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Self-Realization

The Deepest Encounter

Jungian analyst and author Donald Kalsched was winding up his presentation on Grimm’s fairy tale, "The Water of Life." He… R. Dixon Bell

Reconsidering Financial Security

Friends speak of living in faithfulness to God, of letting our outward lives be wholly patterned by obedience to the… Joanna Hoyt

The Cross and the Cuckoo’s Egg

I have followed with interest the rise, among U.S. churches, of scapegoating. Men who love men, women who love women,… Risa Stephanie Bear

Faith and Discernment

One of the things that first attracted me to Quakerism was the openness of Friends to a variety of spiritual… Susan Corson-Finnerty

What Jesus Means to Me

As an Orthodox Jewish boy in Manchester, England, I was taught that Christianity was the religion of our oppressors. It… Harvey Gillman

The 'Quaker sweat' is an important rite of passage

I read with concern the letters in the December 2005 Forum regarding the Quaker sweat lodge and Friends General Conference.… Jennifer Galloway

Aikido: The Quaker Martial Art

The Way of Peace The principle object of aikido is to build a paradise on Earth by creating harmony in… Michael Lee Zwiers

Moving Inward through Yoga

My spiritual life was nourished abundantly during my pregnancy, in part because of the natural turning inward that this time… Lisa Marie Rand

On Being Single and Quaker: Opposing Forces?

As I look off into the horizon of a youthful 50 that is drawing near, my mind fast-forwards into the… Valerie Brown

The Wounding and Healing of the Human Spirit

Sometimes when I’m tired—almost too tired—I can’t sleep. I want more food for the world and less suffering. I feel… Daniel Gottlieb

Not Another Holiday Letter

2004 was an unusual year. I wrote a Christmas letter on time. After a year’s hiatus from writing a Christmas… Sean Crane

Rancor

My son and I, separated by half a continent, had been talking on the phone for 30 minutes when he… Lance Wilcox
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