Discover What Lights You Up

Explore the people, places, and events shaping central North Carolina's healing and spiritual community

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COMING SOON!

Lantern & Lore is a guide to the healing corners of our community… the people, places, and experiences that help us feel a little more connected, curious, and alive.

You'll find

healers, practitioners, intuitives,

yoga studios and bookshops,

gathering places, collectives,

thoughtful small businesses,

makers, community events,

and the kind of people who make this corner of North Carolina a little brighter.

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Very soon, we will launch a local directory, a community calendar for aligned events in the region, and spotlight stories showcasing the beautiful people who help us learn, heal, and expand.

If you’d like to follow along, fellow LANTERN, we welcome you to sign up for our mailing list or apply to be in our business directory, which will launch on the New Moon, August 12th, along with the event calendar.

Meet Your Guides

(Not the furry one)

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Every community has stories waiting to be discovered.

We're Wendy and Tony, the guides behind Lantern & Lore.

We created this space because we believe remarkable people are often much closer than we realize, and they simply need a place where their paths can cross.

Lantern & Lore is our way of expanding the discoverability of people, places, and moments that bring a community to life. We wander with curiosity, ask questions, follow interesting threads, and share what we discover along the way.

The best part of this work isn't telling our own story. It's having the privilege of introducing you to everyone else's.

Meet Tony & Wendy

Community Over Competition

When one of us glows, our community shines a little brighter.

Root for each other.

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What We Believe

Lead With Love

Every business, gathering, and story begins with a human being.

Choose kindness, generosity, and respect.

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Seven lanterns hanging in a geometric pattern against a black background.

Keep Wonder Alive

Stay curious and share ideas.

We all shape the collective consciousness.

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Tend What Matters

Good things grow when they're cared for.

One thoughtful act at a time.

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Sketch of a small plant growing in a rocky patch against a black background.

Grace For Growth

People evolve. Communities change. Embrace organic growth.

There's beauty in becoming.

Pass the Lantern

The best discoveries are still passed from one person to another.

Tell us about a practitioner who made you feel seen. A gathering you look forward to every season. A neighborhood shop filled with quiet treasures. A teacher, mystic, healer, or guide whose work deserves to be shared.

We're always looking for the stories, places, and people that help our consciously connected community grow. Your recommendation might become our next LORE spotlight story, helping them be discovered by more people in our circle of light.