The Laughing Mystics: Jungian Psychology, Christian Spirituality, and Laughter

We continue our Passion journey.

Reading - Mk 14:1—15:47

Scroll down to last reading. https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/032424.cfm

Edward Edinger in "Ego and Archetype" re: the crucifixion: "This state is a transition period. It is the limbo of despair following the death of an old life orientation and preceding the birth of a new one. Jesus’ resurrection symbolizes the birth of a more comprehensive personality which can result from the conscious acceptance of the crucifixion ordeal.”

This was a tough episode for many reasons. Moving into the Passion is hard and Laura struggles to have the courage to share her perspectives on it. Palm Sunday has 4 readings. Here we cover the first three. The next episode is our reading of the Passion and the third episode is our discussion of it. Thank you for sharing this journey with us!

Readings:

Procession with Palms – Gospel Mk 11:1-10, Is 50:4-7, Phil 2:6-11

https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/032424.cfm

“All the gods, all the heavens, all the hells, are within you.”

- Joseph Campbell

The Jesus Myth by Father Andrew Greeley

Edward Edinger – The Christian archetype : a Jungian commentary on the life of Christ

A. K. Coomaraswamy observes, “Myth embodies the nearest approach to absolute truth that can be stated in words.”

Music – “Selfish” by Theeves and Distant Candle Light by Tommy H Brandon - Licensed by Artlist

Thank you to listener Sue P. for sending over this article about the political context of the original Palm Sunday procession.

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We continue to follow cycle C readings.

We discuss our inner wasteland and our wildness, the daily process of resurrection, and finding a third way to deal with political traps.

Edward Edinger "The Christian Archetype: a Jungian commentary on the life of Christ.

“The divine process of change manifests itself to our human understanding . . . as punishment, torment, death, and transfiguration.” -Carl Jung; Alchemical Studies

Readings: Isaiah 43:16-21, Philippians 3:8-14, John 8:1-11

https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/040625.cfm

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Marci shares a wonderful poem by Mechthild of Magdeburg.

We explore the powerful story of the Prodigal Son.

Today's readings -Joshua 5:9a, 10-12, 2 Corinthians 5:17-21, Luke 15:1-3, 11-32

https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/033025-YearC.cfm

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 New episodes every Friday!

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In this episode:

Marci explains the Beguine movement and offers a wonderful poem by Haedwig – a 13th-century poet and mystic.

https://www.greynun.org/2020/02/the-beguines-of-medieval-europe-mystics-and-visionaries/

We talk about “callings” and God’s need of a human partner for Divine work in the world.

Laura mentions Jung’s exploration of God’s evolution in his book, Answer to Job.

https://a.co/d/9V2k6yq

https://footnotes2plato.com/2024/05/11/reading-jungs-answer-to-job/

Teilhard De Chardin also talked about “God in evolution” but we’re not sure if he meant that God was also evolving with us? Maybe someone else can tell us?

https://christogenesis.org/teilhard-de-chardin-and-the-future-of-god/

We discuss Paul’s zeal and “shadow.”

Laura mentions the importance of Edward Edinger and his book Ego and Archetype: Individuation and the Religious Function of the Psyche

https://a.co/d/dAiQ9UC

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We talk about the power of imagination, we wonder about the history of Gnosticism.

https://earlychristianhistory.net/gnostic.html

Laura mentions the book- The Gift: How the Creative Spirit Transforms the World 

https://tinyurl.com/y3yex6m4

and we talk about "The Transfiguration" a Song by Sufjan Stevens

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDnmO4cTUGc 

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Music licensed through Artlist

Still recording in stereo. That will soon change!

Laura revisits the idea of "left and right hands" from last week's gospel. Letting her artistic gifts be given from the left hand means that she may not know what happens to them next.

Marci offers many mystical moments.

Readings: Deuteronomy 26:4-10,  Romans 10:8-13, ⁠⁠ Luke 4:1-13

https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/030925.cfm

Soul, if you want to learn secrets, your heart must forget about shame and dignity. You are God's lover, yet you worry what people are saying.

--Rumi

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New episodes every Friday!

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This is our official launch, so that we can start in a season (Lent). This was our first attempt at recording (some was put into our trailer episode). We are in stereo (but that will end). Laura enters a steep learning curve in the recording/editing process.

Marci makes some confessions in this episode! She also creates the SIN slot machine analogy.

Readings:

Joel 2:12-18, 2 Corinthians 5:20—6:2, Matthew 6:1-6, 16-18

https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/030525.cfm

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New episodes (mostly) every Friday!

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Music licensed through Artlist

8th Sunday in the “Kingdom of Heaven is Now" (aka Ordinary Time)

Keeping to our "beginners mind" mindset, Marci and Laura explore the Johari window (and "blindspot tees")

http://tiny.cc/6ez9001

http://tiny.cc/sdz9001

Themes of the vessel being cooked, also found in alchemy

http://tiny.cc/qgz9001

and Marci's "good fruit test." And another mention of Ilia Delio.

https://christogenesis.org/about/ilia-delio/

Readings: Sirach 27:4-7, ⁠ ⁠ 1 Corinthians 15:54-58, Luke 6:39-45

Thank you for listening ! Our official launch is March 5.

Questions? Comments? Please send to [email protected]

New episodes every Friday!

For more on Laura Lewis-Barr visit Psychescinema.com

For more on Marci Madary visit Insideoutspirituality.com

7th Sunday in the “Kingdom of Heaven is Now" (aka Ordinary Time)

Marci and Laura explore the challenging passage “turn the other cheek," with great scholarship from https://www.trinitycoatesville.org/sermons/turning-the-other-cheek-2/

We also discuss Julian of Norwich, the musical Les Misérables, and we mention the ideas of Ilia Delio

https://christogenesis.org/about/ilia-delio/

Readings - 1 Samuel , 1 Corinthians, Luke 6

https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/022325.cfm

Thank you for listening ! Our official launch is March 5.

Questions? Comments? Please send to [email protected]

New episodes every Friday!

For more on Laura Lewis-Barr visit Psychescinema.com

For more on Marci Madary visit Insideoutspirituality.com