He says that patients and doctors there would be partners, that in any particular moment you would never know exactly which partner was healing and which was being healed. Tom Booker heals the bodies and souls of Grace and Pilgrim. He eludes her, and she finally sinks down in a clearing, looking out over the mountains. It is a moment of healing for both of them. The healing power of place - San Salvatore as mystical venue of healing.
Many characters experience healing in the story, while others refuse to be healed.
The scene in which the teacher reaches out and touches Powder is a strong statement about the power of touch and human connection. Entwined snakes theme throughout film. CS Lewis delivers a speech about why God allows suffering. The Children's movie The Secret Garden deals with the interplay of healing from grief and physical healing and family system healing. There is also a scene where the children do a ritual to call back the grieving father of the now healed boy.