THE SELKIE'S DREAM: The Power of Returning to Soul

A Six-Week Mythic Journey of Sacred Storytelling

Unfathomable, ancient, timeless
The sea has always called us with its alluring beauty and mystery

Its depths hold songs and tales of love, longing and the wild, untamed feminine. Its currents are embracing, mesmerising and often treacherous. Cast a net into the waves and you will catch stories of freedom, loss, and love.

Join us on a six-week immersive exploration into the myths and memories held in the ocean and its elusive creatures— Selkies, Sirens, and Mermaids— wondrous hybrid beings who carry the wisdom of a more fluid, interconnected way of being. Their stories are ancient maps, guiding us home to our own depths, illuminating a path of renewal and remembering.

What is calling you in these times?

What wisdom stirs in the sacred waters
of your oceanic depths, waiting to be reclaimed?

Through mythic storytelling, creative exploration, earth centered processes and somatic practices, we trace the hidden threads of Selkie lore, revealing echoes of a more ancient, pre-patriarchal consciousness—a time of the Great Mother, fish and moon goddesses, snake women, and the cosmic womb mirrored in the ocean’s vastness.

The sea, the first cradle of life, holds stories that reconnect us to the sacred, regenerative forces of water, to our own mythic consciousness, and to the knowing that we are always in communion with the more-than-human world.

Connect with the life-giving wonder that is water.

Explore what water has to teach us about how to live wisely in these current times of immense change.

A MYTHIC JOURNEY ACROSS THE WATERS

• Dive beneath the ninth wave to meet the lost lands and forgotten wisdom of the ‘Summer Isles’, hidden in the mists of the Otherworld.

• Listen for the siren song that calls you to a wilder creativity and deeper truth.

• Trace the pathways of longing, soul loss, and a return to a greater belonging through the stories of the Selkie

• Explore the liminal thresholds between worlds, reclaiming intuition, vision, and inner authority. 

• Align with the regenerative, life-giving power of water and its sacred teachings. 

• Create and cross a threshold to ignite and embody creative potentials of your soul wisdom.

WHAT YOU WILLL RECEIVE:

• A rich, experiential journey into mythic consciousness and sacred storytelling.
  
  
• Creative practises and guided exercises to deepen your connection with water's wisdom.
  
  
• Six live, interactive session exploring the myths of Selkies, Sirens and oceanic goddesses.
  
  
• Two fabulous guest facilitators – mermaid Vyana Reynolds and sound channel and teacher Jane Elworthy
  
  
• Rituals and meditations to help you navigate transformation and reclaim your inner guidance and direction
  
  
• Personal reflection prompts to support your creative and spiritual deepening
  
  
• An inspiring and supportive community for sharing insights and deepening the journey together 

WHO IS THIS FOR?

This journey is for creatives, seekers, and lovers of myth who long to reconnect with their wilder, more intuitive selves. It is for those who:

• Feel called to explore sacred storytelling and the mythic imagination as a path of personal and collective transformation.
  
  
• Seek deeper alignment with nature's rhythms and the consciousness of water.
  
  
• Wish to reclaim their voice, creativity and soul's longing.
  
  
• Wish to experience the transformational power of story as a powerful guide for forging new ways and shapeshifting old habits.
  
  

Bring your own depths to light in a celebration of the feminine, and the wisdom and consciousness of waters. 

Let the Selkie invite a deep and embodied connection with yourself, the longing of your heart, and the other than human world.

TESTIMONIALS

Jacqui’s deep dives into story are transformational. This is true soul work, using a diverse variety of techniques to draw out who we are in our own stories. I emerged from her course with a new understanding of an old story, inspiration for a personal creative project, and a community of kindred spirits to travel with. Katie Carey, USA

Your workshops and classes are phenomenal and transformational!! I spelunked, grew, sprouted anew, and gained so much perspective on my own life and the world of story in your classes.  Karianna Rosenberg, USA

Be guided by these myths toward a more fluid, reverent way of living. The Selkie’s Dream is a journey of remembering—the language of the tides, the consciousness of water, our relationship with the Otherworld, an ever-renewing song of life.

WATER IS LIFE
COME, THE SEA IS CALLING

THE SELKIE'S DREAM 
The Power of Returning to Soul

A Six-Week Mythic Journey of Sacred Storytelling

   
Tuesdays, February 25 – April 1

Live classes either 12-2pm or 7-9pm Sydney Time

THE SELKIE’S DREAM

An inspiring, joyful, interactive and experiential program, inviting you to shake out your pelt, swim the depths, awaken all your senses and play with your creative ingenuity in a guided, loving and sometimes edgy container.  With stories, creative processes, connecting with mythic realities, ceremony, earth centered practises, meditation journeys, discussions and small breakout groups for deeper sharing, (optional).

AWAKEN INTO THE TRANSFORMATION OF A GREATER BELONGING 
THROUGH THE POWER OF MYTH AND THE WISDOM OF WATER

WEEKLY MODULES

Module One – Threshold
Tuesday February 25, 12-2pm AEST

Delve into the Celtic stories of seals and shapeshifting, longing and belonging, that guide you on a journey of recognising soul loss and reigniting the radiant fire within. Reclaim your intuition and embody your truest self as you rediscover what has been lost, betrayed, exiled or hidden from the depths of your soul.  Explore how the symbolic and literal sea claims you, and the insights available within liminal threshold places.

Module Two – Undercurrents
Tuesday March 4, 12-2pm AEST

Deepen further with the Selkie journey, uniting that which has been fractured, reclaiming pelt and gifts of metamorphosis. Going deeper, below the waves, with whale and seal, into the rhythms and memory of the sea and what might be revealed in the deep. An immersion in the wisdom of waters. Listening for what metaphorical ‘ocean’ is calling you. What’s asking to be bridged in these times?

Guest Class – Mermaid Vyana Reynolds
Sunday March 9, 11-12.30pm AEST
Based in Hawaii and a passionate advocator for the ocean and the lore of her land, Vyana shares inspiring and wildly, wonderful tales of the history and mythology of mermaids.

Module Three – Sirens, Selkies and Mermaids
Tuesday March 11, 12-2pm AEST
A mythic journey with the deep feminine within the oceans, exploring the folklore of Sirens, Selkies and Mermaids. Trace how their stories have changed over centuries, from beings of power and mystery, to seductive, monstrous women. They live beyond societal rules and logic, weaving us into timeless mysteries of ancient fish goddesses, women with voices of power and great earth cycles. Explore their personal and collective invitation of freedom, inter -connectedness and honouring of waters.

Module Four – Beyond the Ninth Wave
Tuesday March 18, 12-2pm AEST

Across the Celtic lands, stories tell of lost islands—some sinking beneath the sea like Atlantis or Ys, others slipping into the Otherworld, veiled in mist, like Tir-Na-Nog or the Blessed Isles. These mythic realms stir our deep longing for home, for reunion with the Otherworld, and for the rekindling of our mythic imagination. Often inhabited by enigmatic, magical women who call us beyond the known, they invite us beneath the waves, into the depths, to reveal what has been hidden and bring it to the shore.

Module Five – The Sacred Sea
Tuesday March 25, 12-2pm AEST

Journey into the deep currents of folklore, where ancient echoes of the primeval goddess and Great Mother still resonate. Underneath the patriarchal narratives emerges a profound reverence for life and the sacred feminine, entwined with water. Meet Tethys - Grandmother of the Waters, Clíodhna, Sedna, Stella Maris, Aphrodite, and Tiamat, the dragon mother. Reconnect with the oceanic origins of life and invite the sea’s wisdom to reshape and renew your personal creation stories, dissolving limitations and opening the way for transformation.

Module Six – Singing over the Seal Bones
Tuesday April 1, 11.30-2.00pm AEST
NB: 2.5-hour class with Jane Elworthy

What washes up on the shores of your life’s tide? Weave the mythic symbols and metaphors of these ancient tales into your consciousness. Find and follow your inner north star guidance across uncharted seas, aligning with the regenerative forces of water and the feminine medicine and vision contained here. Honour your own seal bones, your innate hybrid nature, and the deep magic that swims within.

Follow Up Class
Tuesday April 15, 6.30-8.00pm AEST
A shared conversation, meditation, offerings of any insights, writing, art or stories that have emerged. An opportunity for deepening and integrating our journey together.

THIS WORKSHOP INCLUDES:

• 6 online interactive and experiential 2 hour classes

• Guest teacher Jane Elworthy will be offering a guided sound and Rhythmbody, intuitive process in week 6 – a 2.5-hour class

• Guest teacher Vyana Reynolds will be joining us for a wide-ranging and inspiring conversation of living as a water being and oceanic creativity. A 1.5hr class

• All class meditations are accessible for easy download and re-listening

• Reading and podcast recommendations for further exploration.

• All classes will be recorded and available for permanent viewing.

• A book of creative prompts to ignite your inspiration, support and deepen your unfolding soul journey.

• The option to have a group partner/s outside of class to explore, collaborate and be creative with.This is usually a class highlight!

• Dedicated community group forum to share inspirations, writing and experiences with online

THE SELKIE’S DREAM – The Power of Returning to Soul
COURSE BEGINS TUESDAY FEBRUARY 25th 2025

COST: The Selkie’s Dream - $440 AU (Includes ticket fee)    

 
Partial scholarships are available- please contact me to enquire

YOUR FACILITATOR

Jacqui Bushell helps people awaken their creative essence through deep connection with the earth, story, and the sacred in nature. Blending plant spirit alchemy, energy awareness, embodiment and profound journey work, she inspires transformational shifts in how we see ourselves and the world. Jacqui has been dancing with the mythic imagination for much of her life, through her love of the wisdom held in fairy tales and her work as a spiritual herbalist listening for the voices and stories in the land.

Weaving story and earth medicine to foster deeper connections with nature and each other. Jacqui has been facilitating experiential women’s circles, workshops, and retreats internationally for 30 years. She inspires people to live passionately and creatively, in kinship with soul, spirit and the living world.

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GUEST FACILITATOR JANE ELWORTHY

Shamanic teacher and practitioner, sound healer, performer and channel of the Hathor and Pleiadean energies, Jane’s mission is to help people remember their true divine nature through the power of sound, rhythm and light code reactivation. She works internationally as a teacher, retreat facilitator, performer and sacred sound channel. After a profound awakening experience, she was called strongly to the ancient women’s instrument, the Frame Drum, and has been a master drum maker, frame drummer and founder/teacher of Rhythmbody for over 30 years.

Her work is experiential, often playful and profoundly transformational, encouraging people to embody their voice and authentic power. Jane anchors you back home again, in your body and sacred self, connected with spirit and earth, able to live your fullest potential.  

Janeelworthy.com

GUEST FACILITATOR VYANA REYNOLDS 

As an author, artist and Muse, Mermaid Vyana lures humanity to fall in love with the beauty of nature and learn from its creatures. Her stories are infused with magic and wonder, encouraging readers of all ages to see the world through the eyes of a mermaid, where kindness, freedom and harmony with nature are the norm. Vyana’s life is a testament to the magic and wisdom of the ocean, which she shares with the world through her art and storytelling and the mermaid ambassador program. She dives deep into the mermaid realms to find pearls of wisdom, hopeful that humanity will remember its true beauty, insight, and sovereignty and increase our love for the ocean, reminding us how to live symbiotically with each other and the planet. 

Like all mermaids, she bridges two worlds.  For 15 years, Vyana has embodied various archetypes of the Divine feminine as a Temple Pillar of the 13 Moon Mystery School.  As an attorney, she empowers her clients to write their end-of-life documents transmitting their wisdom into the future. She also founded the Phoenix Rising Empowerment Project which uses personal story telling as its core healing method for those who have experienced sexual harassment or violence.                                       

vyanareynolds.com/mermaid-ambassador/

Explore thresholds and deepen your relationship with the mythic imagination to animate and enchant, enhancing your relationship with body, psyche and nature, through the gifts of the sea.

“Stories heal us because we become whole through them. In the process of writing, of discovering our story, we restore those parts of ourselves that have been scattered, hidden, suppressed, denied, distorted, and forbidden, and we come to understand that stories heal.”   Deena Metzger

I really look forward to diving deep with you and exploring the power of myth as a transformational agent in our lives and the world.

FOR MORE INFORMATION 

Email: Jacquibushell@me.com   /   FB Jacqui Bushell