S. Kelley Harrell's Gift of the Dreamtime takes us on a spiritual journey--hers, but maybe yours, too--to investigate the psychological trauma and emotional roadblocks that she traces back to her childhood and to past lifetimes. In a remarkable book that explores her own past as an incest survivor, her bouts with depression, and crippling inability to pursue her dreams, the author uses shamanic practices rooted in Native American, Celtic, and Aboriginal culture. She combines her personal journey with instructions for similar meditations to help the injured child in all of us look at the hurt, understand it in a spiritual context, and forgive both ourselves and others.
Kelley is an author and neoshaman in North Carolina. Her shamanic practice is Soul Intent Arts, and her book, "Gift of the Dreamtime - Awakening to the Divinity of Trauma," chronicles her pivotal step from spiritual crisis into shamanism. She writes for The Huffington Post, and for seven years has written the syndicated column, "Intentional Insights: Q&A From Within," addressing reader inquiries on animism, shamanism, and the everyday paranormal.
For thirteen years Kelley has addressed the spiritual needs of her local and international community. Through her shamanic practice she is working to establish The Tribe of the Modern Mystic, to support and mentor intuitives experiencing trauma as they grow into powerful abilities, and to provide shamanic community support for personal spiritual development. Her practice comprises teaching classes, in-person and distance Mystery School, mentoring, healing, and ceremonial artistry in the community.
