S. Marjorie Ratliff
I’m a writer, a natural health practitioner, an organic master gardener, and an educator.
I am all of these things because I believe life, healing, and evolution are about communication and reciprocity—between us and inside us. And “us” goes way beyond human beings. My writing explores these themes in many contexts.
Hundreds of millions of people on Earth choose homeopathic medicine to get well and stay well.
In North America, its use continues to grow rapidly. Yet it is still often misunderstood and marginalized. Homeopathy Rising explains the basis of this gentle and effective therapy, and why it has a vitally important role to play in modern healthcare. Not just another distant overview, this is an exploration for thinkers and questioners. One by one, it answers all of the common questions.
Most introductory books shy away from the controversies around—and within—homeopathy. This one faces them head-on. It gives you the information you need to confidently choose the right practitioner for you. But it also offers a glimpse of a far bigger perspective on health, sickness, and medicine. No matter what kind of medicine you choose, this thoughtful guide will change the way you think about healthcare.
Available in October, 2025
“The question was, if I were looking for a new kind of healthcare, would this help? And the answer is yes! This book directly answers most of the questions that have occurred to me over the years when I have heard or read about homeopathy.”
Monica Rico, PhD
Coming in 2026
A new edition of Little Earths
The natural laws that govern all healing and all medicine.
The intersection of science and conscience.
The unrecognized role a human being can play in restoring harmony to Earth’s ecosystems.
The constant interplay of the universal and the individual—forest and seed, cell and society.
Little Earths is a collection of essays that revolve around our most meaningful questions. They illuminate the grave symptoms of our fragmented thinking and feeling—a whole world pushed to the edge of catastrophe. And they trace the invisible threads of organic optimism and purpose which run through all life, like mycelium through the earth: communicating, reciprocating, regenerating, evolving.
From the forward to the first edition
“My bookshelves are groaning under the weight of truly wonderful, worthy books written by authors who share my passion for natural health, the natural environment, climate change, and social justice, but I have to confess that there are not many that I have read cover to cover… When I received Little Earths I sat down and read the whole thing in a day like a child encountering chocolate for the first time. It is an elegant distillation of years of experience and observation, written eloquently with a feather-like touch which makes it compulsive reading. It facilitates the reader to allow a web of connections to build around a central core, and to generate movement toward recognition that there IS another way for things to be.
Better still, the central tenets are not rocket science, they are magnificently simple and can be implemented by all of us who can tap into sensitivity, intuition, and wisdom. Enormous sums of money are not prerequisite for these changes and life-giving work, with all the pleasures of nurturing and sustaining natural processes, are the gentle rewards. This book is about healing and will offer an alternative perspective, a wakeup call, for those who are open and receptive.
Diving deep into something new is a miraculous event which may well be transformative. In this case the rewards will be paid forward endlessly, especially if you read and share discussions with friends and fellow truth seekers. And they are all somewhere in this book, so dive in, and don’t go back to sleep!”
“Ms. Ratliff has a gift with words. She has written a concise book which is extremely important for what the world is going through at this point in time, but her book would be helpful for any time in the history of our species. Little Earths is a must-read for anybody interested in creating a more beautiful world.”
Nathan Riley, MD, FACOG