Despite its prominence now, you don’t stumble onto the…

“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…

— S. Kelley Harrell

“Even in woo woo circles, shamanism is the fringe of the fringe.”

— S. Kelley Harrell

“Children arrive animists. They learn about life, themselves, and empathy by imagining the liveliness of everything they come into contact with.”

— S. Kelley Harrell

“A racist notion found in neoshamanic circles is placing high value on indigenous wisdom but not on indigenous people.”

— S. Kelley Harrell

“How can a nation nourished on diversity breed its own shamanic tradition without retracing its steps to its varied ancestors?”

— S. Kelley Harrell

“When I say ‘practice’ I don’t mean repeating an act until you get it right. In this use, it means to instill regular discipline…

— S. Kelley Harrell

“I think the common experience is that modern shamans are called by the spirits; we just don’t have a collective belief system or community…

— S. Kelley Harrell

“At its heart shamanism is an ouroboros that, regardless of cultural or religious trappings that have crowded its path, what remains its critically profound…

— S. Kelley Harrell

“Healing stories are magickal tales born from personal tribulation and victory, which are then shared.”

— S. Kelley Harrell

“We can only prosper where we are.”

— S. Kelley Harrell

“Being healed means committing to use your resources and knowledge.”

— S. Kelley Harrell

“If we didn't have shadow we'd just sit around loving the light, likely doing nothing with it.”

— S. Kelley Harrell

“The soul is infinite, made up of aspects that come and go all the time. It’s our nature for parts of the soul to…

— S. Kelley Harrell

“Loving someone but not trusting them is a spiritual emergency.”

— S. Kelley Harrell

“Symbols are miracles we have recorded into language.”

— S. Kelley Harrell