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Special Edition – The Mystic’s Curse
Some people, as they move and grow along the spiritual path discover that their’s is the unique path of the mystic. The mystic’s path is a profound gift, but at the same time in a world that might...
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The Magdalene’s Response to the New Pope
Sometimes blog posts seem to come out of nowhere and simply fly out of my pen or from my fingers onto the keyboard in a way that seems as if it is coming from somewhere beyond me. I care not whether...
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Mystic Manifesto
What does it mean to be a mystic in the modern-world? What do we have that Teresa of Avila, John of the Cross, Francis and Clare didn’t have? How are we called to be mystics in a world that often...
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Loneliness and Longing
Flipping through my journal yesterday, I came upon a poem I wrote that was inspired by a line from Rilke, “You are the partner to her loneliness.” The “You” to which Rilke is referring is God. Here...
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The Mystic as Grump – Guest Blogger John Backman
A big thank you to guest blogger, John Backman, for this contribution to the discussion on contemplatives and mystics. (See John’s bio, etc. below.) In this post, John highlights the mystic’s drive...
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How to Change Ourselves so WE Can Change the World!
Yesterday, I responded to the current political debacle (the government shutdown) and complete failure of our government to do what WE hired them to do, by issuing an invitation, “If we want the world...
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Mystics, Madwomen and a Rock and Roll God
The journey of the Soul, I have learned, comes in fits and starts. Sometimes seemingly stagnant, sometimes dead and lying in the grave, sometimes dancing naked in the streets – a journey that we want...
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Mystics are Not Normal
Hee hee. I love reading the words that people “google” that end up leading them to my website. Every once in awhile, these words stir me to write more on the topic for which they are seeking. Today,...
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What is your Magic? Part 4 – the forgotten charism!
In today’s blog we continue exploring the charisms, magic, spiritual gifts with which you have been uniquely gifted to experience meaning, purpose and fulfillment in your life and through which you are...
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Readying for the New World
Yesterday, while sitting in meditation, my spirit journeyed. I journeyed to the garden where I usually find myself when I know I have journeyed to the “Upper World” and where I meet with my spirit...
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If Jesus is the Sun, Mary Magdalene is the Moon
For 2000 years, the lunar aspect of Christianity has been missing. Very early in the evolution of Christianity, the Holy Feminine was supplanted by the ruling paradigm of the Roman world which was...
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Lessons on Loneliness
I have had many conversations with fellow mystics on the topic of loneliness. As mystics we ARE different from the norm, usually pretty far-left of center. Many find it difficult to relate to or...
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The Magdalene’s Response to the New Pope
Sometimes blog posts seem to come out of nowhere and simply fly out of my pen or from my fingers onto the keyboard in a way that seems as if it is coming from somewhere beyond me. I care not …...
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