by Kelley Harrell | Oct 24, 2018 | Creepy, Essay
For over a decade I posted personal spirit encounters as a lead-in to the Dark Time. This year I’m lazier, and better at curating =) . Instead of spreading my posts about Samhain, the Dead Time, deathwalking, and the Ancestors over weeks, I’m compiling all...
by Kelley Harrell | Oct 12, 2018 | Essay, Featured
This post contains references that may be triggering for surivors of patriarchy. During the public display of Dr. Ford’s personal life, an older article circulated on the rape of the well-maidens. It offers deeper insight into the Celtic story of the...
by Kelley Harrell | Mar 30, 2018 | Essay, Featured
A dynamic I see often brought up in shamanism forums is the projection that shamanism is and should be DIY, or it’s not authentic. (Ranting ahead.) Somewhere along the way modern shamanism internalized the idea that the shamanic path is done alone. Whether...
by Kelley Harrell | Feb 21, 2018 | Essay, Featured
This question is another that I see often in shamanism forums. The revelation of animal guides has spread far beyond mere shamanic trope. I see it brought up in tarot forums, groups focused on general spirituality, paganism, divination… It truly is the...
by Kelley Harrell | Feb 13, 2018 | Essay, Featured
Without a doubt, this the question I see most often in shamanism forums. Online, in-person, in the checkout line (seriously, that happened, once), people ask me at least once a week how to get started in shamanism. For the sake of not answering it evermore, I’m...
by Kelley Harrell | Jan 15, 2018 | Essay, Featured
“Do I have to work with Shadow to be a shaman?” It’s true. I bet I’ve been asked that question more than any other, over the last 25 years. That and “What’s my life purpose?” The funny thing is, we can’t know the answer...
