝗜𝗧𝗛 𝗠𝗘 🌹🧬 ⁠⁠𝗠𝗮𝗴𝗱𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗶𝗸𝗶 𝗖𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶⁠⁠𝗼⁠⁠𝗻𝘀⁠⁠ -  Level I starting 08 August Level II starting 22 September Level III Coming Spring 2027! ⚜️🧬 1:1 Soul Blueprint ⁠⁠⁠𝗝𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗥𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲⁠⁠⁠ | Your 7 weeks transformation to align with your Soul’s Blueprint  🌐🏛️ Travel Kits & Meditations to Connect with Your favorite places - Visit ⁠⁠⁠𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗹 𝗪𝗶𝘀𝗱𝗼𝗺 𝗟𝗶𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗿𝘆 ⁠⁠⁠✨🧬 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀  Shop your natural frequency sprays here: ⁠⁠soulwisdom.lavylites.com⁠ 👋 Connect with me on Instagram: @soul_wisdom_by_julia 💌 Subscribe to my newsletter at www.soulwisdom.ch

  7. Jul 31

    EP 123: The Lombok Frequency: The Medicine of Expansion & the Next Evolution of Leadership

    Have you ever felt an unexplainable pull towards a place, only to discover it was awakening a completely new version of yourself? In this episode of The Sacred Travel Podcast, Julia sits down with Carolin Föll, founder of ELLELIZA Coaching & Consulting and creator of ELUMINA, a transformational retreat experience in Lombok, Indonesia.  Together they explore how Lombok and other islands become catalysts for expansion, why true leadership begins with the nervous system rather than relentless striving, and how the frequency of Lombok invites ambitious women to embody greater success, visibility, and impact—without losing themselves in the process. 🛕💫 When Sacred Places Call Your SoulCaroline’s Journey and her call to unventured places all her life ― from Germany to the Netherlands, Mexico, Egypt, Hawaii, and Qatar,  from Switzerland to Lombok ― is a mirror to remember why certain lands seem to choose you at pivotal moments in your lives, becoming initiations into who you are becoming. 🌴🐠 The Lombok Frequency: Medicine of ExpansionDiscover why Lombok carries a unique energetic medicine, how its landscapes naturally regulate the nervous system, and why this hidden island becomes a catalyst for profound personal and leadership transformation. 🐢🧠  Expansion Begins WithinLearn why your next level isn't created by working harder, but by becoming the person who can safely hold more leadership, abundance, visibility, and life. Discover how sacred places regulate the nervous system, quiet mental noise, and create the inner conditions for intuition, clarity, creativity, and soul-led expansion to naturally emerge. 🌺✨ ELUMINA & The Next Evolution of Leadership Discover how Carolin's immersive ELUMINA retreat in Lombok blends feminine leadership, embodiment, neuroscience, nervous system regulation, and spiritual awareness to help ambitious women release performance-driven identities and lead with greater authenticity, presence, and inner expansion. ABOUT CAROLINE: Carolin Föll is the founder of ELLELIZA Coaching & Consulting and the creator of ELUMINA, a transformational retreat experience designed for ambitious women who feel deeply called by leadership, expansion, and the desire for more. After more than a decade leading complex international IT transformation projects across Europe, Asia, and the Americas, Carolin followed her own inner calling from Switzerland to Lombok, Indonesia.  Today she bridges high-performance leadership with neuroscience, nervous system regulation, embodiment, feminine leadership, and energetic awareness, guiding women to become what she calls Mindful Modern Leaders — women who expand their impact and success without abandoning themselves along the way. 🌺✨ 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗘𝗟𝗨𝗠𝗡𝗜𝗔 — 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗼𝗺𝗯𝗼𝗸 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗜𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 — 𝟭𝟳 - 𝟮𝟰 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 🎁 𝗘𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗟𝗨𝗠𝗜𝗡𝗔 𝗚𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆: Win a place at the next 𝗘𝗟𝗨𝗠𝗜𝗡𝗔 𝗟𝘂𝘅𝘂𝗿𝘆 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 in Lombok. 🌺 How to Enter: ⚜️ Subscribe to The Sacred Travel Podcast ⚜️ Follow @elleliza.official and @soul_wisdom_by_julia on Instagram ⚜️ Fill out the application form HERE 🌸 👋 CONNECT WITH CAROLINE: Website: ⁠https://www.elleliza.com Instagram: ⁠⁠@elleliza.official LinedIn: ⁠@carolin-foell 🛕 Join the next 𝕄𝕒𝕘𝕕𝕒𝕝𝕖𝕟𝕖 ℝ𝕖𝕚𝕜𝕚 ℂ𝕖𝕣𝕥𝕚𝕗𝕚𝕔𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟  🌹  │ 7 Temple Gates Initiation into the Temple of the White Flame 08 Aug - 15 Sept ⚜️Enter the Temple⚜️ 𝗔𝗕𝗢𝗨𝗧 𝗦𝗢𝗨𝗟𝗪𝗜𝗦𝗗𝗢𝗠 ⁠⁠🧬 What’s Your Sacred Sacred Site Oracle Archetype? 𝗧𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗤𝘂𝗶𝘇!✨⁠ 🌐🧬🚀 Where does your Soul Lead you in 2026?  Join us for a ⁠⁠𝗦𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲⁠⁠ ℂ𝕆𝕄𝕀ℕ𝔾 𝕊𝕆𝕆ℕ! 🐝 Return of the Bee Priestesses │October │Crete 🛕 Architects of Light │Spring 2027 │Egypt 👋 Connect with me on Instagram: @soul_wisdom_by_julia 💌 Subscribe to my newsletter at www.soulwisdom.ch

  8. Jul 24

    EP 122: The Maya Sacred Calendar - Understanding Time, Consciousness & Your Birth Path

    Have you ever wondered if your birth date carries a sacred blueprint that has been guiding your life since the moment you were born? In this episode of The Sacred Travel Podcast, Julia sits down with Mariel Witmond, somatic coach, embodiment guide, and practitioner of the living K'iche' Maya Sacred Calendar (Cholq'ij). Together they explore one of the world's oldest living wisdom traditions and reveal how the ancient Maya understood time as a living intelligence—offering profound insight into our purpose, consciousness, and relationship with nature and the cosmos. What You'll Walk Away With: ⭐ Your Mayan Birth BlueprintDiscover the meaning of your Chumilal (Star Energy) and how your Mayan Birth Energy reveals the unique qualities, gifts, challenges, potential and lessons your soul carries into this lifetime. 🔢 Sacred Numbers & The 20 ArchetypesDiscover how the sacred number cycles 7, 13, 20, 52, and 260 weave together with the 20 Nahuales (Sacred Archetypes) to form the living architecture of the Cholq'ij—guiding consciousness, spiritual evolution, and your relationship with nature. 🐆 The Mayan CrossUnderstand how the Mayan Cross reveals your conception energy, birth energy, destiny, material world, and spiritual path—creating a multidimensional map of your soul's journey. ⏳ A New Relationship with Tim: The Living Calendar vs Prediction ToolDiscover why the authentic K'iche' Maya Sacred Calendar is far more than astrology or fortune-telling, revealing time as a cyclical, relational, and living force that can transform the way you understand yourself and move through life. 🌞 The Truth About the "Day Out of Time" & Discernment In Ancient Wisdom Learn why the popular "Day Out of Time" does not belong to the traditional K'iche' Maya Sacred Calendar, how it differs from the authentic Wayeb' period, and why honoring Indigenous teachings preserves the integrity of this living wisdom tradition. ABOUT MARIEL: Mariel Witmond is a somatic coach, breathwork facilitator and movement teacher who guides transformational experiences rooted in embodiment and nervous system awareness. Mariel's path to physical well-being was ignited by yoga, somatic movement, meditation, breathwork, and nutrition, leading her to become a 500RYT yoga and meditation teacher, breathwork facilitator and certified Health Coach. Aware of the direct correlation between soma and psyche, she delved into life coaching, mindfulness, CBT, EFT, and psychotherapy to understand her own struggles and help others navigate their own mental and emotional challenges. Her spiritual quest brought her back to her ancestral Mayan roots that reconnected her with the power of nature, plant medicines and ancient rituals. This mosaic of experiences inspired a mission to cultivate sanctuaries of healing for others, spaces where the heart could mend and the spirit could soar. With fervor, she pioneers alternative healing methods, guiding modern souls towards deeper self-connection and belonging, determined to help eradicate loneliness.   👋 CONNECT WITH MARIEL: Website: ⁠https://www.marielwitmond.com YouTube: ⁠@marielwitmond Instagram: ⁠⁠@marielwitmond Facebook: ⁠@marielwitmond   🏵️ Free Introduction to the Mayan Sacred Calendar Webinar 🏝️ IBIZA Sisterhood Rising Retreat with Mariel   RESOURCES MENTIONED: 🌎 Maya Tecum (Spanish)https://www.mayatecum.com 🌎 The Mayan Wisdom Projecthttps://themayanwisdomproject.org 🛕 Join the next 𝕄𝕒𝕘𝕕𝕒𝕝𝕖𝕟𝕖 ℝ𝕖𝕚𝕜𝕚 ℂ𝕖𝕣𝕥𝕚𝕗𝕚𝕔𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟  🌹  │ 7 Temple Gates Initiation into the Temple of the White Flame 08 Aug - 15 Sept ⚜️Enter the Temple⚜️ 👋 Connect with me on Instagram: @soul_wisdom_by_julia 💌 Subscribe to my newsletter at www.soulwisdom.ch

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The Sacred Travel Podcast explores the transformative power of travel to ancient and sacred sites around the world that have cradled civilizations and inspired pilgrims for centuries.  Every other week, your host Julia Weigert takes you on meaningful journeys diving into the wisdom, rituals and medicine of places of power and magic that challenge beliefs and ignite personal growth.  Whether you’re a seasoned explorer, devoted pilgrim or just curious about the spiritual essence of travel, this podcast will ignite your wanderlust and deepen your connection to the world around you and your inner landscape through travel. Tune in for enlightening conversations, captivating stories and practical tips that will leave you inspired to embark on your own sacred travel experience. Find and connect with Julia on www.soulwisdom.ch or @soul_wisdom_by_julia If you like the podcast, make sure to subscribe, share or leave a review! Thank you!

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  • Creator
    Julia Weigert
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    134
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    © Julia Weigert
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