Meeting 2026 With Intention Not Force with Teagan West

Send us Fan MailBefore you rush into a new year, pause. There is another way to begin.As we step into a new calendar year, we continue to pull on the thread of Right Relationship because it still has so much to teach us. To help us cross this threshold with intention, curiosity, and care, the luminous Teagan West joins us in this week's episode of The UpLevel Podcast. Teagan is a ritualist, astrologer, mentor, artist, and ancestral healing practitioner living on Haudenosaunee Land, home of the Seneca Nation. Her work lives at the intersection of ancestral reconnection, cultural repair, astrological storytelling, and community ritual. She reminds us that our relationship with the Earth, the sky, our ancestors, and one another is not symbolic. It is alive.In this conversation, we explore how astrology can support us in becoming more right-sized within the greater ecosystem of life, especially as we enter a year marked by transition and possibility. May this conversation help you step into 2026 with clarity, courage, and care for all your relations.In this episode, we explore:What it means to step out of hyper-individualism and into reciprocal relationships with nature, community, ancestors, and unseen forcesInsights into the shift from Earth and Water elements toward Air and Fire, signaling movement, reimagining, and transformation.How to align personal and professional growth with natural rhythms instead of forcing progress according to cultural timelinesUsing astrology not as prediction, but as a tool for reflection, nervous system regulation, and asking better questions about how we live and leadFrom skepticism in New York’s fashion world to a vocation rooted in ancestral healing and astrological wisdom, Teagan shares how listening deeply changed her pathAbout Teagan:Teagan West (she/they) is a Ritualist, Astrologer, Mentor, Artist & Ancestral Healing Practitioner from Haudenosaunee (HOH-den-uh-SHOW-nee) Land, home of the Seneca Nation. Her work exists at the intersection of Ancestral Reconnection, Cultural Repair, Astrological Storytelling, and Community Ritual. Teagan is passionate about recovering Animist ways of relating to Earth + Sky as a vital form of decolonial remembrance, reweaving our collective cosmologies through communal vision.Teagan devotes much of her personal time to teaching, lineage stewardship + animist ceremony in her community. She creates ritual tools such as Drums, Rattles, and Ceramic Altar Vessels as a form of embodied Ancestral remembrance. She offers Astrological Readings, Mentorship, and guides Ancestral Lineage Healing in both 1:1 and group spaces. Her Substack is home to weekly readings, teachings + storytelling!Website: thealtarhealing.comSubstack: Altar of Stars https://altarofstars.substack.com/🎉 The UpLevel Podcast was listed as one of the Top 10 Best Coaching Culture Podcasts!!! https://podcasts.feedspot.com/coaching_culture_podcasts🎉 It was also ranked #4 among the top 50 Best Workplace Mental Health Podcasts! https://podcast.feedspot.com/workplace_mental_health_podcastswww.uplevelproductions.comhttps://www.instagram.com/uplevelproductions/https://www.linkedin.com/company/uplevelproductionscompanyhttps://www.facebook.com/uplevelproductionscompany