Nicki Scully has been teaching healing, shamanic arts, and the Egyptian Mysteries since 1983. During her first visit to Egypt with the Grateful Dead in 1978, Nicki experienced an epiphany that transformed her life. She deepened her focus on healing and began delving into the hidden shamanic arts of Egypt. She is now a lineage holder in the Hermetic tradition of Thoth, her teacher and mentor. With Thoth she developed Alchemical Healing--a comprehensive healing form that is practiced by thousands of practitioners internationally. In the late '80s, Nicki founded Shamanic Journeys, Ltd.⎯her venue for conducting workshops, retreats, and spiritual pilgrimages to Egypt and other sacred sites.Nicki's newest book, co-authored with Normandi Ellis is The Union of Isis and Thoth: Magic and Initiatory Practices of Ancient Egypt. Her other books include Alchemical Healing, A Guide to Spiritual, Physical, and Transformational Medicine; Power Animal Meditations, Shamanic Journeys with your Spirit Allies; and a seven-CD program called Becoming An Oracle. She is also the co-author of Shamanic Mysteries of Egypt and The Anubis Oracle. Nicki lives in Eugene, OR, where she writes, maintains a healing and shamanic consulting practice and owns a lovely retreat center with her husband, Mark Hallert. The healing and retreat center has a temple, guesthouse, a seasonal sweat lodge, extensive gardens and a peaceful pond surrounded by natural woods for strolling and meditation. There, she hosts 2-3 retreats and several weekend workshops every summer for participants to deeply study the art and practice of Alchemical Healing, Personal and Planetary Healing, the Egyptian Mysteries and Pantheon, as well as other seminars and small gatherings for other studies and arts.To find out more about Nicki's healing work and books, please visit http://shamanicjourneys.com/