wise guidance

Oriane Lee Johnston
• educator • writer • mentor • consultant •


Book Cover - The Geography of Belonging

• New book •

The Geography of Belonging
A Love Story of Horse & Africa

Salmonberry Arts & Publishing
2nd edition July 2023
Click on book cover
for description, endorsements, photos & Spotify soundtrack

Book Cover - The Geography of Belonging

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I loved my Tarot Map of Guidance. It wasn’t just the beautiful cards Oriane Lee spoke through, it was her loving energy and assured presence that enriched my reading. I value how the guidance provided was for a specific period of time with some distinct areas for me to focus on in these months ahead. I hold the image of the Sun and the Star cards moving through and from me. It is a powerful metaphor to infuse into my life, heart and business.
Lynda Monk, International Association
for Journal Writing, IAJW.org

As a remarkable interpreter of the Tarot, Oriane Lee’s lightness of being is a joy to experience. Her compassion and deep listening shower me with a welcome flow of positivity, generosity and grace. Pure and simple, the revelations in the cards leave me informed and, transformed.Chloe Goodchild
Founder of “The Naked Voice
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I can't begin to describe the wonderful grounded way Oriane Lee tunes into the guidance of the Tarot cards. It was truly shamanic with her knowledge of principles from the Tarot and Tree of Life. The whole experience was beyond what I ever imagined. There is now a clear path forward in my personal and family life, and for my new business.
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Michael McAmmond
myzenitsolutions.com

• tarot maps of guidance •

A powerful resource for navigating your life.A Tarot card reading sheds light on your current situation; reveals bigger elements/archetypes at play in your life; reflects where your personal power is blocked, leaking, or flowing.; affirms your own intuition. The four Tarot suits correspond to four aspects of human life: physical, cognitive, emotional and spiritual––body, mind, heart, and energy. What is your best suit at the moment? And which is calling for attention?Tarot Maps of Guidance are valuable for individuals, relationships, organizations and projects.

Book your TAROT MAP OF GUIDANCE
Zoom readings,
Or add your name to the Vancouver, Seattle & Vancouver Island in-person dates by emailing me

* In-person: Cortes Island & Hollyhock, Seattle, Vancouver, Victoria, Vancouver Island. Other locations by arrangement.Allow one & a quarter hours; audio recording included. Payment by e-transfer in Canada; PayPal or credit card everywhere.Gift Cards, sent by email for you to forward or print.Wisdom of the Tarot, enquire about individual mentoring. Workshops and classes. See Upcoming events

• horse spirit medicine •

Horses are a natural portal to wisdom and healing––helping us fulfill our humanity in wholesome, congruent and compassionate ways. They teach us the practice of equanimity, equine-imity: to stand in the midst of everything with true composure. In a herd of horses, we strengthen our resilience, love and wise action in response to the challenges of our life and the world today.Oriane Lee’s practice of Horse-Spirit-Medicine partners with horse havens on Cortes Island, Vancouver Island, mainland B.C. and in Zimbabwe.Please visit . . . White Horse Sanctuary

• Your Emerging Future •

  • Are you in a time of transition or on the threshold of something new?

  • Are you committed to your current work, yet want to stay truer to yourself?

  • Is there a sense you have more, or something different, to offer?

  • Are you ready to live with real meaning and purpose?

A creative self-enquiry that guides you in designing a blueprint for stepping into your future with clarity, purpose, enthusiasm and productive fulfilling outcomes. Tap in to your originality, intuition and imagination with directed writing practice, personal reflection, plus dialogue and deep listening.Valuable for individuals, organizations and projects.
Enquire for full details.

Offered as a one-day group session, or over four shorter sessions for individuals. Either Zoom or in-person.

• writing • podcasts • videos •

Listen to Oriane Lee's spoken word bio for writersradio.ca

• about oriane lee •

Originally a fibre artist and studio owner, Oriane Lee Johnston weaves a vibrant convergence of paradigm-shifting education, a love affair with horses and life-long spiritual practice.The Tarot & Tree of Life were her introduction to inner life, and the shimmering invisible mystery, over forty years ago. This understanding of human consciousness and how the divine spark takes form in the physical world has been the underpinning of her life and work.While program director for Hollyhock Leadership Centre over 16 pivotal years, co-managing Buddhist meditation retreats in Burma formed a deep sense of how to hold North American centres as sanctuaries of insight, wisdom and integrity. Oriane Lee introduced Compassion in Action retreats for environmental and social justice advocates and activists, resulting in on-the-ground success for campaigns and projects. The Spiritual Guidance Wisdom School of Atum O’Kane was also initiated during her time at Hollyhock.In mid-life, Oriane Lee went on to study natural horsemanship and Equine Guided Learning. She has co-facilitated equine programs for Royal Roads University, Hollyhock, Mary’s Farm & Sanctuary, Chiron’s Way and more, also in Africa. Horses have taken her swimming in the Indian Ocean, on safari into the Okavango Delta of Botswana and the wilds of Zimbabwe, and to the wild herds of the Chilcotin Country in the B.C. Interior.Her travel writing has appeared in The Zambezi Traveler, Harare Magazine and Canadian Horse Journals, and in the online journals Ecology.com, Voicesforbiodiversity.org, Equitrekking.com, Lifeasahuman.com, and EquineFacilitatedWellness.org.Her memoir, The Geography of Belonging. A Love Story of Horses & Africa, debuted in 2022, with second edition July 2023.

• UPCOMING & Prior EVENTS •

March 2024
Inkworm Radio Show
In conversation with writer Monica Meneghetti about the Spotify playlist, music companion to The Geography of Belonging.
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February 2024
The Poetisphere with Colin Goedecke
Deeper Well Conversation # 27 with Oriane Lee
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Voices for Biodiversity
Book Interview with Senior Editor Debra Denker
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The BC Review
formerly The Ormsby Review]
Book review by Isabel Nanton
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Federation of BC Writers
Summer print issue of
Wordworks Magazine
Launched! New Titles
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Writers Radio
Book Reading & Interview
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In conversation with Atum O'Kane and Margie Gillis
on themes of belonging and spiritual intimacy.
Live @ Hollyhock.ca
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Summer print issue of
BC Bookworld Magazine
"Who's Who"
and online in
BC BookLook
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When Women Inspire
In-depth Q & A about The Geography of Belonging
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Publication of second edition
The Geography of Belonging
with post script to the epilogue written in Zimbabwe in April.
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Book Readings in Zimbabwe.
Healing-with-Horses-Zimbabwe
Fleetwood Guest House, Harare
Miombo Safari Lodge
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Vancouver Book Signing. 2 - 4 pm
Ukama Gallery, Granville Island
Vancouver, Canada
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Banyen Books & Sound Podcast with Oriane Lee & Banyen Books founder, Kolin Lymworth, in Conversation
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Equine Facilitated Wellness, Canada.
Professionals Webinar with Oriane Lee and Meagan Samm
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Listen to Your Horse podcast
The Geography of Belonging with Jini Patel Thompson
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August 21st, 2022
Live @ Hollyhock.
Book Reading & Conversation with Mark Matousek.
Video here
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Book Reading: Nhemamusasa North
Zimbabwean Music Festival. Shawingan Lake, BC, Canada
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August 3rd, 2022
Book Launch for The Geography of Belonging.
Hosted by Marnie's Bookstore and
Cortes Island Museum & Archives Society.
7 pm, Heritage Garden at the museum.
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