Jane Burns

Jane Burns is a shamanic practitioner and teacher who lives and works in CT. Her shamanic practice is inspired and shaped by Celtic myth and lore. She has published two novels, Up a Tree (2014) and The Hungry Sea. (2025).

“I have been writing since I was a child. My shamanic practice developed much later, when I was in my 40’s. Writing a novel is actually quite like being on a shamanic journey. In both cases, I endeavor to be the “hollow bone.” As a shaman, I often find I am transformed by the stories of those I journey for. As a writer, I am changed by the story as it unfolds on the page. I am not telling the story—I’m the first one who gets to hear it.”