The Mountain Mystic Podcast
From yoga and embodiment to mountains and ultra running, I bring you a podcast that gets to the heart of the wild, messy, complex living of the modern human being.
Welcome to a new kind of ascension journey: an embodied spirituality for modern times — one that's grounded, centered in physical reality, as we explore what it means to be em-bodied as the wild, beautiful, creative human beings that we are.
I get it. Times are wild right now, and I don't mean that in a good way. Here, we find the path forward — one that keeps us grounded, centered in the spaces that matter most. And as we cultivate greater presence for the experience unfolding in every moment, we turn our gaze upward, reaching toward what's brighter, more beautiful, and entirely possible to experience here on Earth.
This is an embodied spirituality that demands we know this very real, very alive world — even as we simultaneously go within, know ourselves more deeply, and walk the discerning path of healing, transformation, and wild, deep fulfillment.
Here, I teach The Embodied Path — four steps toward a life fully inhabited:
- Grounding — coming home to the body, to the earth, to what's real
- Centering — finding your still point amid the noise
- Alignment — re-attuning to your true nature, and to Nature herself
- Discernment — finding your way through it all, clear-eyed and awake
The good news? When we do this work, we get to experience life for the joy, the wonder, the beauty, and the bliss that's actually here. And we get to face the very real, serious challenges our modern world is up against — with our feet on the ground instead of our heads in the clouds.
Brought to you by Katie, a modern-day Earth Priestess and Embodiment Coach, teaching skillful connection with self — and further, into connection with this planet Earth. Because you are not here in these times to be taken down by the dark chaos unfolding around us. And you're not here to embrace some spiritual bullsh*t that pulls you out of the grounded experience of what's actually happening.
More about Katie...
When I left my life as a Biomedical Researcher in pursuit of a path that could truly help heal the world, I didn't expect my greatest teacher to come in the form of Earth herself. But that's exactly what happened. With guidance from a diverse set of ancient wisdom traditions — yoga, tantra, Buddhism, shamanism, and more — and from some phenomenal modern teachers, I've carved my own path out of the modern industrial complex, learning moment by moment to choose what's healing, nurturing, joyful, and fulfilling. Here, I teach this so you can build your own Embodied Path too.
As a trail runner and rock climber, it's my bond with the great outdoors that taught me the deepest truths about our misalignment — with Nature, and with our own selves. Here, we step into conversation focused on re-alignment with our true nature. Through it, we find a better path forward as we heal the deep wounds cut into all living systems.
Systems thinking meets embodied living and holistic healing — brought to you by the mind of a Biomedical Engineer turned Yoga & Meditation Teacher.
The Mountain Mystic Podcast
Leo New Moon, Sacred Union & the Real Roots of Patriarchy | Albert Mitchell Interview
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Episode Summary: Albert Mitchell, author of The Way of the Sphinx, joins the podcast for a conversation that moves from the roots of patriarchy to the path toward masculine-feminine union, and from there into his reimagined, elemental approach to the zodiac. We close with a Leo embodiment practice, timed to Leo season and the approaching new moon in Leo.
Topics Covered:
- Spirituality and its role in modern daily life
- Tracing patriarchy's roots — from ancient Greece, into Christianity, and outward across the globe
- What it means to move from patriarchy into a balanced union of masculine and feminine
- Introduction to The Way of the Sphinx and its elemental reframing of the zodiac
- Leo season, the new moon in Leo, and why we're diving into Leo now
- A guided Leo embodiment practice
About the Guest: Albert Mitchell is a practicing occultist with a formal education in hypnotherapy, and lifelong student of philosophy. In his early twenties he experienced a destabilizing spiritual awakening which left him searching for a tradition to contextualize it. While he was initially drawn to shamanism, it wasn’t until he discovered the Qabalah and received mentorship within the Thelemic currents that he found a path which “clicked” with his western mind. He lives in Los Alamos, New Mexico with his soon-to-be-wife and son.
About the Book: For thousands of years, the Zodiac, and its wheel of twelve signs, has served as a source of mystery and fascination for those seeking insight into the universe and its nature.
While its diverse collection of images could appear to be an arbitrary assortment of symbols, the Zodiac has more to offer than it initially suggests. For the first time, this work reveals that overlapping motifs within the Zodiac’s symbolism imply that each of its twelve signs represent one of the four elements modified by one of the remaining three, and that the permutations generated this way are arranged in a symmetrical array.
Once uncovered, this intricate structure is explored through the lens of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn’s philosophy and the writings of the 19th Century French Magician Éliphas Lévi. The resulting piece of modern occultism is equal parts a comprehensive system of astrological magick and a holistic existential framework rooted in the Hermetic Tradition.
Albert Mitchell - Resources & Links:
- Book: Purchase The Way of The Sphinx in Paperback or Hardcover
- Albert Mitchell: Email albertjamesmitchell@gmail.com
Connect with Katie:
Join me in Earth Embodiment Circle! The newest addition to the many ways you can join me in practice and in community. Learn more here.
Deepen into practice in Membership - The Forest: A Library of Guided Meditations and Embodiment Practice. Learn more here.
Read my Earth Embodiment Ebook! We Are The Forest: Walking an Embodied Path of Collective Healing: Read it here
Deepen your grounding: Practice Earth Embodiment with my free Deep Roots Meditation
Find writings and deepen into guided practice on Substack or on The Mountain Mystic Blog
Follow my trailrunning and mountain adventures: @katiethemountainmystic
Music: "The Beat of Nature" from Pixabay
