Tracey Lea Clark

The Temple Within is a spiritual guide and poetic companion for survivors of domestic violence, offering a trauma-informed journey back to sacred self. Rooted in mythic storytelling, ancestral symbolism, and ritual practice, this book invites readers to rebuild their inner temple after harm, not through instruction, but through breath, remembrance, and ritual reclamation.

Structured as a cyclical passage through silence, rupture, voice, and return; each chapter serves as a threshold. Survivors are gently guided through emotional landscapes using breathwork, reflection prompts, and symbolic rituals designed to restore agency, dignity, and connection. The book honors the nonlinear nature of healing, allowing readers to move at their own pace, revisit chapters as needed, and shape their own sacred architecture.

Drawing from archetypal motifs, feminine wisdom, and embodied resilience, The Temple Within offers a sanctuary for those who have been silenced, broken, or forgotten. It does not seek to fix or explain, it seeks to witness, to hold, and to ignite. For every reader reclaiming their breath, their story, and their flame, this book becomes a vessel of transformation.