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Kelley (she/they) is an animist, author, deathwalker, and death doula. For the last 25 years, through Soul Intent Arts she's helped others ethically build thriving spiritual paths. Her work is Nature-based, and centers soul tending through the Elder Futhark runes, animism, ancestral tending, and deathwork. Her books are From Elder to Ancestor, Runic Book of Days, Teen Spirit Guide to Modern Shamanism, Real Wyrd, Life Betwixt, and Gift of the Dreamtime, and she hosts the podcast, What in the Wyrd. She also writes The Weekly Rune as a celebration of the Elder Futhark in season. ...more

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	iPagan by Lucya Starza (Goodreads Author) (Editor), S. Kelley Harrell (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 3.43 avg rating — 82 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Gift of the Dreamtime - Awakening to the Divinity of Trauma by S. Kelley Harrell (Goodreads Author), Christina Pratt (Foreward), Peggy Payne (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 4.70 avg rating — 40 ratings — published 2004 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Runic Book of Days: A Guide to Living the Annual Cycle of Rune Magick by S. Kelley Harrell (Goodreads Author), Nigel Pennick (Foreword) 4.36 avg rating — 36 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Engaging the Spirit World by Lupa (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Dawn M. Allenbach (Contributor), Kali Black (Contributor) 4.06 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 2013 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Spirit of a Woman: Stories to Empower and Inspire (2011 Silver Nautilus Award winner) by Terry Laszlo-Gopadze, Angeles Arrien (Foreword), Nichola Moss (Illustrator) 3.67 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 2010 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Teen Spirit Guide to Modern Shamanism by S. Kelley Harrell (Goodreads Author), Hillary S. Webb (Goodreads Author) (Foreward) 4.23 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2014	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Real Wyrd : A Modern Shaman's Roots in the Middle World 4.42 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2012 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Gift of the Dreamtime - Reader's Companion 4.78 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Life Betwixt - Essays on Allies in the Everyday and Shamanism Among (Intentional Insights Blog-to-Book Series 2) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	From Elder to Ancestor: Nature Kinship for All Seasons of Life it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The 21st Century Seidr: A Workbook for the Modern Heathen and Asatru

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“We don't heal in isolation, but in community.”
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“Often it isn’t the initiating trauma that creates seemingly insurmountable pain, but the lack of support after.”
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“Miraculously recover or die. That's the extent of our cultural bandwidth for chronic illness.”
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“We don't heal in isolation, but in community.”
― S. Kelley Harrell, Gift of the Dreamtime - Reader's Companion

tags: community, healing, isolation, ptsd, shamanism, support, trauma

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“Sacred space” is another way of saying “with intention.”
― S. Kelley Harrell, Teen Spirit Guide to Modern Shamanism

tags: intention, paganism, sacred-space, shamanism

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“Being a medium who can communicate with souls isn't the same as one who can interact with them. It's the difference between listening in on a conversation and changing the subject.”
― S. Kelley Harrell, Teen Spirit Guide to Modern Shamanism

tags: mediumship, psychic, shaman, shamanism, teen-spirituality

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“Learning shamanism isn’t just about acquiring techniques in how to do it, but also how to incorporate and deal with the
changes it brings to everyday life.”
― S. Kelley Harrell, Teen Spirit Guide to Modern Shamanism

tags: modern-shamanism, shamanic-journeying, shamanism, spiritual-crisis, spiritual-emergency

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“Despite its prominence now, you don’t stumble onto the path of shamanism. That odd trail blazes itself to you.”
― S. Kelley Harrell, Teen Spirit Guide to Modern Shamanism

tags: modern-shamanism, shamanism, spiritual-path

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