Collections of my writings that have been published.

How Far Have You Traveled? (2019)
The core of this book is about goodness. Knowing your own goodness offers strength and balance for hard work, specifically healing oneself and others, and describes an underlying dynamic that makes the path of healing smoother.

The Dance Between Hope & Fear (2013)
This book is about my work as a Quaker healer. It is not a how-do-do-healing-book, but a mosaic of pieces I have set down over thirty years to try and understand myself, my healing work, spiritual honesty, and giving over to Diving leadings.
Other Published Works
“True Love,” Friends Journal (July 1997)
“Six Healing Sayings,” Friends Journal (May 1988)
Massage Therapy Journal (Spring 1990)
“A Ministry of Touch,” Friends Journal (August 1991)
“Released to Do Good Works,” Friends Journal (November 1994)
“Reverence Makes Bodywork More Meaningful”
Massage Therapy Journal (Spring/Summer 1997)
“Having a Gift,” Friends Journal (July 1999)
“Did It Hurt To Listen,” Out in the Mountains (March 2000)
“Still Learning,” Peace Team News (Winter 2000)
Published Works – Blog Versions
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A Call to the Religious Society of Friends To A Conference on the Treatment and Prevention of Torture
Dear Friends, I believe the time has come for Quakers to create a conference on torture. Increasingly, there are corners without Light in American culture and places of American domination…
Notes on My Books
- The Dance Between Hope & Fear Now Available for PurchaseJohn Calvi’s new book THE DANCE BETWEEN HOPE & FEAR is now available from Quakerbooks orAmazon. This book is not a how-to-do-healing book, but a mosaic of written pieces and speeches John set down for over thirty years in order to understand himself, his healing work, the elements spiritual honesty, and giving over to Divine leadings. John’s second book HOW… Read more: The Dance Between Hope & Fear Now Available for Purchase