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—fields rooted in logic, data, and the hope of systems change. But everything shifted when chronic illness entered my life and brought me to my knees. In the stillness that followed, I experienced a spiritual awakening that reoriented everything I thought I knew about truth, healing, and purpose.
I left the world of linear striving and turned toward the wisdom of the body, the soul, and the unseen. Since then, I’ve devoted myself to a life of sacred listening—through intuitive guidance, art, ritual, and writing. I work slowly, reverently, and creatively, trusting the intelligence of rest, metaphor, and presence.
My spiritual path has been shaped by many influences: a childhood rooted in Reform Judaism; adult explorations into diverse faith traditions; and mentorship in intuitive development, mediumship, psychic awareness, and conscious channeling—often within frameworks influenced by Spiritualism.
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 fractures of modernity through reverence, embodiment, and care.
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 more-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.