The Alighted Way

🎙️ Episode Summary In Episode 14 of The Alighted Way, Janelle sits down with Jody for a fascinating conversation about her experiences as what others have called a “dragon keeper.” Jody shares how her lifelong connection with dragons gradually evolved from childhood fascination into a deeply personal spiritual relationship characterized by intuition, guidance, and a sense of stewardship rather tha...

In Episode 13 of The Alighted Way, Colleen welcomes Renee, also known as Sagittarius Way, for a heartfelt conversation about dragons as guides, guardians, and companions on the spiritual path. Drawing from her work as a meditation teacher and shamanic practitioner, Renee shares how dragons gradually entered her life through Celtic wisdom studies, meditation, and journey work. Together, they explor...

🎙️ Episode Summary In this episode of The Alighted Way, recorded on International Women’s Day, Colleen sits down with Edie — a counselor, educator, and Soul Coaching® practitioner — to explore her remarkable journey into the world of dragons. What began with a gifted book and a Reiki vision became a living relationship with a baby dragon named Folly, discovered at the sacred site of Newgrange in I...

🎙️ Episode Summary In Episode 11 of The Alighted Way, Janelle explores the powerful and mysterious Michael–Apollo line—an energetic alignment of sacred sites stretching from Ireland to Mount Carmel in Israel. Through storytelling, mythology, and personal experience, she examines how this line connects ancient pagan sites, Christian shrines, and enduring Earth energies. The episode expands beyond e...

🎙️ Episode Summary In Episode 10, Janelle welcomes Annette Rugolo, a practical mystic and soul whisperer, to explore the world of dragons through the lens of vibrational healing and universal connection. Annette shares her lifelong relationship with dragons, describing them as powerful protectors, healers, and guardians of energetic portals. The conversation dives into how dragons assist with clea...

🎙️ Episode Summary In Episode 09, Janelle speaks with Janet about her lifelong connection with dragons, including a powerful past-life experience as a dragon rider and squad leader. Janet shares how reconnecting with her dragon deepened her sense of protection, emotional resilience, and spiritual awareness. The conversation explores dragons as wise, multidimensional beings who offer companionship,...

In Episode 08 of The Alighted Way, Janelle and Colleen revisit and thoughtfully recreate one of Janelle’s earliest recorded conversations—an interview with Marilyn that was too meaningful to leave behind, despite technical challenges. Through this reconstructed dialogue, listeners are invited into Marilyn’s lived experience of working with dragons—not as myth, but as a consistent, supportive prese...

✨ Episode Overview In this deeply reflective conversation, Janelle speaks with Joyce about her lifelong relationship with dragons—not as mythic beasts, but as protectors, companions, and ancestral presences. Drawing from Indonesian cultural roots, Eastern cosmology, and lived spiritual experience, Joyce shares how dragons have always been part of her world: guarding sleep, offering guidance, and...

🎙️ Episode Summary In Episode 06 of The Alighted Way , Janelle and Colleen move fully into the Eastern understanding of dragons and serpents as benevolent, ancient forces of creation rather than monsters to be conquered. This episode explores cosmology and creation myths in which chaos, darkness, water, and the void are not threats, but fertile, maternal conditions from which life itself emerges....

🎙️ Episode Summary In Episode 05 of The Alighted Way, Janelle and Colleen step into the Western mythological tradition to examine how dragons came to be framed as monsters—and why heroes were celebrated for slaying them. Through stories drawn from Christian, Norse, and Greek mythology, this episode explores the cultural roots of the dragon-slayer narrative and what it reveals about power, fear, an...

In this episode, Colleen joins Janelle to share a deeply personal and unexpected spiritual experience: meeting a dragon guide during her Master Reiki training. What began as a meditation to connect with a Reiki guide became the start of an ongoing relationship with Praxis—a green and gold dragon whose presence offers healing, protection, humour, and grounded support. This conversation explores how...

In this vivid and culturally rich episode, Janelle returns to Bhutan, the Land of the Thunder Dragon, weaving together humour, awe, anthropology, and mysticism. She explores Bhutan’s unapologetic phallus symbolism, tracing how penises and testicles appear in art, architecture, rites, and everyday life as agents of fertility, protection, and good luck. From wooden phalluses placed on rooftops to bl...

In Episode 02 of The Alighted Way, Janelle is joined by award-winning photographer Mark Laurie of Inner Spirit Photography for a deep and thoughtful exploration of fire, photography, and the mysterious beings known as sprites. Together, they examine how working with fire becomes a powerful tool for empowerment, confidence-building, healing, and self-trust—particularly for women stepping into embod...

In the inaugural episode of The Alighted Way, Janelle and Colleen invite listeners into a raw and reflective exploration of fire—not just as an element, but as a teacher. Through firsthand stories of fire eating, fire walking, volcanic landscapes, cultural fire performance, and the visceral experience of being lit on fire during a professional photoshoot, Janelle examines how fear, preparation, an...

We explore stories of mystical adventure, inner transformation, and a little bit of fire – sometimes literally. This show is about pushing limits into the unknown, discovering who we really are in the process, and celebrating the moments of connection that make us feel more alive. — Contact Janelle & Colleen:  TheAlightedWay.com Instagram: @TheAlightedWay Email: thealightedway@outlook.com