Category: Writing and Spirituality
Musings about Magic
Maybe it’s because I grew up too fast. A bespectacled avoider of physical education, I became too serious too soon and now long to recapture my childhood. Or maybe this is my way of protesting. On the other hand, at this mid-stage point in my life, I’m hungry for adventure. Whatever the reason, my writing [...]
Journey of a Lifetime: Becoming a Writer
When did I decide to become a writer in this world of many? Am I a writer, or a teacher, or both? Looking back, it was meant to be. Born in a small town in Austria, I always felt displaced. From early childhood, I remember being the “different kid” that stood out. Not in a [...]
You Have Your Story, Find Your Voice
Have you had an experience so profound you just had to share it with others? Has a single event, or series of events over time inspired you to take what you’ve learned out into the world and make something of it? I have definitely had such experiences, and not only want to spread the word [...]
A Soul Healer’s Memoir: Gift of the Dreamtime by S. Kelley Harrell
In the fantastical memoir Gift of the Dreamtime– Awakening to the Divinity of Trauma, Kelley Harrell chronicles a modern shamanic journey from pain, to healing and accepting a calling to work as a soul healer of others. At the time of its first publication, no other modern shamanic work shared a story of healing from [...]
Writing Your First Line: The Shamanic Induction of Storytelling
Have you considered the spiritual implications of creating a powerful first sentence of your book? Yes, it’s the hook that dazzles readers so that they engage and read the rest of your book. It sets the theme of your work, instantly alluring or provoking readers. But what’s happening at a deeper level in those opening [...]
Memoir as Soul Work
All art is expression. All expression is a way of putting it “out there.” As soon as we put it out there it’s no longer insideus, or merely inside us. It has been expressed outwardly. So we can now hear it, feel it, see it, touch it – outside of us. And so we get to know [...]
