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With a hot cup of Earl Grey tea in her hand, Artist Mystic Shelley will gladly discuss the strange dream you had the night before and deliver its meaning to you wrapped in a silver bow. She is, after all, a dream aficionado, having honed her skills in dream work and animal symbolism over the past two decades. She believes that everything in life can be viewed through this mystical lens if you dare to look. For instance, if you happen to notice an ant crossing your path, it is telling you to be patient about something. Suddenly, a hawk swoops down over your car while driving because it wants you to pay attention; an important message is coming your way. Maybe you had a dream about a dog. If so, it often means that you have a loyal friend, which is something to be cherished.

Shelley spent her childhood in Laurel Springs, NJ — a sleepy Victorian-type square mile town whose claim to fame is the Whitman-Stafford Farmhouse. The famous American poet, Walt Whitman, spent a few summers in the old homestead. Shelley spent most of her summers camping across the U.S.A. Her favorite place of all was the Sequoia National Park because of its majestic trees. She also loved to hold puppet shows, do arts and crafts, ride her bike, build snow forts and climb trees, bake cookies, rescue injured birds and watch cartoons non-stop. Both of her parents encouraged her to explore her artistic talent at an early age and on her fourth Christmas she received her first box of Crayola crayons. On the following day, she drew pictures on the living room and dining room walls to show her appreciation.

She later received a B.A. in Illustration from Rowan University, and won several awards for her artwork. It wasn’t until she had a series of revelatory dreams about being an author that she decided to actively pursue writing. The Dreylyng Prophecy is her first published novel. She also has a short story published in Chicken Soup for the Soul: Dreams and Premonitions, and another in Tall Tales and Short Stories from South Jersey. She is an active member of the South Jersey Writer’s Group, and resides with her rescue cat, Jasper, in Southern New Jersey. She can often be found hugging her favorite trees during her daily walks or handing out peanuts to the resident squirrels that regularly drive up to her office ‘takeout’ window. She loves big fluffy robes, English tea and all things magical.