Welcome! The Magic Starts Here

Mystery, Magic & Mayhem is a place where humans are learning, training, and evolving together toward a future of Beauty and Magic on Planet Earth. 💜 ✨

Welcome intrepid traveler, kindred soul, magical human—

If you’ve ever wondered… sensed… wished… that real magic existed Beyond the everyday world—you’re in the right place.

This is a space to explore beyond the bounds of the material world into the physics and phenomena of the sacred, invisible realms.

So many of us born into this modern age—surrounded by airplanes, automobiles, telephones, and toasters—sense a deep connection with a wider, wilder reality. Beyond the bustle and noise of the everyday, we hear the whispers of the Beyond.

We’re waking up to our own power, yet we are as children… untrained and unready to live in such vast interconnection and responsibility.

The threads of knowledge passed down through generations beyond count are frayed and frazzled. The Wisdom-keepers and heretics were hunted… the witches burned… the eldership all but annihilated.

This is our inheritance as Children of the West—the tattered remains of a once-enchanted world.

And this, dear ones, is where our story begins.

If modern magic has taught us anything, we know deep down that:

"Nothing is created, nothing is destroyed, everything is transformed."
—Antoine De Lavoisier, father of Modern Chemistry.

The hidden reality of Life tells us that Everything our ancestors once knew is still here… ready to be discovered again, if we only have the patience and fortitude to re-member the Truth.

…If we’re willing to look through the corner of our eye at reality as it slips beyond our grasp once more.

…If we’re willing to stay in the silent Unknown and the places that we’re afraid to tread.

…If we’re willing to piece together the fraying remnants of the Pattern once held sacred by All.

…If we’re willing to See ourselves and our world beyond the shadow of culture and the masks of indifference and emotion.

For me, it is already too late.

I’ve tasted the nectar of the Beyond and I am no longer satisfied with the culture of my youth. There are not enough cubicles in the world to pen me in, not enough streaming channels in existence to mollify my thirst.

Perhaps, you—having experienced your own awakening—know that of which I speak.

A Path beckoning beyond the horizon…

A golden nectar that, once tasted, enhances every other flavor in existence.

Yet if you would join me here, please read this disclaimer:

If you were told this Path was easy, they lied. If you were told to come simply because it feels good, turn away now.

The promise was never that it would be easy… only that it would be Beauty-full. So many have given up before you, their hopes of freeing themselves from pain and hardship and darkness dashed.

No—it may not be easy. It may sometimes be painful to thirst for that nectar with no guarantee of eternity. It may sometimes be dark, with no clear path forward.

But there is hope…

As we train ourselves to the wild ways of Magic… as we begin to read the great Mystery in our own tongue… as we open ourselves to the inevitable Mayhem of incarnation…

We find that we are not alone.

Everything is waiting for us.

The world is already embroiled in a passionate love affair with you, inextricably interwoven with everything that ever was and everything that will be. There is no difference between everyday and sacred reality. There is only consciousness. There is only you… and me… and we.

Mystery, Magic & Mayhem is a space to explore that Divine “We” and the wildly interconnected world we inhabit (which often seems impossible, improbable, or illogical in our too-easily-inherited Western worldview).

This is a space to be more deeply ourselves than even our daily lives invite. A land beyond expectation—weird, wonderful, and richly alive.

Life has been calling to you. Perhaps it is time…

Put down the weight of your aloneness and ease into the
 conversation. The kettle is singing
 even as it pours you a drink, the cooking pots
 have left their arrogant aloofness and
 seen the good in you at last. All the birds
 and creatures of the world are unutterably
 themselves. Everything is waiting for you.

—From Everything is Waiting for You by David Whyte

What to Expect from this Community…

As a writer of visionary ideas that fall into categories alternately deemed “mystical,” “spiritual,” “esoteric,” “ancient,” or simply “out there,” Substack is my secret laboratory. The place where I write—uncensored—the deep longings, wild connections, and strange observations that come with living a mystical reality and training my magic in everyday life.

I make no promises about what I write, when I write, how I write, or even if I write. Instead, inspiration and I are like lovers, sometimes only meeting in bed at the end of a long day, and sometimes spending luscious, languid weeks together. What I can say… is that I love to spend time in my laboratory, so it’s likely that you’ll see posts from every week or so. (Unless I’m lost in the lands of fée, traveling the wilds of Old Europe, hot on the research trail for my next novel, or tending the maple fires.)

Most of my writings will always be free. Instead of pressuring my writing to “get a real job and pay the bills”…

I’ve created Mystery, Magic & Mayhem as a space of magical community.

Here, you will find a friend who knows what it is to live with one foot in each world. A seeker who has spent a lifetime dredging the lost shores of humanity for ancient Wisdom, learning to translate to our time and tongue. A teacher ready to share what I’ve learned to presence sacred, magical experience as a daily reality for modern humans.

What Happens in the Inner Sanctum?

Our community of heretics is more than a theoretical collection of disparate people connecting over the internet. We are a real, thriving, and growing community who come together to train our magic and support each other in our unique spiritual journeys.

Each month we gather for:

🦄 Heretic Happy Hour — a deep and intimate gathering of sacred souls who come together to share magical insights and connect with kindred spirits.

🦋 Community Energy Magic — powerful guided sessions teach you how to clear and align the energy in your body and aura for your Highest Good.

🌟 ALL-NEW 🌟 Mini Mentorship — receive magical support and training in the areas of your life where you need it most.

I can’t tell you what a difference the Heretics of the Inner Sanctum (my paid subscribers) make in my life. They pull me forward, urging me to dive ever-deeper. They offer profound community and insight into different ways of viewing the magical realms. And their ongoing contribution offers me the space to write and create.

Your paid subscription supports me to continue delving into the realms of the sacred to bring back Wisdom once lost. It allows me to research ancient Mysteries and write visionary novels. And it is a clear message of appreciation for the work I do—on Substack and Beyond. I receive it with so much gratitude.

Thank you to those who have been with me from the beginning of this adventure, and a big WELCOME to those who are just joining us on the journey!

A Little Bit About Me…

For those of you who don’t already know me, I’m Allysha Lavino—visionary author, magical coach, and sacred adventurer. I’m an intuitive Seer with over twenty years of experience working with energy and helping people experience the magic of Planet Earth. Adventuring to sacred sites of healing and magic has given me unique insight into the relationship between the human energy structure and the natural world.

After a wild mystery ride working with the man who really found the codes in the churches of the South of France that inspired The Da Vinci Code, I wrote a visionary novel to tell the world about what he really found. It’s not what you think. Forget storylines of historical humans… the real ancient secret is based in math and science our ancestors knew and we have forgotten. And it should be changing the way we see Everything.

Exploring Mystery, Magic & Mayhem

If you haven’t read my work before (or even if you have), here are some posts to get you started connecting with your magic and feeling at home here.

And of course, a few essays to get to know me better…