In this episode of 287 West, we step into the quietest realm of all — the Aether — the element beyond the four, the space where guidance arrives softer than breath and somehow louder than anything we can ignore.

Beck and Olivia explore the experience of hearing the voice beneath sound:

the nudge that won’t go away,

the inner knowing that doesn’t shout,

the clarity that rises the moment stillness becomes spacious enough to hear it.

Through stories, subtle examples, and gentle reflection, we explore how the Aether speaks — not in volume, but in resonance. Not in pressure, but in presence. Not in fear, but in the unmistakable sense that something inside is guiding us forward.

If you’ve ever wondered whether God speaks in silence… this episode will take you there.

Let’s walk together into the quiet that speaks.

In this Deep Dive, we step into one of the most mysterious and transformative movements of the human soul: grief. Not as something to avoid or rush through — but as an alchemical journey that reshapes us from the inside out.

Together, we explore the elemental stages of grief through the Compass of Grace, the mythic descent and return, and the eternal mystery that stands before the beginning: the Lamb slain before the foundation of the world — the act that made human life, restoration, and abundant living possible.

This episode invites you into a spacious reflection:

Where is grief breaking you open?

Where is Christ breathing life back into places that felt lost?

And how might this eternal Christ — the One who walked out of death — walk through you here and now?

At the end of the episode, you’re invited into a moment of awakening:

to say yes to Christ,

yes to abundant life now,

yes to the transformation that is already unfolding inside you.

If something stirred in you, and you whispered yes — whether as a new believer or someone rediscovering the eternal Christ within — I would love to hear your story.

Write to me at 287west@gmail.com.

Your journey matters.

Every journey needs a breath in the middle — this episode isours.
In *Between Earth and Sky,* Beck and Liv pause to look back at the elemental path that brought them here, laughing their way through a lighthearted recap and a few get-to-know-us questions: favorite food, favorite color, favoriteholiday, favorite smell, favorite show. It’s an easy, joyful conversation about growth, change, and learning to say goodbye to the ghosts of the past that still whisper when life begins to shift.
A beautiful breather filled with laughter, honesty, and the kind of connection that reminds us why we started this journey in the first place.

Listener Invitation:What’s one small thing you’re releasing as you step into your next season?
Email us at 287west@gmail.com or share your reflection on Spotify. We love to hear from you!

When the owl appears in daylight on 11/11, wisdom steps out of shadow and into light.

In this short reflection, Beck shares a quiet moment of revelation - where Athena's bright-eyed insight meets the mirrored pillars of 11:11, calling us to master polarity and see through both eyes - masculine and feminine, hidden and revealed, night and day.

Grief is love that has nowhere to go.

In this episode, Beck and Liv open a tender conversation about loss, love, and the strange beauty that lives inside sorrow. Together, they explore how grief is not an enemy to overcome but a teacher that refines the soul — a passage through the West, where water meets memory and emotion becomes the way home.

Through story, scripture, and stillness, we learn that to grieve well is to love fully — to abide in the Father even when the light fades. Because good grief doesn’t end in despair; it leads us back to life, cleansed and made new.

✨ Themes: surrender, restoration, emotional alchemy, water element, resurrection through remembrance

💌 We’d love to hear your story. Share your reflections or prayer requests at 287west@gmail.com — your words may help light the way for someone else walking through their own valley of loss.

After the breaking comes the crowning.

In this Deep Dive, Beck leads us into the sacred pattern hidden in 1 Peter 5:10 — “After you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace will Himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you.”

Through myth and mystery, we meet Persephone, Hermes, Prometheus, and Hestia — four archetypes of divine grace revealing the compass within:

Water restores.

Air confirms.

Fire strengthens.

Earth establishes.

This is the table of sovereignty — the coronation of the soul.

When the storm subsides and silence settles, the Christ King within takes His seat.

(Includes a short guided meditation — please listen safely and mindfully.)

When the noise fades, the fire speaks in silence.
Today, we’re talking about the silence. The kind that hums louder than noise.

The pause after the prayer, the space between what was and what’s becoming. We explore how God often shows up in fire — a pillar by night, a burning bush — yet invites us to listen through the stillness between the flames.
This conversation is about what happens when doing nothing is the sacred work. When silence becomes the refiner’s fire, and wisdom is born from restraint.
We also share a tender moment with my sister Dana — whose email reminded me how showing up with love, even in the smallest ways, can break the silence beautifully.
Let’s sit together in that holy quiet and remember: sometimes the most powerful transformation happens when we stop trying to fill the space.

There are moments when memory feels less like looking backand more like being called home.

Before We Forgot is a passage between worlds —a quiet remembering of what once was, and what still is, beyond sight.

It’s about the voices that linger in the stillness, the truths that echo in the spaces between, and the kind of love that cannot be lost because it was never bound by time.

Sometimes remembrance is not about holding on, but about allowing what is eternal to rise again — whole, radiant, and waiting.