An teaching story that follows the shapeshifting journey of C. Alexandra as she is catapulted into another world as the result of a stress-related illness. In her travels she meets shamanistic teachers in both animal and human form who help her remember who she truly is and how to bring harmony, balance, and meaning back into her life. She retrieves her own soul from the Land of the Dead, learns how to live in harmony with nature, explores the meaning of fear and separation, and falls in love with a man, thus beginning her adventure with true love.