We recently connected with Angela Faith Wass and have shared our conversation below.

Angela Faith, thanks for taking the time to share your stories with us today We’d love to hear the backstory behind a risk you’ve taken – whether big or small, walk us through what it was like and how it ultimately turned out.

My name is Angela Faith, and I am a Shamanic Practitioner and Mentor. I currently have a full-time practice offering Shamanic healing, mentoring programs, mediumship, and animal communication. I teach meditation, I am ordained through the International Metaphysical Ministry and I am currently pursuing my PhD in Metaphysical Science.

This isn’t always how it was. I took the risk of leaving the secure life I had known to step into a life of passion and purpose.

As a young girl I spent time learning from my Great-Grandmother, who was a medicine woman. My mother was also a mystic that would talk to the dead and bring healing to the living. Neither of them lived in a time when being public about such abilities was wise, and so I had always felt it was not something to share publicly.

At the tender age of 19, I was a single mother of twin girls and I needed a skill. I went to a brick-and-mortar court reporting school at night. Upon graduating in 1996 I set out on my career path as a court reporter that would span over 25 years. I was great at my job, had good clients, and I was making an income that allowed me to live comfortably.

Over the years, I earned a Bachelor of Metaphysical Science from the University of Sedona. I also became a student of meditation and yoga. Through these practices and teachings, I had learned to discern what were just “thoughts” and what were “messages.” Through integrating and implementing these practices and principles consistently, I overcame debilitating anxiety, severe depression, suicidal ideology, addiction, codependency, and cancer. These modalities and practices enabled me to heal my deepest wounds, opening the doorway to my Shamanic path.

Then March of 2020 happened. The world as we had known it was changing drastically due to a global pandemic. Unprecedented times. In the court reporting industry we went from conducting legal proceedings in person to meeting over Zoom. I was grateful to still be working at all, unlike so many others that were forced to cease working indefinitely.

And then I received this message:
“It is time.”
“Now?”
“Yes, it is time.”
I never returned to court reporting.

It made no sense to my logical brain, and yet I felt the invitation so strongly within my soul. I had the free will to decline, but sometimes denying the soul can get very uncomfortable. I once told a friend I had no desire to quit my job and do the metaphysical work full time, and if that changed, I would know it…. And here I was on a Wednesday morning during a global pandemic, and I knew the time was now.

At the time I am writing this in August of 2023, it has been over three years since I walked away from the perceived security of that career. I would love to say it was all easy-peasy. I got the invitation! However, just because it’s an invitation doesn’t mean there won’t be challenges. I knew I was taking a leap of faith that many viewed as crazy, irresponsible, immature, and risky.
By remaining diligent in my meditation practice and embodying the Shamanic principles and practices, I began following the map that was illuminating the way as I went along. Old programming was eradicated and replaced. Fears and uncertainties were faced and even embraced. I would have moments of fear-driven thoughts planting seeds of doubt, but I didn’t allow them to take root in the garden of my mind.

I now understand I am and always have been a co-creator. Prosperity is a state of the soul. Life is enriched by experiences, relationships, and opportunities to be purposeful. I became a vessel to bring forth two signature programs that have supported others in illuminating their personal life map. I comfort the grieving through my natural mediumship abilities that I once kept hidden. I support pets and wildlife through animal communication, without apology or embarrassment. I facilitate powerful healing sessions, allowing me to bear witness to the meaning of the soul’s journey. I host drumming circles that transcend suffering through the power of collective effervescence.

We live in a culture that does not encourage or support us in strengthening or trusting our internal compass. We often go along with what is expected of us, or what everyone else is doing. Taking risks that are guided by my Higher Knowing is an adventure I have come to appreciate, to trust, and to cherish.

“Life is just a leap of faith. Spread your arms and hold your breath, always trust your cape.” – The Cape by Guy Clark

Great, appreciate you sharing that with us. Before we ask you to share more of your insights, can you take a moment to introduce yourself and how you got to where you are today to our readers.

Welcome! I am so happy you are here! I am Angela Faith, Shamanic Practitioner and Mentor. My offerings include shamanic healing, mentoring programs, mediumship, and animal communication. I would like to help you create a life experience beyond your current comprehension, bringing in components of shamanism and mysticism to your transformational journey. My mission is to inspire others to create wholeness, wellness and harmony through shamanic principles and practices. Maybe you seek a shamanic healing approach to restoring wellness. Perhaps the practice of shamanism speaks to you and you seek a mentor, or you seek to answer an inner calling to transform your current reality into a magical existence. I would be delighted to guide you!
In addition to shamanic healing sessions, my signature mentoring programs include “A Shamanic Approach to Modern Living” and “Metamorphosis.” I can teach you potent practices for shifting your energy, allowing you to replace self-doubt, overthinking and isolation with vitality and joy.
As a Shamanic Practitioner, I understand that all illnesses have a spiritual component and that everything is interconnected–the spiritual, emotional, physical and mental. If one of these systems is out of balance the disharmony can be felt within the physical and subtle body.
A shamanic healing can be considered when there are issues of depression, stagnancy and apathy in habits, or PTSD. These are just a few examples of blocked energies that a shamanic healing addresses.
As a mentor, my focus is on helping you develop your own personal qualities and competencies so you can become a fuller version of your authentic Self. I support you in recognizing and believing in your essence. I will guide you in integrating wisdom and finding your personal path, discovering what gifts you bring and how to use them to enhance every aspect of your life! I draw on my own experience, perception, and insight, along with the perception and insight of my spirit helpers, to guide, prompt, teach, and encourage.
I have observed remarkable patterns in the ways people are conditioned to respond to life’s challenges. It was this insight that inspired me to create programs designed to empower and free you to fully step into your power, elevating you to your highest potential. I truly love sharing everything that I’ve discovered with others and watching their lives transform in the most incredible ways.
I will teach you activities and experiences shared by shamans in cultures around the world. You will understand shamanism as a life path, a way of being. You will learn to use information and guidance from non-ordinary reality to intentionally form your own life experience.
You are safe.
You are supported.
You are love.

Learning and unlearning are both critical parts of growth – can you share a story of a time when you had to unlearn a lesson?

One of many lessons I had to unlearn is that doing nothing is a waste of time, and my productivity determines my self-worth. Just as flowers do not bloom 365 days a year, humans are not designed to go at the same pace all the time. We are cyclical, just like everything else in nature. I was conditioned to think doing nothing is lazy, unproductive, unworthy, and not a way to reach goals.

While I was a court reporter, my anxiety kept me in bed some days. My grief after my mother passed away was so intense I sought to escape it. I was spiraling, and finally hit rock bottom. It was then that I began structuring in time to do nothing. I got up early enough to do yoga and meditation before the day got busy. I would read pages of various books on spiritual and metaphysical topics when I had free moments, instead of escaping on my phone. I made time to connect with others that fed my soul, rather than saying we should get together when we aren’t so busy. I would step away from the office and go outside. If I felt tired, I would set an alarm and take a 20-minute power nap, even if I had a deadline. It became a non-negotiable. This is where I learned where I needed to heal. This is where I got inspired thoughts, followed by intuitive guidance. I also got better and better at understanding what my physical and subtle body needed, rather than pushing both to the limit and still not feeling good enough.

The value in doing nothing is oftentimes overlooked. Doing nothing is a natural part of the cycle to recharge, replenish, and prepare for the next inspired action. Doing nothing looks like meditation, walking in nature without a distraction, reading, creating, napping, resting, playing. It doesn’t have to be an all-day affair, but at times it may be.

How often I hear people say, “I don’t have time for that.”
We say,“I’ve been lazy,” with a shameful tone.

It is in doing nothing that allows for inspired thought to be received. Feeling guilty about doing nothing creates a resistance that blocks those inspired thoughts. In a world that is too loud, too busy and too fast, it can be nearly impossible to hear the whisper of inspiration, and so following the crowd becomes the only option.

Doing nothing creates a state of allowing. It is in this environment that ideas can flow to me and through me with less effort, and with more passion and excitement. This is how to bring dreams into form.

Doing nothing is necessary to process emotions. I imagine we have all had a time where staying busy to avoid unpleasant emotions is the approach, only to find that we eventually crash from exhaustion, and the emotions are still as strong as ever. Taking moments to do nothing allows the emotions to be identified, felt, and transcended, rather than building up inside.

When I left court reporting in 2020, I suddenly had a lot of time on my hands. The first year I struggled with the urge to be busy, to feel productive. This is when I became aware of the belief that my self-worth was directly related to my productivity. At times I would consider giving up and finding a part-time job or going back to court reporting. Instead, I practiced doing nothing. I started creating more, meditating more, making sourdough bread, and journaling. As a result, I would get inspired to create two signature programs, a workbook, a website, a YouTube channel, a podcast, and more!

My life is now a balance of being and doing. When I don’t know what to do, I don’t do anything. I have come to trust that I will always get clarity and direction, when I allow it to come.

I now understand that my self worth isn’t something to be earned. It is something to be realized. I am worthy because I am here.

Can you share a story from your journey that illustrates your resilience?

Between 2003 and 2006, I experienced what is referred to in some traditions as a Dark Night of the Soul. My mother passed away at the age of 52 with a long battle with cancer. I got divorced, and then a custody battle for my daughters ensued. I was asked to leave a court reporting firm I had been with for 11 years. My car was repossessed and my home was foreclosed on. I got the Swine flu, and I was bitten by a Brown Recluse spider, all with no health insurance. I felt hopeless and alone, and I set out on a reckless path, looking for anything that would allow me to escape, to numb.

May 11, 2006, my choices landed me in a jail cell for four hours. At the time, I thought it couldn’t get any worse, and I was ready to give up on life. But in those four hours, where I was forced to sit still and quiet with just myself, I heard a deep calling from within. It simply said, “We don’t go down like this.” It was my mother’s voice.

At that moment, I felt a spark of hope ignite within me. In that cell I surrendered, and out loud I asked for help.

That is the day I began my descent from the ashes. First, I stopped numbing. I began to deal with my grief and face my fears. I dealt with all of the anger and resentments I had held on to since childhood, recognizing that they were like a poison, keeping me sick. I began to remember who I was, and why I was here.

I tuned in to the innate awareness of a Creator, and realized I wasn’t powerless over my life. My beliefs, my thoughts, my words, my actions and reactions created my reality. I couldn’t change my past or other people, but I could certainly change the stories and beliefs I had adopted.

I recovered from a hopeless state, and my intuitive and psychic abilities returned. I started noticing what I call “energetic breadcrumbs” guiding me. I felt compassionate helping spirits supporting me. I went from being a victim to realizing I was a co-creator. Life is both/and. In every challenge, there is an opportunity for growth. Every human has suffering to endure, joy to experience, and opportunities to be purposeful.

I now see that everything that seemed like the worst things that could happen, were the best for me. After being dismissed from that firm, I acquired my own wonderful clients. The house I was desperately clinging to was full of ghosts from the past. I would land in a lovely rental house where I cleaned up my credit. In 2015 I came out of the “psychic closet” and started doing readings and healings in that spare bedroom.

I now have a loving and supportive husband, and we bought the home of our dreams in 2017. I handle challenges and difficulties with grace and faith. I manifest with ease, and am so grateful for all of the experiences I have had.

I understand I am a soul on a human journey, and my frequency matters. What I do here matters. And I am never alone, even when it may feel like it.

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