In this profoundly moving episode of Enter the Portal, we welcome artist, ritualist, and author Day Schildkret — the visionary behind Morning Altars — for a heart-centered conversation about the art of slowing down, creating in nature, and transforming grief into beauty.

What began as a solitary ritual in the aftermath of personal loss has grown into a worldwide movement. Sitting beside a eucalyptus tree one morning, grieving the death of his father and the end of a relationship, Day began arranging mushrooms, bark, and petals in the dirt — unknowingly giving birth to a global practice of ephemeral altars. Over time, these offerings became a language of remembrance, storytelling, and sacred connection with impermanence.

Throughout this episode, Day invites us to explore how ritual and creativity can help us metabolize grief into love. He shares how making art from natural materials — with no intention of permanence — can ground us in the present moment, awaken a deep sense of wonder, and restore our relationship to the living world. We also dive into the Seven Steps of Morning Altars, how the practice has impacted communities across the globe, and why creating something beautiful — even if it doesn’t last — is a radical act of meaning-making in uncertain times.

Whether you’re navigating a life transition, tending your own healing, or longing to reconnect with nature and creativity, this episode is a gentle but powerful invitation: begin where you are. Let your hands remember what your heart already knows.

Episode Breakdown with Timestamps

[00:29] — How grief, loss, and a eucalyptus tree sparked the birth of a healing ritual

[03:20] — Turning sorrow into sacred art: discovering the power of impermanent altars

[05:18] — When a personal practice became a global movement of meaning-making

[18:55] — The Seven Steps of Morning Altars and how they guide us through change

[25:19] — Cultivating curiosity, slowing down, and reconnecting with wonder

[30:04] — Memory, meaning, and the art of remembering what we’ve forgotten

[42:55] — Building right relationship with place and rooting in reverent reciprocity

Connect with Day Schildkret

• Website: https://www.dayschildkret.com/
• Morning Altars Book: https://www.morningaltars.com/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/morningaltars

Connect with Jenner Linden

• Website: https://www.thewildones.community/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/we.arewild

What if creativity isn’t just something you do—but how you live?

In this soul-sparking episode of Enter the Portal, Jenner is joined by visionary artist and spiritual teacher Whitney Freya for a deeply nourishing conversation on reclaiming your wild creativity, dissolving inner limitations, and stepping into a life led by intuition, beauty, and bold self-expression.

Whitney shares the story of how she opened a creative wellness space with no formal art training—and how that leap became the foundation for a lifelong mission: helping others access their inner artist and live in alignment with their truth. Together, Jenner and Whitney explore the path of the life artist—a sacred identity rooted in embodiment, frequency, and co-creation with the unseen.

From navigating the inner critic to moving through fear (yes, including literal cliff-jumping via paragliding), Whitney offers a masterclass in surrender, self-trust, and feminine-led leadership. She also opens up about her latest calling: The Great Mother March, a 450-mile ceremonial pilgrimage from Asheville to D.C., designed to anchor the return of the Divine Feminine into the heart of culture, community, and collective action.

If you’re feeling stuck, uninspired, or disconnected from your creative essence, this conversation will remind you of your sacred power to create your life—moment by moment, brushstroke by brushstroke.

• [01:31] — How intuitive living led Whitney to build a creative life from the ground up
• [04:37] — Opening a wellness-based art center without a business plan or formal training
• [07:13] — The sacred identity of the life artist: creativity as a spiritual path
• [20:04] — How to transform the inner critic and reclaim your authentic voice
• [28:20] — Fear as a spiritual teacher: Whitney’s paragliding journey and the art of presence
• [39:16] — The Great Mother March: embodying Divine Feminine leadership through ritual action
• [52:43] — Ways to co-create the movement and support the return of balance

Connect with Whitney:

• Whitney Freya’s Website: https://whitneyfreya.com/
• Whitney Freya Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whitneyfreya/?hl=en
• The Great Mother March: https://whitneyfreyastudio.com/p/the-great-mother-march

Whitney Freya’s Books

• Rise Above: Free Your Mind One Brush Stroke at a Time: https://www.amazon.com/Rise-Above-Free-Your-Brushstroke/dp/0692891137
• 30 Days to Unstoppable: Be the Dream Made Visible: https://www.amazon.com/30-Days-Unstoppable-Dream-Visible/dp/1734973072

Connect With Jenner:

• Follow The Wild Ones on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/we.arewild/
• Join The Wild Ones Community: https://thewildones.space/

This episode is a deep, luminous descent into grief, devotion, creative truth, and the sacred mystery of dreaming—with the incomparable Ayesha Ophelia as our guide. Known for her soul-rich transmissions and poetic digital presence through The Girlfriend Manifesto and Society of Wild Hearts, Ayesha brings a kind of wisdom that doesn’t just inspire—it disarms, reveals, and awakens.

Ayesha shares the pivotal moment that altered everything: the death of her mother. What followed was a series of initiations that shaped her identity as a dreamkeeper, grief tender, and spiritual provocateur. She speaks to the alchemy of endings, the artistry of unlearning, and how creativity—whether through ritual, writing, or rhythm—has always been her lifeline.

We explore her relationship to nighttime dreams as guidance, her belief in the power of symbolic death, and how she cultivates deep daily devotion to keep her creative channel alive. She invites us into the real work of feminine leadership—not through performance, but through embodied presence, apprenticehood, and radical sincerity.

This isn’t a surface-level chat. It’s a transmission. A reclamation. A remembering.

Episode Breakdown with Timestamps

[00:00] — Opening reflections, shapeshifting through creativity, and how inspiration lands

[02:44] — Outrage vs. imagination: reclaiming creativity from political division

[05:32] — Ayesha’s analog beginnings, collage rituals, and building early community

[16:52] — Grief as initiation: the death of her mother and the birth of The New Romantics

[29:30] — Devotion as a creative path, the Artist’s Way, and reclaiming feminine expression

[37:53] — Dreams as living medicine: lucid messages, visitations, and the dream hotline

[47:06] — Unlearning shame, stepping into true identity, and the power of apprenticeship

Connect with Ayesha

• Ayesha’s Website: https://www.ayeshaophelia.com/
• Follow Ayesha on Instagram: @ayeshaophelia
• Book: The New Romantics — Amazon link
• Ayesha’s Community — Humanities

Connect with Jenner

• The Wild Ones Community
• Connect with Jenner on Instagram: @we.arewild
• Email the team: hi@thewildonescommunity.com

Other Authors and Resources Mentioned

• Julia Cameron — Author of The Artist’s Way
• Clarissa Pinkola Estés — Author of Women Who Run With the Wolves
• Austin Kleon — Author of Steal Like an Artist
• Robert Moss — Author of Active Dreaming
• Martin Prechtel — Author of The Smell of Rain on Dust
• Richard Rudd — Author of The Gene Keys
• Louise Hay — Author of You Can Heal Your Life