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...
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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...
View ArticleA 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...
View ArticleYou 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...
View ArticleJourney 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...
View ArticleMusings 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...
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