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Pine Forest Braucherei


The Pennsylvania Dutch: Reflections on the Past and Pathways Forward
Traffic on the Walt Whitman bridge was relatively light as I gazed out the passenger side window into the waters of the Port of...
Gretchen Swank
Jul 12, 20237 min read


The "Witches" of Tyrol & the Ripple Effect the European "Witch Hunts" Had Upon Folk Healers
Growing up, I knew two things-- I was "German & Swiss", and I was "Pennsylvania Dutch." The former I learned from my mother, who told me...
Gretchen Swank
Mar 27, 20239 min read


The Path of a Healer: Solitude, Nature, Ancestors, and Grace
I was feeling accumulated stress tonight, too much outward focus on life happening around me and not tending to the effects of that...
Gretchen Swank
Dec 15, 20223 min read
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