Chelan Harkin has been channeling ecstatic poetry for years and has now published two books in the past seven months, Susceptible to Light and Let Us Dance!: The Stumble and Whirl With The Beloved. Her publishing journey has been mystical and transformational and filled with "prayer experiments" gone right. Chelan has regularly been compared to the great mystic poets, Rumi, Hafiz, and Rilke. She lives in a geographically spectacular region of Washington State, The Columbia Gorge, with her husband and two small children. In her poetry and in her life, Chelan continually invites the fumbling, suffering parts of our nature and our divinity to meet for tea in the heart, to have a great laugh, and share a big hug.

Website: chelanharkin.com

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Summary and Transcript of this interview.

Interview recorded July 3, 2021

YouTube Video Chapters:

00:00:00 - Introduction to Buddha at the Gas Pump

00:04:59 - Connecting with Hafez: Inspiring Poetry and Publishing Success

00:09:55 - The Spontaneous Poem

00:14:14 - The Feeling of a Coming Poem

00:17:55 - Unleashing Our Inner Genius

00:21:48 - The Birth of Creativity

00:26:12 - Healing through Hypnotherapy

00:30:33 - Reframing and Reclaiming "I'm Too Much"

00:35:15 - Inspiration from Night Walks

00:39:32 - The Humility of Relationships

00:43:15 - The Worst Thing We Ever Did

00:47:36 - Opening Up to Vulnerability

00:52:09 - The Strength in Sensitivity

00:56:56 - The Essence of Infinity and Connection

01:01:11 - A Serendipitous Connection with Daniel

01:05:35 - Summoning Poetry with Hafez

01:09:32 - Chelan's Spiritual Upbringing

01:13:31 - A Sacred Experience in Bahala's Prison Cell

01:17:04 - Chelan's Aneurysm Journey

01:20:33 - The Impact of Diet and Social Media on Channeling Abilities

01:24:39 - The Thirst for Intellectual Knowledge

01:28:52 - The Potency of Embodied Spirituality

01:33:28 - The Power of Prayer

01:37:34 - Finding Joy in Work

01:41:18 - The God Who Made the Octopus

01:45:28 - The Cosmic Wallop and Cosmic Timing

01:49:19 - Discovering the Poet Within

01:52:33 - The Power of Language

01:56:21 - Living an Authentic Truth

01:59:41 - Openness to Opportunities

02:03:11 - Farewell and Good Wishes