What is Oracle Art?
"Oracle art, as I define it, is an intuitive form of art making with an intentional connection to a source of guidance or knowing. That source might be experienced as divine guidance, God, creator, angels, spirit, ancestors, trees, waterfalls, or even the wisdom of your own body. This connection opens a space for deep listening and sensing — an invitation to channel and allow what wants to emerge on the canvas." ~ Shera D'Elia
My Story: From Intuitive Painting to Channeled Guidance
Painting outdoors on a sunny autumn day.
Life is a Vision Quest!
Where Art and Healing Overlap
Creating art has played a major role in my spiritual life and growth. In the mid-90s, faced with a health issue that doctors couldn't solve, I discovered Donna Eden’s book Energy Medicine. It introduced me to energy work and sparked my curiosity about healing through visualization — though at the time, my main focus (and determination!) was in learning and practicing meditation. Over the years, as these parallel interests grew, I explored many techniques, but it was during my experience with breast cancer in 2011 that I began to intentionally explore the space where art, energy, and healing overlap.
In the last decade, this practice has deepened, evolving into a blend of art, meditation, and energy work. By tuning into my body, I began connecting and receiving guidance — discovering that some of my best insights landed while intuitively painting. In 2017, I began offering Intuitive Art workshops, helping others use art as a tool for inner exploration and self-discovery.
The lockdown in 2020 provided an opportunity to further immerse myself in the exploration of art and energy work. I enrolled in a Shamanic Practices workshop and attended an Art Medicine webinar, where I connected with like-minded artists who also use art as a form of energy medicine. I discovered that I could use my canvas to connect and receive answers to inquiries — like having a conversation with God on canvas.
In 2021, the mediumship aspect of my practice deepened after losing a dear friend. Having always felt a strong connection with passed loved ones and pets, I felt inspired to use channeled art to receive a message from her — and it worked. As I continued exploring, I received meaningful messages through paintings from several passed loved ones, including my beloved dog Scout. Encouraged, I began offering channeled painted messages to others.
Today, I regularly journey inward to seek guidance and connections, allowing insights and messages in the form of symbols and imagery to flow through me and onto the canvas.