Serene Conneeley is an Australian author living on Gadigal Country, with a fascination for history, travel, ritual and the myth and magic of ancient places and cultures. She’s written for magazines about news, travel, health, spirituality, entertainment and social and environmental issues, been editor of several magazines, and contributed to international books on history, witchcraft, psychic development and personal transformation.

She’s the author of the original faery tales The Swan Maiden, The Snow Queen’s Daughter and The Sun Queen’s Apprentice, the Into the Mists Trilogy – Into the Mists, Into the Dark and Into the Light; the Into the Storm Trilogy – Into the Storm, Into the Fire and Into the Air; as well as the non-fiction books Seven Sacred Sites: Magical Journeys That Will Change Your Life, A Magical Journey: Your Diary of Inspiration, Adventure and Transformation, Faery Magic, Mermaid Magic and Witchy Magic; and creator of the meditation CD Sacred Journey: A Meditation to Connect You to the Magic of the Earth, and the oracle decks Practical Magic and Light In the Darkness.

Serene is a reconnective healing practitioner, and has studied magical and medicinal herbalism, bereavement counselling, reiki and many other healing modalities, plus politics and journalism. She loves reading, drinking tea, working out, and celebrating the energy of the moon and the magic of the earth. Her pagan heart blossomed as she climbed mountains, danced in stone circles, crawled into ancient burial mounds, stood in the shadow of the pyramids and did rituals with witches and shamans on her travels, and she’s also learned the magic of finding true happiness and peace at home.