American Selkie: One Woman's Journey Back to Wildness, Ancestral Wisdom, and Magic

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Author/Contributor(s): Jones, Naomi McDougall
Publisher: Penguin Life
Date: 7/20/2027
Binding: Hardcover
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Part spiritual quest and part journey home, American Selkie follows one woman’s search for the magic and wildness that lie beyond the boundaries of ordinary life

At the dawn of 2020, Naomi McDougall Jones, an award-winning filmmaker and advocate for women, was at the pinnacle of her career. Her viral TED Talk, “What It’s Like to Be a Woman in Hollywood,” had catapulted her to global recognition. But as the pandemic swept the world, Naomi found herself isolated in a crumbling house in Atlanta alongside a husband grappling with his own identity crisis. Stripped of her public voice, Naomi began to hear a quieter, more profound call.

The journey began with innocuous practices—tarot and astrology—but as the voice grew louder, she followed it down a rabbit hole of mystical experiences. Half skeptical, half believing, she embarked on an adventure that led her through a fellowship at Hemingway’s house, Mystery School, psychedelic experiences in the jungles of South America, and, ultimately, a journey back to her ancestral land in Scotland, where she discovered the magic in her bloodline and found what she had been searching for all along: a better understanding of herself.

This book is an initiation and invitation to women to courageously listen to their inner wisdom and trust their own magic.