Category Archives: Stories that Heal

Embracing Darkness, Receiving Light

Posted on December 22, 2025 by friendmarcelle

Darkness is beautiful and necessary, but the light of the sun is essential, too. It is the source of the energy that powers our bodies and those of all other living things. Continue reading →

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Come Remember Who You Really Are

Posted on December 7, 2025 by friendmarcelle

Being a Resident Student at Pendle Hill I knew early in my acquaintance with Pendle Hill that I wanted to be a resident student someday. After years attending conferences and other events, I was joyful when the time finally came. … Continue reading →

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Drawn Deeper into Forest: the Healing Power of Trees

Posted on September 5, 2025 by friendmarcelle

A story of being drawn by a tree, and then a cluster of trees and a remnant of forest to find greater grounding, wholeness, and healing in nature. And hearing the call of nature to preserve our endangered forests. Continue reading →

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Joanna Macy: A Life Dedicated to Healing the World

Posted on August 10, 2025 by friendmarcelle

Joanna Macy, a vibrant teacher and guide, passed away at 96, having profoundly influenced many through The Work That Reconnects. Her life encompassed a journey from exploring Christian ministry to embracing Buddhism and environmental activism, emphasizing the interconnectedness of the living world, and teaching that collectively experiencing our grief for the destruction of living systems can free us to take action on behalf of the world. Continue reading →

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Nature’s Voice in The Nutmeg’s Curse: A Call for Planetary Healing

Posted on April 21, 2025 by friendmarcelle

In The Nutmeg’s Curse, Amitav Ghosh traces the roots of the climate crisis back to colonial exploitation of land and people, starting with the 17th-century Dutch takeover of the Banda Islands. He calls for a profound reconnection with the Earth, advocating for Indigenous and other spiritual perspectives that recognize the living nature of our planet. Continue reading →

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Finding Guidance through Dreams: Tina Tau’s Remarkable Memoir

Posted on December 2, 2024 by friendmarcelle

Tina Tau’s memoir, Ask For Horses, explores her life through forty dreams, revealing insights about herself and her relationships. The unique format intertwines dream narratives with personal reflections and guidance from a wise perspective she names “Hawkeye.” Tau’s dreams encourage her to engage actively with life and encourage her to pursue her heart’s true desires. She identifies thirteen key “Big Messages” offered by her dreams. Continue reading →

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Quaker Dreaming

Posted on February 2, 2024 by friendmarcelle

I will pour out my spirit on all flesh; your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, and your young men shall see visions. — Joel 2: 28 Has a dream ever changed the way … Continue reading →

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Cured of “Incurable” Diseases

Posted on August 14, 2023 by friendmarcelle

In Cured, Dr Jeffrey Rediger describes what he has learned from studying cases of spontaneous healing of diseases considered incurable. He tells fascinating case stories and describes the changes in diet, lifestyle, relationships, and identity that characterize these healings. Continue reading →

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Between This Life and the Next

Posted on October 17, 2022 by friendmarcelle

About a year after my friend Jim died, I began to sense–or imagine–that from the next life he was somehow nudging me to write about my experience of his dying and death–and what happened afterwards. It was as though he … Continue reading →

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Deep and Going Deeper

Posted on January 1, 2022 by friendmarcelle

In the final lines of his book Deep, journalist James Nestor ponders the mystery of the human being and asks, “What are we?” It is a question, he says, that he asks with every breath, the question that drove his … Continue reading →

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