Animal Spell by Michael A Susko

Animal Spell by Michael A Susko

In a coming-of-age story, a wolf dog named Loner has lost his pack and must find a new one. He encounters an array of African animals and conflict, in which he switches back and forth between sides. Behind events the entire world is facing a deeper danger, a Vapor trying to take a physical form that would stop the future from coming. The story has an allegorical dimension, an archetypal resonance with its characters and the conflict between good and evil. The author invites you to take this fantastic journey in animals, in which you are invited to become aware of your shadow side and your true soul self.

Michael Susko, with an M.S. in Counseling Psychology, taught in a progressive elementary school, which featured arts integration. He has designed and taught college classes on Personal Archetypes and The Sacred Art of Indigenous Cultures. He has also led groups on dream interpretation. His familiarity with symbolism has helped him to write Down Below, which presents a fantasy realm which resonates with archetypal truths.

The author has varied experiences which helped him to write Up Above. For many years, he worked as a Psychiatric Halfway House Counselor, and as a Homeless Outreach Worker. He has been an advocate for the rights of psychiatric patients, having collected and edited oral histories in Cry of the Invisible and Transformational Stories. Last, he served as President of CIRCARE, a national organization dedicated to protecting the rights of research subjects.