Dialogue 2: A Loving Exchange

Turning to the Mystics with James Finley

Center for Action and Contemplation

Spirituality, Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.8 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 2 October 2023

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

This is the second dialogue session that focuses on the Beguine mystic, Mechthild of Magdeburg. James Finley and Kirsten Oates talk about the second session which focused on passages from Mechthild of Magdeburg's book The Flowing Light of the Godhead. Resources: The transcript for this episode can be found here. The book we will be using this season, The Flowing Light of the Godhead, can be found here. Connect with us: Have a question you'd like Jim or Kirsten to answer about Mechthild of Magdeburg? Email us: [email protected] or leave us voicemail. Questions for this season will only be accepted until October 30th, 2023. This podcast is made possible, thanks to the generosity of our donors. If you would love to support the ongoing work of the Center for Action and Contemplation and the continued work of our podcasts, you can donate at https://cac.org/support-cac/podcasts/ Thank you!

Transcript

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0:00.0	You're listening to a podcast by the Center for Action and Contemplation
0:04.2	to learn more, visit caac.org.
0:08.3	Greetings. I'm Jim Finley.
0:11.0	And I'm Kirsten Oates.
0:12.9	Welcome to Turning to the Mistakes.
0:22.9	Welcome everyone to season eight of Turning to the Mistakes,
0:27.2	where we're turning to the German Mystic Mechtild of Magdeburg.
0:32.2	And I'm here with Jim, and we're going to dialogue about his second session, his second talk
0:39.3	from Mechtild. Welcome, Jim.
0:41.8	Yes, yes, welcome. We are.
0:44.4	Firstly, I loved the talk. I'm really enjoying this season so far.
0:51.5	But just like last time I thought it might be good to read through the whole piece
0:56.6	at once that you reflected on in your talk.
1:00.8	And so, and we can play the parts like we did last time.
1:04.9	I'll play Mechtild and you can, you can be God.
1:08.4	Yes.
1:09.6	And so just so everyone can find it, where in Mechtild of Magdeburg's book,
1:15.8	The Flowing Light of the Godhead, and we're in book three, page 107.
1:23.4	And the sections called, how the soul praises God and God the soul for seven things
1:29.5	of bolsom and waiting.
1:32.3	Oh, sweet Jesus, most handsome image, unconcealed to my exiled soul in distress and in love.
1:40.8	In love, I praise you through yourself, in distress and in love, in union with all creatures.
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