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Image by Brooke Porter (courtesy of Jess Serrante).
You are not a separate being. You belong to the living body of Earth. You are the Earth, looking up at the stars. You are the Earth, becoming conscious of itself.” – Joanna Macy
Update (July 19, 2025): Please see Joanna’s memorial page.
Dear friends in the Work That Reconnects community,
We want you all to know that Joanna Macy, our beloved root teacher, is now on home hospice. She is being lovingly cared for by her children, grandchildren, and a few dear friends.
A couple of weeks ago, Joanna fell at home and broke her hip. After undergoing surgery and spending over a week in the hospital, she returned home to recover. Just two days later, she developed pneumonia – and with her characteristic clarity and courage, expressed her wish to remain at home, surrounded by love. Her care team shifted to hospice, and since then, Joanna has been gently letting go.
In this bittersweet moment, we hold many things at once: deep gratitude for her life, sorrow at her impending departure, and awe at the grace and presence she brings even now. One friend shared today – “Joanna truly loves every drop of life.”
May we join her in that love. Let us use this time to live more vividly, more gratefully – to walk with open hearts, to say what matters, to cherish the sacred ordinary.
With love and gratitude,
The Work That Reconnects Network Weavers
If you would like to stay up-to-date on Joanna’s transition, you can find daily updates here.
If you are looking for ways to feel connected to Joanna’s legacy, we recommend the following resources:
- Joanna’s website
- About Joanna, including a list of books she’s authored and co-authored
- We Are the Great Turning Podcast featuring Joanna Macy (produced by Jess Serrante via Sounds True in 2024)
- Let This Darkness Be a Bell Tower, by Rainer Maria Rilke – translated and read by Joanna Macy (On Being)
- A Wild Love for the World (On Being)
- The Great Turning film with Joanna Macy
- Joanna Macy on the Shambhala Warrior Prophecy (produced by Chris Landry in 2016)
- Treasuring Your Emotional Connection to the Wold with Joanna Macy (produced by Vicki Robin via Resilience in 2022)
- Climate Crisis as a Spiritual Path (produced by Old Dog Documentaries)
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