In this inaugural Podcast episode we call And Then What? Practical Mysticism, Marilynn Hughes (a Christian Mystic) and Mark Anielski (author of The Economics of Happiness) discuss the subject of Freedom and Anxiety. How, in a world so polluted with fear and anxiety, can we live in a place of freedom from anxiety and live in a state of greater hope and joy?

We love this definition of mysticism that Franciscan Friar Richard Rohr has shared with us:

Mysticism is a special consciousness of the presence of God that by definition exceeds description and results in a transformation of the subject who receives it. It’s not enough to have wonderful theories about God. Authentic mystical encounter radically changes us and our way of living—our politics, relationships, economics. Otherwise so-called mysticism is just metaphysical rumination. Beverly Lanzetta, a contemporary theologian and monk within universal spirituality, shares the practical implications of mysticism. -- Bernard McGinn