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THE GUIDED COUNCIL
A place to gather. A place to share. A place to hear yourself more clearly.
A virtual women's community for connection, reflection, shared wisdom, and personal and spiritual growth.
The Guided Council
There is incredible wisdom in a room full of women.
Not because any one of us has all the answers.
Not because we've all lived the same lives or believe the same things.
And certainly not because someone else knows better than you what your life should look like.
The wisdom comes from what happens when women are given space to bring their experiences, perspectives, questions, intuition, and stories into the same room.
That's what The Guided Council was created to hold.
The Guided Council is a virtual women's community centered around connection, reflection, shared wisdom, and personal and spiritual growth. It's a space where we can learn from one another without needing to agree about everything. Where we can support one another without immediately trying to fix one another. Where we can explore spiritual practices without requiring everyone to hold the same beliefs. Where you can be witnessed without having to perform.
And where every woman remains responsible for discerning and leading her own life, while being supported along the way.
Council Philosophy:
You don't need another person to become the authority over your life.
The Guided Council isn't designed to tell women what their lives should look like. There isn't one formula for becoming a fulfilled, aligned, spiritual, successful, or “healed” woman.
Our lives are different. Our experiences are different. Our beliefs are different. What feels right for one woman may not be right for another. And something powerful happens when women have space to hear themselves more clearly while being witnessed and supported by other women.
You can listen to another woman's experience without making it your answer. You can encounter a different perspective without abandoning your own. You can receive wisdom without giving away your authority.
Take what resonates. Explore what challenges you. Leave what isn't yours. And continue becoming more deeply connected to yourself.
Your Seat in The Guided Council Includes:
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Two or More Monthly Virtual Oracle & Card Gatherings
Gather virtually for 90 minutes to explore oracle and card guidance through collective readings, reflection, conversation, and individual card pulls as time allows. The cards aren't here to tell you what to do. They're a tool for exploring what resonates and listening more closely to your own wisdom.
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One Monthly Virtual Council Circle
A 90-minute gathering centered around a theme related to personal or spiritual growth. Our time together may include meaningful conversation, guided reflection, journaling, meditation, or another shared experience.
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The Guided Council Meditation Library
Access guided meditations and practices you can return to between gatherings for grounding, reflection, intention, and reconnection with yourself. The library will continue to grow as new resources are created.
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Seasonal & Special Virtual Gatherings
Additional opportunities to gather throughout the year for seasonal celebrations, Wheel of the Year experiences, special practices, and other experiences that fit naturally within the Council.
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Guest Facilitator Experiences
Occasionally, other women will be invited to bring their knowledge, experience, or practice into the Council, giving us opportunities to learn from different voices and perspectives.
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Early Access to Select Journey Is Guided Offerings
Council members will receive early access to select Journey Is Guided groups, classes, workshops, and experiences when available.
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An Ongoing Private Women's Community
Your connection doesn't end when a gathering does. You'll have access to our private virtual community where you can continue conversations, share reflections, ask questions, celebrate what's happening in your life, and connect with other Council members.
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You don't have to participate in everything to belong here.
Come to the gatherings that work for you. Use the resources that support you. Join the conversation when you want to. Your membership is designed to give you ways to connect, not another list of things you're supposed to complete.
The Guided Council May Be for You If…
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You want meaningful connection with other women.
Not networking for the sake of networking, but conversations where you can actually bring your experiences, questions, and perspective.
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You're interested in personal and spiritual growth.
You don't need to follow a particular spiritual path. You simply need to be open to reflection, exploration, and growth.
You value different perspectives.
You can listen to another woman's experience without needing her to believe, live, or choose exactly as you do.
You're learning to trust your own wisdom.
You want space to hear yourself more clearly, not another person telling you what your life should look like.
You want community without competition.
Another woman's growth, success, or joy doesn't diminish your own. There is room to celebrate one another here.
You're willing to both receive and contribute.
Sometimes you'll have something to share. Sometimes you'll need to listen. Sometimes you'll simply need to be in the room.
You want a place where you don't have to perform.
You don't need to arrive healed, confident, spiritual enough, successful enough, or with everything figured out. You can even attend in your favorite pajamas!
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You don't need to own a business. You don't need experience with oracle cards. You don't need to share the same spiritual beliefs as everyone else. And you definitely don't need to have life figured out.
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You simply need to be willing to show up with respect for yourself, for other women, and for the different wisdom and experiences we each bring to the table.
What The Guided Council Is Not
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It's not a coaching program.
There isn't a curriculum you're expected to complete or a predetermined version of yourself you're working toward.
It's not a mastermind or networking group.
Women who own businesses are absolutely welcome, but business promotion isn't the purpose of the Council.
It's not a space where one person holds all the answers.
I'll facilitate our gatherings and bring my own experience, practices, and perspective, but my voice isn't the only one that matters in the room.
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It's not built around everyone believing the same things.
Our spiritual beliefs, experiences, backgrounds, and perspectives may be different. That's part of what can make the conversations valuable.
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It's not a place for fixing one another.
We can support, witness, share experiences, ask thoughtful questions, and offer wisdom without assuming we know what's best for another woman.
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And it's not another place where you have to prove you belong.
My Role in The Guided Council
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I'm Amber Ireland, founder of Journey Is Guided, and my role within The Guided Council isn't to become the authority over anyone else's life. I'm here to create and facilitate the space.
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My work draws from my background in social work, coaching, Reiki and energy work, intuitive and card guidance, group facilitation, business ownership, and my own continued personal and spiritual growth as a woman in this life.
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I've spent years sitting with people through change, uncertainty, healing, growth, difficult decisions, and the process of figuring out what comes next. Again and again, I've seen how powerful it can be when people are given space to explore what they actually think, feel, need, and know.
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Inside The Guided Council, I'll facilitate our gatherings, offer practices and reflection, share my own perspective when appropriate, and help create space for meaningful conversation between women. But I won't tell you who you're supposed to become or what your life is supposed to look like.
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​​​​​​That part belongs to you.​
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Your Seat at the Table
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The Guided Council
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$22/month
Your membership gives you access to The Guided Council's live virtual gatherings, private community, Guided Council Library, and other member experiences.
Your membership renews monthly until you cancel, giving you the flexibility to stay for as long as the Council continues to feel supportive and valuable to you.
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Questions You May Have
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Do I need experience with oracle or tarot cards?
No. You don't need any previous card-reading experience to participate. When a gathering uses cards, I'll explain what we're doing and you can participate at whatever level feels comfortable to you.
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Do I need to follow a particular spiritual path?
No. The Guided Council isn't built around one spiritual belief system. Curiosity and respect for different beliefs and perspectives matter much more than everyone believing the same things.
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Do I have to attend every gathering?
Absolutely not. Attend the gatherings that work for you and use the community and resources in ways that support your life. There is no attendance requirement and nothing to fall behind on.
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Will I receive individual card readings?
Some Oracle & Card Gatherings may include individual card pulls or readings as time allows, but individual readings aren't guaranteed at every gathering. The primary purpose is shared exploration, reflection, and connection.
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Is The Guided Council therapy?
No. The Guided Council is a personal and spiritual growth community. Participation does not create a therapist-client relationship and isn't psychotherapy, mental health treatment, medical care, or crisis support.
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Can I promote my business inside the Council?
The Guided Council isn't a networking or promotional group. There may occasionally be appropriate opportunities for members to share their work, knowledge, or businesses, but promotion or facilitation within the community should be approved first.
What if I can't make a live gathering? Will it be recorded?
Because our gatherings may include personal conversations and sharing between members, live Council gatherings will not routinely be recorded. If a particular teaching, guest experience, or other gathering is appropriate to record, I'll let members know beforehand.
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Can I cancel my membership?
Yes. Membership is $22/month and renews monthly until canceled. You can cancel before your next billing date to prevent the next month's charge.
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What is the schedule for live events this Quarter? (All in EST)
Oracle and Card Gatherings:
10-4-26 at 10 am
10-19-26 at 6:30 pm
11-2-26 at 6:30 pm
11-18-26 at 3:00 pm
12-2-26 at 3:00 pm
12-17-26 at 6:30 pm
Monthly Circles:
10-15-26 at 4 pm
11-11-26 at 10 am
12-12-26 at 10 am
Wheel of the Year Events:
10-30-26 6:30 pm
12-20-26 at 3 pm
Your Seat at the Table Is Waiting
You don't need to arrive with answers.
You don't need to know exactly what you're looking for.
You don't need to become a different version of yourself before you belong in a space like this.
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Come with your experiences, your questions, your perspective, and your wisdom.
Come ready to listen to other women and to yourself.
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The Guided Council
$22/month • Virtual • Cancel anytime
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