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February 2025

February 14, 2025
Happy Valentine's Day! I recently published a post on Patreon called Can Love Be Saved?...

January 2025

January 12, 2025
Today's guest post is by Mark Longhurst, author of The Holy Ordinary: A Way to...

November 2024

November 05, 2024
N.B. I wrote this post for my new Substack publication, Mystical Journey. But since the message...

September 2024

September 03, 2024
In chapter five of his book Buddha Is as Buddha Does, dharma teacher Lama Surya...

August 2024

August 24, 2024
I posted this on Facebook not long ago... A couple of people posted comments to...
August 20, 2024
A reader wrote to me recently: Hello, I am interested in becoming a Christian Mystic....

July 2024

July 04, 2024
A reader named Paul wrote to me with the following question: Why is there more...

June 2024

June 19, 2024
Allen, who is a reader of this blog, recently sent me a thoughtful email; here...

May 2024

May 19, 2024
Many years ago, my very first spiritual director recommended a book to me; she suggested...

March 2024

March 09, 2024
A Facebook friend recently posted a request for suggestions on books by or about Meister...
March 05, 2024
Hi friends, just wanted to make sure that if you haven't had a chance to...

January 2024

January 03, 2024
Join me on Tuesday, January 23 for a free guided meditation on Aspiration and Intentionality...

December 2023

December 07, 2023
Things are all in colours And the size of others shall send you forward Arranged...

November 2023

November 16, 2023
Today (November 16, 2023) is the 85th anniversary of the discovery of LSD, by the...

August 2023

August 08, 2023
I'm happy to invite you to register for an online offering Contemplative Prayer Summit that...

June 2023

June 28, 2023
Recently I spoke about Christian mysticism and interspirituality for the Closer than Breath Christian Mystic...
June 22, 2023
My first interview talking about The New Big Book of Christian Mysticism has been...

April 2023

April 29, 2023
A reader of this blog, named Peter, asked me a couple of questions recently. He...

March 2023

March 29, 2023
One of the patrons of this blog wrote to me recently: My question is, how do...
March 23, 2023
So I got invited to be a beta-tester for Google's new AI assistant called Bard....

February 2023

February 01, 2023
Friends, I hope you will join me — and eleven other amazing Celtic and contemplative...

January 2023

January 05, 2023
Hi friends! Join me on Thursday, January 19 for a special Zoom call in which...

December 2022

December 06, 2022
Hi everyone! I'm so excited about an upcoming online "Centering Prayer Summit" that I'll be...

November 2022

November 23, 2022
A reader of this blog wrote to me last week and asked: I am writing...
November 16, 2022
It's time for another episode from the Encountering Silence podcast! You can subscribe to Encountering...
November 14, 2022
Hi friends, as you may know, this blog is made possible by the generous support...

October 2022

October 03, 2022
A reader of this blog named Brian writes: Carl, How would you compare and contrast...

September 2022

September 24, 2022
There are literally hundreds of mystics in the Christian tradition alone — or, should I...
September 15, 2022
The year 1952 in England has gotten a lot of attention lately, with the passing...

August 2022

August 20, 2022
N.B. Today's guest post is by Carmen Acevedo Butcher, Ph.D., renowned for her luminous translation...
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