LOVE AND ABOVE
A JOURNEY INTO SHAMANISM, COMA AND JOY
What happens when you are in a coma for a month? Where does the soul travel? How do you come back? And what are the other-worldly secrets you may carry?
When journalist Sarah Bullen’s husband discovers he has a brain tumour, he pursues a shamanic path to fight the cancer that catapults them into a world of ritual and ceremony. Alongside hospitals, surgery and treatments came a wilder journey of spiritual searching. Then the impossible happens: she falls ill. While in a month-long coma, Sarah travels through near-death and into other realms and worlds. She comes back with an urgent message from beyond, and a spark to follow.
Sarah Bullen is a multi-published author, storyteller and much loved international writing mentor with a unique brand of humour and heart. She runs writing mentorships, mystical storytelling retreats and women's rites of passages around the world. Her books include Hey Baby! The Hip New Mom's Guide That's All About You and Write your Book in 100 Days! Stop Mucking About & Just Write.
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LOVE AND ABOVE
​Award-winning journalist and international author Sarah Bullen and her filmmaker husband were living an idyllic life in their 30s. However, their world was turned upside down when her husband realized that his ‘entranced moments’ were actually symptoms of a brain tumor. Choosing to combat the cancer through African shamanic practices, the couple embarked on a journey into a mystical world of ritual and ceremony.
The Unthinkable Happens
In a twist of fate, just a month before her husband’s death, Sarah herself fell gravely ill with pneumonia. Within 24 hours, she was in a coma and on life support, fighting for her own life. She remained in the coma for three weeks, during which time she had a near-death experience, traveling through other realms and worlds.
African Rituals and Spiritual Adventures
"Love & Above" is rich with African rituals and shamanic practices, taking readers on a wild journey through other realms. From near-death experiences to encounters with spirit guides and angels, the book is filled with wild rapture and infinite possibilities.
A Message from Beyond
Sarah returned from her coma with profound messages and a spark to follow. This experience became a roadmap that has inspired many, guiding them through their own challenges and spiritual journeys.
Infinite Possibility and
Wild Rapture
Sarah Bullen's story is not just about survival but about embracing the infinite possibilities that life and the spiritual world offer. Her adventures and insights provide a unique perspective on life, death, and the boundless nature of love and spirituality.
Author, Literary Agent, Speaker & Writing Mentor
Sarah Bullen is an author, storyteller and much loved international writing mentor with a unique brand of humour and heart. She runs writing mentorships, mystical storytelling retreats and women's rites of passages around the world. Her books include Hey Baby! The Hip New Mom's Guide That's All About You and Write your Book in 100 Days! Stop Mucking About & Just Write. She is a former journalist and magazine editor
Her range of books include:
Part 1 - From Movie Director to Brain Cancer and the Sangoma Journey
Young and in love. Married and pregnant a week later.
There's a shadow there. A dark one
Out of brain surgery and back online
Can you hear me?
Dancing in Air - initiation ceremony in Botswana
A portrait by Roeloef van Wyk Jong Afrikaner project examines and reflects on modern Afrikaner. "Llewelyn Roderick’s blue-grey eyes stare straight at the viewer from his portrait. Van Wyk says he was photographed shortly after treatment for a brain tumour. Closer examination reveals the scar running down the side of his head and the cold sores on his lips, the result of chemotherapy. With a little background knowledge the photograph becomes a study of quiet dignity."
It's the final countdown
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LOVE AND ABOVE BLOG
Stage 2: COMA! THREE WEEKS OF SOUL TRAVEL
From magazine boss to coma.
Just a week before
running a writing
event.