Ancient Future Heart - Start Here
Mindset shifts & inspiration to BE the LOVE you wish to see in the world
Hi there! I’m Kelly &
I’m so excited to welcome you to this space.
I’m the mother of three boys, & a writer, poet, philosopher.
I am on a mission to amplify love in this world.
Ancient Future Heart is much more than a newsletter. It’s love letters and mindset medicine centered around seeing and being the love you wish to experience on earth. Why? So that you can feel the joy, lightness, peace, and connection you (and we all) so desire to embody here.
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You’re in the Right Place IF
In this post, I am going to share what to expect here at Ancient Future Heart on Substack, then I’ll share some insights on me and my story. But first, I love clarity so let me share who this space is NOT for.
You who hold steadfast and unyielding beliefs about spirituality, science, life and reality, who are not open to new ideas and don’t hold curiosity and wonder about life, humanity, and God
You who see the world through purely a mental realm, who don’t value experience, storytelling, out-of-the-box ideas and concepts, who don’t love the process of healing and living fully alive
That should cover it… so here’s who Ancient Future Heart IS for:
You’re a paradigm shifter. You see life differently than most, you’re an outsider in some senses, you carve your own unique path.
You’ve been on a journey of emotional healing, self-discovery, spiritual exploration for a few years now, you know who you are and you’re looking to go deeper, wider, and get continued support in raising your frequency
You’re mission in life is to be fully alive in this earthly experience. You’re devoted to feeling your feelings, being aligned with your unique design, creating a life you LOVE with your whole heart, from the inside out.
(If you don’t know what I mean when I frequency, AFH may not be for you either!)
This is what I believe & teach here.
You are Divine Love embodied in human form.
Your inner work will only take you so far unless you decide to hold a radically loving vision, not only of who you are, but in your perspective on the entire world.
It’s not easy, in this earthly experience.
From our inherent survival wiring, to the suffering and adversity we face here, to the madness playing out on a collective level in the form of power plays and war… I understand why people don’t see the truth. It’s obscured (to put it lightly). Veiled, if you will.
When you choose to believe that the nature of you, humanity, Life, God, is Love itself, that all of this was created with benevolent designs and intentions, your experience of being alive on earth will transform.
What if the Universe not only had your back, but that everything you experience here is propelling you towards a deeper connection with the Love that you are?
This is what I believe, and it’s the message I’m here to share, and support you in choosing, through words and stories, raw and real reflections, mindset shifts, as we reimagine our beliefs about the essence of reality, crafting them into a paradigm of Love.
What to expect from Ancient Future Heart
This is where you come to receive inspiration and motivation to shift your mindset to see the world - and yourself - with more love.
When you subscribe, you receive weekly support with:
Rewiring old stories of unworthiness
Cultivating a mindset that sees the inherent goodness in yourself & others
Letting go of fearful personal and societal narratives
Understanding how to work with the mind from the soul (vs. ego)
Building a faith in a God/Divine source of LOVE
Shifting how you think about collective paradigms (think: history, science, politics, and culture)
How to take radical self-responsibility and sovereignty in making the choice, the decision, to believe in Love
Ancient Future Heart is a hub of inspiration alongside practical tools that comes straight to your inbox and is here, hosted on Substack, whenever you desire support.
Become a subscriber
Free subscribers receive access to select essays (~ one a month), my monthly Book Reports, and Divine Chats podcast episodes (more on these below).
When you become a paid subscriber you receive:
Inspiring short essays that shift your mindset delivered to your inbox regularly (3x a week!! less than 5 min read each!)
Monthly round-ups of what I’m reading, listening to, and inspired by
My Book Report - a synthesized summary of a brilliant book I’ve loved recently, including my raw & real insights on it
Once a month podcast episodes I’m calling Divine Chats - conversations with amazing leaders in the space of spirituality and wellbeing about Divine Love
Become a part of a community of humans choosing to cultivate a paradigm of love from the inside out
Subscribing is $22 a month, and paying for the year upfront is only $199 ($65 off!)
I’m a stay-at-home mom to three boys and this space is how I do my soul’s work, my own self-care, creative expression, and help support my family. All of which is to say - I appreciate your support from the bottom of my heart.
If you’re feeling the inspiration and gratitude for the support of Ancient Future Heart, you can become a “Patron of Love”, supporting this space at $444 a year.
What not to expect here…
I lovingly invite you to pass on or unsubscribe if you’re if you’re someone who prefers a typical Substack newsletter. AFH is a more in depth experience than that.
I see AFH as an oasis, a space for you to return to for remembering, inspiration, to shift your mindset, to see a new perspective. I’ve worked with many teachers, coaches, healers over the years and the most profound experiences have always been when I have continued support.
A once a week session doesn’t cut it - you need support in the trenches of the difficult moments. That is why I have designed AFH to have three posts per week, so you can have consistent support to tap into the frequency of love in the messy midst of this human reality.
That said, the additional workshops, classes, and experiences I create are not part of the paid subscription or hosted exclusively here, though I will share discounts to Substack paid subscribers as I create new offerings.
A little more about me…
Okay, let’s have some fun with this, as bios can be so boring. To put it briefly, I’m (almost) 36 years old, the mother of 3 amazing boys, married (almost 7 years) to my husband who I adore, we live in Connecticut (our home state). I’m deep in the messy beauty of mothering littles (my twins are 6 years old & the baby’s 1.5 already), while always in the midst of dreaming, writing, and co-creating my unique expression of heaven on earth.
I’m an Aries Sun, Cancer Moon, Gemini Rising with a North Node (conjunct Mercury) in Pisces, and I’m a 3/5 Projector with Spleenic authority. I adore the ancient practice of astrology and modern system of Human Design, each has been integral to my personal growth.
I’ve lived in CT most of my life, but my family lived in London from when I was 5 to 8 years old, and I lived there again on my gap year before college (university). I always say England is my soul home.
I went to Harvard and majored in History & Literature. It was all about seeing creativity and art in context of history, lots of writing, I loved it (but not Harvard in general). My thesis was on shell-shock in WWII - I’ve always been fascinated with wellbeing and how we culturally understand it.
I’ve been in the wellness and spirituality world as a seeker and researcher for almost 15 years. In 2017, I made my passion & my work aligned when I opened Inner Light, an infrared sauna and wellness boutique. Days after we started construction, I was in for the greatest surprise and gift - I was pregnant with twin boys! 2 years into running the business, I sold it to focus on my children.
At this moment, my family and I are in a shift and transition phase of life. In 2020 we moved to an hour (plus) away from family to create a life more connected to nature and simplicity. Yet, rural living was challenging for me. I felt isolated and lonely, especially after the birth of our third son. Right now, we’re living with my parents to be closer to family, as I homeschool our 6 year old twins, and we get clear on our vision and next moves.
Welcome again, and let’s begin!
If you want to dive in, here’s some places to start:
If my own story piques your interest, I will be writing many personal essays here too, but for now you can listen to this podcast episode.
Or you can read this essay Superficial Wounds about some of my more recent personal shifts.
This is a longer read, Make 2024 the Year of LOVE, but you’ll get a really good sense of the philosophy and perspective driving Ancient Future Heart.
For a taste of the practical mindset shifts to expect here, read Past Future Present
Follow me on Instagram, @lovekellyingraham, for poems, tools, short little essays, and insights into my daily life.
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You can do a 7 day free trial of being a paid subscriber and cancel at any time, or join with the free option for now, get a taste of what’s here and upgrade whenever you feel called. This week all of the essays will be *free* so you can get a taste of what the vibe here is like.
I am so deeply grateful for your presence here.
P.S. - Here’s a cute pic of me and my family, taken in November 2023 by my favorite photographer and friend, Victoria of My Motherhood Story.