Lior Ocean (they/any)
Artist • Intuitive • Sacred Space Holder
I am a queer, chronically ill, gender non-conforming artist and intuitive, living on the lands of the Lenni Lenape, Susquehannock, and Pocomoke-Assateague peoples, in what is now known as the Eastern Shore of Maryland and Delaware. My work is a devotion to the sacred threads that weave through art, spirit, and the embodied human experience.
My Path
Before this chapter of my life, I worked in science and nonprofit advocacy. In 2021, I experienced a health collapse and developed a sudden onset disability. In a very short period of time, I lost my job and much of the functioning of my body. I was thrust, uncomfortably and against my will, into a world of stillness.
Being forcefully ejected from the life I had known was deeply painful, but it opened me up to a greater questioning of all of life, and catapulted me along in my own spiritual path. I left the world of linear striving and rational logic and turned toward of the wisdom of the body, the soul, and the unseen. Since then, I have devoted myself to a life of sacred listening, drawing my deepest wisdom from the seasonal cycles of Earth and body.
My spiritual path has been shaped by many influences: a childhood rooted in Reform Judaism; adult explorations into diverse faith traditions; training in mediumship and intuition within frameworks influenced by Spiritualism; mentorship in Indigenous spirituality of the Q’ero Inca lineage; and a deep two-year study in Interfaith/Interspiritual ministry rooted in sacred activism.
I continue to expand through learning from the ancestral traditions of my own lineage, the lineages of my teachers, and a deepening relationship with Earth-based wisdom. My spirituality is unfolding into a decolonial, animist practice—one that honors Spirit in all things, centers relationality, and seeks to heal the ancestral traumas of white supremacy, colonialism, and patriarchy within my own lineage and body.
My Philosophy
I believe in creating sacred spaces of deep care, where people can show up as they are—tender, questioning, powerful, in process—and be received with reverence. My offerings are rooted in a commitment to collective liberation, anti-oppressive practice, and decolonial approaches to spirituality.
My spiritual practice is one that does not hide from or suppress the ways systemic injustice, intergenerational trauma, and dominant cultural narratives shape our inner and outer lives. My work seeks to unravel those threads gently—through presence, art, prayer, and soul listening—and to support each person in reconnecting with their inherent wisdom and belonging.
I walk a path that is shaped by both ancient and emergent spiritual traditions, in relationship with the Earth and the other-than-human world. My approach to spirituality is animist, relational, and ever-evolving—guided by the belief that the sacred lives in all things, and that healing happens in relationship, not in isolation.