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becoming the kind of Priestess that builds an Institute

Angie Pope·May 22, 2026· 4 minutes

I was seven years old the first time I heard God tell me I was meant to be a priestess. 

My grandmother steeped me in spiritual connection from day one and I grew up talking to God, angels, and to the Earth every single day. She put me in a Christian school and I went to church with her all the time. I would not be who I am today without her influence. She cultivated my sense of faith.

Back then the sunroom had been converted into my room, and I loved it.  I sat on my bunk bed, light streaming through the skylights, and I channeled messages through song, all sorts of music flowing through me.  And one of those songs was the message that I was here to be a priestess.

My journey since then has been an incredible cycle of forgetting and choosing to remember again.  This was amplified by the fact that I really had no clue what a priestess was.  I understood it as being a steward of the Divine, but I had zero framework for what that actually meant in practice. I had no examples.  That cycle became the foundation of my work, helping people realize that what they think they’re using… they’ve barely begun to access.

My mom used to joke that I had ESP (extra sensory perception) and she wasn’t wrong.  In addition to feeling and receiving messages from the unseen, I could feel what was happening energetically underneath every interaction.  I had no idea what magic was, but I’d pretend that I had a magic wand, speaking things into existence and marveling in awe as they happened.  

I loved talking to plants, animals, and elements of the earth.  I would forage and make all kinds of medicines and treats with what I found.  

Nowadays, my magic feels familiar, but far more precise.

It’s deeply rooted in family.  My husband and five kids, my menagerie of pets (rabbits, dogs, birds, turtles, and cats), and my garden.  I’ve never stopped talking to those spirits who might not have the physical hardware to talk back.  

I spend just as much time in magical realms as I do in this one.  I’m constantly working in the psychic realms, deepening into the earth realms, and shifting things at a foundational, energetic level.  I’m a medium, translating information from across the veil into guidance that creates real change.  My clients call me Oracle Angie, Angenie, or “The Magic 8 Ball”. 

I research patterns across energy, behavior, and the body.  I’m constantly experimenting, studying, and working with energy and bodies to create better healing outcomes for people, both when it comes to physical and emotional wellness and creation. I’ve developed modalities that support healing the womb, pain, anxiety, allergies, MCAS and more based on my clients experiences.

I train consistently in my ancestral lineage.  The second place I heard that I was meant to be a priestess.  The first reading I received when I reconnected with the spirituality of my ancestors confirmed everything I’d felt long before. 

I play at the intersection of magic and intellect to make the miracles not just possible but measurable, and train people to do the same.

What I want most is to teach my kiddos to never forget their magic while I help my students really understand and reclaim theirs… because what most people call ‘intuition’ is actually an underdeveloped capacity, and when it’s trained? It becomes a force that changes lives, systems, and entire lineages.  This is the lifeblood of InSoma Institute. 

But like I said, my journey has been one of forgetting and remembering… I’ve been told so many times not to play with magic or that my magic is too big and magnetic.  Next, I’ll share the moment I forgot in the biggest way as I stepped into the energy of the Institute Priestess…and what it took to remember.

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