“I'm ADD and psychic. I know things ahead of time but lose track of which is which.” — S. Kelley Harrell Adhd Copy Share Image
“Miraculously recover or die. That's the extent of our cultural bandwidth for chronic illness.” — S. Kelley Harrell Chronic Copy Share Image
“Editing is the very edge of your knowledge forced to grow--a test you can't cheat on.” — S. Kelley Harrell Editing Copy Share Image
“A racist notion found in neoshamanic circles is placing high value on indigenous wisdom but not on indigenous people.” — S. Kelley Harrell Cultural-appropriation Copy Share Image
“In the end, bless the darkness, hold the light, because the two aren't divisible.” — S. Kelley Harrell Animism Copy Share Image
“Being healed means committing to use your resources and knowledge.” — S. Kelley Harrell Committing Copy Share Image
“Learning shamanism solely from a book is like running with a razor sharp Ouija board.” — S. Kelley Harrell Books Copy Share Image
“We are the most open-feeling that we can be, when we can no longer be as we are.” — S. Kelley Harrell Animism Copy Share Image
“The rhythm of researching and querying holds all the fascination, endorphins, and residual scarring of picking a scab. It's a habit I… — S. Kelley Harrell Querying Copy Share Image
“Museums are the anthropological screened porches of suburbia. You can be near something great, but not actually personally experience it.” — S. Kelley Harrell Anthropology Copy Share Image
“Life is not a test administered by ourselves or a higher authority, and we’re not in form to learn lessons. We’re here… — S. Kelley Harrell Authentic self Copy Share Image
“Recognizing the connection to All Things, even in creepy moments, keeps me true to my animistic perspective. Finding growth from them is… — S. Kelley Harrell Animism Copy Share Image
“Children arrive animists. They learn about life, themselves, and empathy by imagining the liveliness of everything they come into contact with.” — S. Kelley Harrell Animism Copy Share Image
“We are all but symbols of some greater thing—totems of ourselves--subject to change and growth. When we forget that metaphoric sense of… — S. Kelley Harrell Animism Copy Share Image
“It's important to talk about fringe-of-the-fringe experiences, not just to show the humanity of intuitives, but to show humanity the commonness of… — S. Kelley Harrell Fringe Copy Share Image
“Learning shamanism isn’t just about acquiring techniques in how to do it, but also how to incorporate and deal with the changes… — S. Kelley Harrell Day life Copy Share Image
“The more I work with Nature and totemism, the more church is everywhere.” — S. Kelley Harrell Church Copy Share Image
“Despite its prominence now, you don’t stumble onto the path of shamanism. That odd trail blazes itself to you.” — S. Kelley Harrell Modern-shamanism Copy Share Image
“Regardless of geographical region or culture gardening is perhaps the most common and shared experience of Nature.” — S. Kelley Harrell Flower Copy Share Image
“What people resist the most about spiritual healing is changing their minds.” — S. Kelley Harrell Awareness Copy Share Image
“Even in woo woo circles, shamanism is the fringe of the fringe.” — S. Kelley Harrell Fringe Copy Share Image
“All wisdom contracts then expands, contracts then expands. That is how consciousness evolves.” — S. Kelley Harrell Consciousness Copy Share Image
“I think that being a soul in flesh is really challenging and we should all give ourselves more credit.” — S. Kelley Harrell Challenging Copy Share Image
“a quick turn around a corner and my planet becomes sand on the shore of a dying Universe” — S. Kelley Harrell Assault-survival Copy Share Image
“By bringing a soulful consciousness to gardening sacred space can be created outdoors.” — S. Kelley Harrell Flower Copy Share Image
“Often it isn’t the initiating trauma that creates seemingly insurmountable pain, but the lack of support after.” — S. Kelley Harrell Abuse-survivors Copy Share Image
“Though it doesn’t feel like it, crisis places us front and center of desire, which is the force of power.” — S. Kelley Harrell Choice Copy Share Image
“How can a nation nourished on diversity breed its own shamanic tradition without retracing its steps to its varied ancestors?” — S. Kelley Harrell Healing Copy Share Image
“I first felt myself a shaky axis between worlds when I watched my grandfather move those prophetic queens.” — S. Kelley Harrell Beekeeping Copy Share Image
“Loving someone but not trusting them is a spiritual emergency.” — S. Kelley Harrell Love Copy Share Image
“Being a medium who can communicate with souls isn't the same as one who can interact with them. It's the difference between… — S. Kelley Harrell Communication Copy Share Image
“She was the cook, the hostess, the comforter, and the keeper of all the mysterious secrets for how to do just about… — S. Kelley Harrell Food Copy Share Image
“Engaging spirits isn’t an elitist ability or industry, it’s being active in the connection with All Things. It’s innate to us all.” — S. Kelley Harrell Engaging Copy Share Image
“I think the common experience is that modern shamans are called by the spirits; we just don’t have a collective belief system… — S. Kelley Harrell Community Copy Share Image
