Serene Conneeley is an Australian writer 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, and contributed to international books on witchcraft, psychic development, history and personal transformation.She is the author of the YA novels Into the Mists and Into the Dark and the non-fiction titles Seven Sacred Sites and A Magical Journey, co-author, with Lucy Cavendish, of Witchy Magic, Mermaid Magic and The Book of Faery Magic, and creator of the meditation CD Sacred Journey. Serene is a reconnective healing practitioner, and has studied magical and medicinal herbalism, angel therapy, reiki and many other healing modalities, as well as politics and journalism. She is the editor of the preschool magazines Little Friends and Little Active Learners, and has worked for publications including Cosmopolitan, Dolly, Woman's Day, The West Australian newspaper, Hot Metal, Spellcraft and Your Destiny. www.SereneConneeley.com.