Sisters of the Amber

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Sisters of the Amber

The Sisters of the Amber was an early New Age network around Merta Mary Parkinson. Parkinson headed two inter-locking networks. The Dena Foundation catered to the general audience. The more committed female members were invited to be part of the Sisters of the Amber. Parkinson was intrigued by the healing power of amber, and she sent a piece of the fossil resin to each of the women who dedicated themselves to be linked to each other in a life of loving service.

Parkinson was among the early supporters of the Universal Link network, which developed in England in the 1960s and was active in the United States into the 1980s. She wrote several books, but her loosely organized network died soon after her death in 1983.