Create a Visual Soul Map: A Core Values Based Spiritual Tool | Sam Horton

What Core Values Really Are (and Aren’t)

Many of us have brushed past core values in a corporate training or coaching session—maybe even listed a few like "honesty" or "teamwork" on paper, then quickly moved on. But the kind of core values I’m talking about go much deeper. These are the soul-level values that arise not from the mind, but from the heart.

They’re not based on goals or surface-level aspirations. They’re portals—into healing, purpose, and growth. Especially during transitions, burnout, or the sacred messiness of reinventing yourself, your values aren’t just a reflection of what you believe. They are a reflection of who you are becoming.

Why Values-Led Living Matters

When we reconnect with what matters most, we stop outsourcing our clarity to the outside world. We trust our inner knowing. We stop bending ourselves into shapes that don’t fit. We reclaim our energy, our voice, our creativity—and we begin to live a life that truly feels like ours.

This is more than personal development. This is spiritual self-trust in action.

And it’s available to all of us.

A Soul-Led Reflection Practice to Discover Your Core Values

Ready to explore your own? Here’s a gentle, heart-opening practice you can try.

Set the scene: Create a sacred space—light a candle, sit in nature, play some soft music, breathe deeply.

Then ask your heart:

• When do I feel most alive?

• What am I always drawn back to, no matter the season of life?

• What breaks my heart open?

• What brings me home to myself?

Let your answers rise without overthinking. Let the words that hold power for you come forward—values like freedom, connection, creativity, integrity, joy, depth, sovereignty. Pick up to seven that feel deeply true and resonate across all areas of your life: relationships, creativity, health, home, work, money, and love.

These are your soul-compass words.

Bring Your Values to Life: Create a Visual Soul Map

Now it’s time to anchor these values in something tangible.

Make a visual soul map using collage, paint, or even a digital creation in Canva. Choose images, colors, and words that embody your values—let your intuition guide you. There’s no right or wrong way to do this. It’s about resonance, not perfection.

Label each value if you’d like, or add affirmations and mantras. Then place your soul map somewhere you’ll see it often—your creative space, your journal, your desktop wallpaper.

Let it be a visual declaration of the life you’re choosing, and let it remind you of the power you hold when you live from within.

A Final Reflection

Living by your core values is not about perfection—it’s about presence. It’s about choosing integrity over approval, depth over distraction, and authenticity over performance. When we walk our path rooted in what matters most, we open the door to real, lasting empowerment.

So I’ll leave you with this powerful question:

If I fully lived in alignment with my deepest core values, what would I let go of? And what would I finally give myself permission to become?

I’d love to know what comes up for you. 💛

Take care,
Sam x