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Turning to the Mystics with James Finley
Turning to the Mystics is a podcast for people searching for something more meaningful, intimate and richly present in the divine gift of their lives. James Finley, clinical psychologist and Living School faculty, offers a modern take on the historical contemplative practices of Christian mystics like Teresa of Avila, Thomas Merton, John of the Cross among others. Leaning into their experiences can become a gateway to hope, healing and oneness. Together with Kirsten Oates from the Center for Action and Contemplation, they explore listener questions and examine their own paths as modern...
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4.8 stars from 2,125 ratings
Deep spiritual teaching
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“I’ve been listening to this podcast for the last couple of years / have listened to each episode at least two or three times - and found this extremely illuminating and helpful for my contemplative practice. It’s rare to find a true expert who has actually experienced these profound states and...”Read full review »
RDBMD via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
10/17/24
Petrel is a bird
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“The wave cry, the wind cry….
Of the petrel and the porpoise..
(Petrol is oil)
I am deeply grateful to both of you for this amazing podcast, I have followed since day one! You are such a blessing.”
SharonArtC via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
10/11/24
Grace-Filled
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“My heart is grateful for the fullness of this podcast message in “Four Quartets”…consciousness needing time to reflect eternity and the depth of letting go to the perfection of timeless unknowing and living as that which looks for the formless eternal in all the tattered patterns of this...”Read full review »
Passing one via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
10/05/24
Recent Episodes
In this fourth dialogue session Jim and Kirsten focus on quartet four, Little Gidding.
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Turning to the Mystics is a podcast by the Center for Action and Contemplation. To learn more about James Finley, visit his faculty profile here.
The transcript for this episode can be found...
Published 11/04/24
Published 11/04/24
This is the fourth session that focuses on the poet T.S. Eliot and his work, Four Quartets. In the tenor of the ancient practice of Lectio Divina, James Finley begins with passages from Four Quartets, reflects on the qualitative essence of the spirit of this text, and finishes with a meditative...
Published 10/28/24
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