S1:EP31 Synesthesia & Scripture: Heather Eck on Spirit Portraits & God as the Source

Welcome back to Moms With A Call, where real stories meet real faith. In this beautifully layered conversation, McKenzie and Rebecca sit down with multimedia abstract artist and writer Heather Eck, an intuitive painter and color healing practitioner who creates spirit portraits and experiences synesthesia, seeing and sensing color in people’s energy and emotions. Heather shares her journey from two decades in corporate HR to stepping fully into her creative calling after burnout became an invitation back to God. What began as exhaustion turned into surrender. And surrender led her back to the creativity she once held as a child. Raised Methodist but always spiritually curious, Heather opens up about how deep Bible study since 2020 reshaped her understanding of intuition, chakras, numerology, and energy. Rather than separating these tools from Christianity, she describes returning to God as the Source; the One who created color, vibration, symbolism, and meaning in the first place. This episode isn’t about abandoning Scripture. It’s about wrestling with it, studying it deeply, and asking how ancient Hebrew language, pictographs, and symbolism reveal a layered, living faith. Together, they explore what discernment looks like in spiritually complex spaces, how to recognize “low-level” or draining energy, and why surrender often shows up through synchronicities, repeated numbers, and unexpected confirmations. They also talk through: Heather’s transition from corporate burnout to full-time artist Art as “sermons” and creativity as worship Hebrew letters, numerology, and symbolic meaning in Scripture Reconciling spiritual tools with biblical literacy Spiritual warfare, protection practices, and prayer Nervous system regulation, triggers, and energetic boundaries Blocked energy and how unprocessed emotions show up in the body The chakra color system (red through violet/white) and what each center represents McKenzie’s pink “higher heart” portrait and themes of trust and control Spirit portraits, creative healing journeys, and community calls Synesthesia, seeing color in others, and sensing emotional fields If you’ve ever felt spiritually curious but unsure where curiosity meets conviction, this episode makes space for the in-between. It honors questions without demanding certainty. It invites discernment without fear. This conversation is for those who love Scripture and also sense that God’s creativity may be wider than we were taught. Episode Timeline 00:31 – Meet Heather Eck 02:12 – From corporate burnout to creative calling 04:14 – Methodist roots and spiritual curiosity 07:38 – Reconciling spiritual gifts with Scripture 12:30 – Surrender, synchronicities, and Hebrew numerology 17:43 – Spiritual tools and returning to God as Source 20:12 – Spiritual warfare and protection practices 23:54 – Triggers, boundaries, and nervous system regulation 30:52 – Blocked energy and how it shows up in the body 37:02 – Higher heart (pink), trust, and control 38:53 – Core wounds and generational patterns 40:00 – Chakra color overview: red to violet 43:38 – Working with color in everyday life 50:00 – Seasons, style, and energetic alignment 53:25 – Body symptoms, journaling, and healing prompts 55:38 – Spirit portraits and creative healing journey 58:17 – Synesthesia and seeing color around people 01:02:59 – Final reflections and invitation Episode Links: Heather Eck Website: https://heathereck.com/ Instagram: @heathereckartist Anatomy of the Spirit by Caroline Myss: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0609800140 Connect with Moms With A Call: Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, & YouTube → @momswithacall Show updates and more → www.momswithacall.com Listen on Apple, Spotify, YouTube, and Amazon Leave a review and tell us how this episode moved you — your words mean more than you know. Have a story to share? We’d love to hear from you: [email protected] Intro + Outro Music by Jason Bowles Branding + Design by dvoorheisdesigns.com