Serene Conneeley is an Australian writer and witch with a fascination for history, travel, ritual, and the myth and magic of ancient places and cultures. As well as her novels, faery tales, non-fiction titles and oracle decks, she’s written for magazines about news, travel, health, spirituality, entertainment and social and environmental issues, edited several kids titles and Australian Geographic publications, and contributed to books on witchcraft, history and personal transformation.
She’s the author of original faery tales including The Swan Maiden, The Wattle Wife, The Snow Queen’s Daughter, The Sun Queen’s Apprentice and The Summer Queen’s Choice, as well as the Into the Mists and Into the Storm trilogies, non-fiction books Seven Sacred Sites, A Magical Journey, The Book of Faery Magic, Mermaid Magic and Witchy Magic, and creator of the meditation CD Sacred Journey and two enchanting oracle decks – Practical Magic: An Oracle for Everyday Enchantment and Light in the Darkness: An Oracle of Hope and Transformation.
Serene has studied magical and medicinal herbalism, bereavement counselling, bibliotherapy, reiki, reconnective healing and many other healing modalities, plus politics and journalism. She’s a member of the Australian Fairy Tale Society, and won the 2026 Award for Inspiration and Contribution to Australian Fairy Tale Culture.
She loves reading books, drinking tea, working out, visiting the swans in her backyard park, and celebrating the energy of the moon and the magic of the earth. Her pagan heart blossomed as she climbed mountains, danced in stone circles, crawled into ancient burial mounds, trekked along pilgrimage paths, wandered through ancient cathedrals and stood in the shadow of the pyramids on her travels, and she’s also, perhaps more importantly, learned the magic of finding true happiness and peace at home.
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