When we are traumatized as little children, we tuck away that innocent, trusting, fun-loving part of ourselves deep inside for safekeeping. We guard that precious gem with our self-protective ego—our Dragon. Then the time comes when we have matured and healed to the point where we can reach out to our sheltered child—that lost part of our souls—and say, “Come and take my hand—It is now safe, and I am able take care of you. We will again be our whole self, with the wisdom of age rejoined with the joy and spontaneity of youth.”
That rescuing of our lost child is the shamanic Soul Retrieval Journey. This book prepares us for the Journey by teaching us how to breathe Fire, so that we are immune to the scorching Dragon’s Breath. Then we are taught how to outsmart the Dragon, which is him testing us to see if we are truly ready for him to entrust us with the care of the priceless jewel we have entrusted him to hold for us for all those years.
Part II of the book is a collection of Dragon stories from around the world, so that the Soul Retrieval Journeyer (who could be us or the trauma therapist/shamanic practitioner assisting us) can choose a Dragon archetype and Soul Retrieval map that best fits who we are.
Publishing date: autumn 2025
