6. The Story as Medicine (Navajo — Diné)

Among the Diné, a story is not just entertainment. It is a medicine bundle.

Some stories heat the blood. Others cool the mind. Some restore balance between what you feel and what you remember.

The Fool Method works the same way.

We do not remove the story — We alter its temperature.

We let it rest in your hands until it becomes medicine.

A story becomes healing When it no longer frightens the one who carries it.