Meet Erin Bright

We caught up with the brilliant and insightful Erin Bright a few weeks ago and have shared our conversation below.

Erin, so good to have you with us today. We’ve always been impressed with folks who have a very clear sense of purpose and so maybe we can jump right in and talk about how you found your purpose?

For me, finding my purpose wasn’t about chasing it down. It was about waiting for it, letting it unfold in its own, and trusting the timing. I didn’t rush it into existence. I allowed it to grow, to shift my understanding, and even shift my understanding of me.

My purpose and work have been developing in stages for 10 years and Honestly, three months ago I had another deep clarification about communicating my purpose and thoughts. That’s how alive it is. It keeps teaching me.

So if you’re searching for your purpose, don’t force it. Wait. Foster what feels alive.

Appreciate the insights and wisdom. Before we dig deeper and ask you about the skills that matter and more, maybe you can tell our readers about yourself?

I run Alchemy and Art, which is both my studio practice and my spiritual practice. My work lives at the intersection of astrology, candle magic, ceramics, and writing, and what ties it all together is process. Every single piece I make is built by hand. I don’t rely on machine-made shortcuts or factory molds; I rely on human touch. The imperfections are the point. Every piece carries lived experience, the evidence that someone’s hands shaped this, that intention was placed here. To me, that makes the work not only more meaningful, but also a reminder to whoever lights a candle or holds one of my ceramics that another person is supporting their process…their intention.

I have know for years and years that I want my art to be used. A candle that becomes a ritual. A ceramic piece that becomes an altar. Astrology that becomes deeper self-discovery and life planning. Everything I create is designed to help people weave meaning into their everyday lives.

If you really think about it my work is an instillation I will never fully understand and we are all connected through it. I am lucky I am in service to that connection.

Right now, I’m focused on building that energetic web through monthly memberships, which let me create and share rhythmically with people who want to live more intentionally. Every month members get 2 ritual candles one for each new and full moon, a tarot reading and a seasonal gift that aligns with the Astrology journal/day planner I write every year.

There is so much advice out there about all the different skills and qualities folks need to develop in order to succeed in today’s highly competitive environment and often it can feel overwhelming. So, if we had to break it down to just the three that matter most, which three skills or qualities would you focus on?

First, tend to your own self-worth. Astrology was the tool that cracked this open for me, and it’s also how I now support others. I had to go through my own shadows and insecurities before I could use astrology as more than theory. What I found is that the chart gives you an external mirror, it names what your subconscious already knows but can’t always say out loud. This is especially important for women, because so often our worth gets tied up in being the support system for everyone else. We’re conditioned to shrink, to prioritize the dreams of others, and to forget that our own inspiration needs space to breathe. Astrology reminds you that your life has its own rhythm, its own story, and that you’re allowed to live it.

Second, trust that the tools will come. If you have an idea that excites you and feels true, the universe has a way of providing what you need. I didn’t have the money for fancy equipment when I started, I got my pottery wheel (which is the nicest one and barely used) for free and my kiln for $400. If I had obsessed over what I lacked, I never would have moved forward. I think of it like this: we are the ant, and God is the one watching the ant’s path. The ant can’t see the cookie ahead, but from a higher perspective, the entire journey is visible… cookie and all. In the same way, we often can’t see the resources that are already in our field until we move toward them.

Third, detach from timelines. Your dreams don’t have to unfold on a schedule that looks good to anyone else. I used to force things, push for results, and get frustrated when life didn’t bend to my will. But every time I surrendered the timeline, what came through was bigger and more aligned than anything I could have planned. Intention plus inspired action is enough… the rest unfolds when it’s meant to.

My advice is this: know your worth, trust that what you need is on the way, and don’t chain yourself to someone else’s definition of “on time.” Especially if you’ve been told to stay small or put yourself last. You’re not here just to hold everyone else’s dream together. You’re here to live yours.

Tell us what your ideal client would be like?

My ideal client is someone who understands that their choices and behavior ripple out and affect others. They want to do their best at being authentically themselves, not just for their own growth but because they know it has a positive effect on the greater collective.

We’re living in a moment of extreme division in our homes, workplaces, and relationships. We are divided politically, spiritually, economically…we are divided.

I know my work of helping people unify with themselves will ripple into their relationships and lives as unification all around them.
So my ideal client is anyone who wants to belong to the whole while also belonging to themselves. Someone who values self-discovery, intentional living, and who recognizes that their healing is part of the healing of the collective.

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Image Credits

the first 4 photos are by Nichole Bonner and the last 3 are by Josh Edwards

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