Elyse
Welles
Published Author, Columnist & Sacred Poet
My first book arrives with Llewellyn Worldwide in summer of 2025, a book about connecting with land spirits.
My first novel, "What the Water Remembers", a paranormal mystery empowering witches in and out of the broom closet, is coming in 2025 from Running Wild Press.
I was named a Best Poet of 2022 by Free Verse Revolution, and sacred poetry has appeared in dozens of anthologies including We'Moon 2025, Myth & Lore, Yellow Arrow Journal, and more.
I am a regular columnist for Witchology, Witch Way Magazine, and the Wild Hunt News as the Greek correspondent.
Interviews
View and listen to all interviews here on this Spotify playlist.
View and listen to all interviews here on this Spotify playlist.
Elyse Welles - From Seeking Numina to High Priestess
Mystical Mermaid Lounge with Chione and Chloe
174: Journey to Sacred Places and Connect with the Spirit of the Land with Elyse Welles
Lit Up Lightworker Podcast with George Lizos
November 27th 2024 - Exploring Greek Folklore with Elyse Welles
Opening the Door Podcast with Haley Bea
October 31st 2024 - S2 Ep144: Witches in the Kitchen ft. Elyse Welles of Seeking Numina
Witchful Thinking Podcast with Brooke Monroe and Lindsay Schoolcraft
July 25th 2024 - Elyse Welles on Sacred Places & Connecting to Land Spirits
The Creative Soul Podcast with Leya Van Doren
March 10th 2024 - Elyse Welles of Seeking Numina
The Green Witch Podcast with Ash Meadows
September 27th. 2023 - Living Around Eleusis & Connecting to Ancient Greek Land Spirits
Into the Cauldron with Chris Lyon
May 24, 2023 - Sacred Spaces with Elyse Welles
The Witch Daily Show by Tonya Brown
A Nourishing Place Podcast by Kelly Newton
Paganism, Wicca & Witchcraft with Elyse
Friends with Everyone Podcast with Sherry Kuiper
View and listen to all interviews here on this Spotify playlist.
Elyse Welles
I am Elyse Welles, a third culture kid, American and Greek-Egyptian. I grew up in Amish country, Pennsylvania, as well as Bahrain in the Middle East - with a regular smattering of visits to Greece. I live in Greece now with my husband and our cats, Emma & Willy (and tend a colony of 30+ stray cats, an act of devotion to the land.)
I'm a full-time author, columnist, and teacher of the Sacred Wild.
I co-host the Magick Kitchen Podcast with Leandra Witchwood, a top 30 US Spirituality Podcast where we share magickal tips and musings for spiritual practitioners, pagans, and witches from all walks of life; on anything from shadow work to working with deity, often featuring other authors and practitioners from diverse backgrounds.
If you have any questions about my writing, podcast, services, or opportunities to collaborate, please email me at elyse@seekingnumina.com.
Seeking Numina: The Path of the Sacred Wild
'Numina' is Latin for 'sacred places.' This is the path for seekers and dedicates of nature. It is for those committed to uncovering the sacred places within ourselves, as well as out in the wild, beautiful world.
It is about honoring and integrating the wisdom, magic, and growth we find in the cycles of the Wheel of the Year and the moon, and the animistic beauty of enspirited nature.
It is the healing and clarity that comes with embracing wildness, when we swim in the sea, flip a rock to watch the bugs, chat with and feed the local birds, or roll down a hill.
It is the culmination and continuance of over a decade of training in the eclectic Faery Tradition, in which I am an initiated High Priestess. It is also the expression of my learned experience working with spirits of place and land spirits at sacred sites around the world on four continents.
If as you're reading and exploring my site, you're thinking "WOW every single thing resonates BIG TIME, Elyse!!"
Please set up a 30-minute call so we can start you on your journey!