The Topic

In this webinar, Mishel will lead a conversation on the Unseen World — the deeper realities that exist beyond the visible and tangible. Rooted in ancient wisdom and Indigenous ways of knowing, this session will explore how the unseen realms of energy, spirit, and consciousness strengthens human collective dialogue. While Western thought often dismisses these dimensions as irrational or mystical, many cultures have long understood that the invisible world holds profound knowledge and guidance. Through a relational lens, we will examine how human beings, nature, and the spirit world are deeply interconnected, and how this awareness is essential for healing and transformation in an increasingly fragmented world. This dialogue will also reflect on how Western rationalism has obscured these truths and invite participants to reconnect with intuitive and ancestral wisdom to navigate the complexities of our time.

The Agenda

In the first half of the webinar, Mishel will make her presentation and facilitate initial responses.

In the second half, we'll move into a reflection-application session:

- 'Composting': experienced peers work the material in small groups to sprout new ideas;

- 'Weaving': attendees gather to collectively reflect and question, weaving our experiences together;

- Discuss how we will apply learnings to our personal practice in Reflection Application Pairs (RAPs).

The Speaker

Mishel McMahon is a Yorta Yorta woman, she grew up in rural Victoria. Mishel completed Bachelor of Social Work with honours and her PhD 2018 which revealed principles of First Nations childrearing, which is now an available resource. Mishel won Premier's Research Awards for Aboriginal Research 2019, Fellowship for Indigenous Leadership 2019, has worked as Social Work lecturer, Co-ordinator of the Victorian Aboriginal Research Accord, investigator for the Aboriginal Youth Mentoring, a Pathway to Leadership project and lead researcher for Blak Butterfly – Improving First Nations People’s Lived Experience of Emergency Departments project. Mishel is a poet, a swimmer, author of Roar of Relational Peoples published in AlterNative (2025), and would love to learn more about herbalism and permaculture.

If you purchase a ticket but can't make it in real-time, a recording will be shared with you after the webinar.