Mechthild of Magdeburg: Listener Questions (Part 2)

Turning to the Mystics with James Finley

Center for Action and Contemplation

Spirituality, Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.8 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 4 December 2023

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

Welcome to the listener questions series from our sessions on Mechthild of Magdeburg. Due to the volume of questions this season, we have decided to make two episodes dedicated to listener questions. This is the last of the two episodes on Mechthild of Magdeburg. In this episode, Jim Finley and Kirsten Oates reflect on listener questions about Mechthild of Magdeburg and other mystics. They discuss Mechthild's view of the body and how it influenced her spirituality, the difference between psychological and spiritual truths, and the challenges of living a contemplative life in a busy world. They also explore the concept of longing as a path to God, the role of personal experiences of God, and the unique qualities of different mystics. Resources: The transcript for this episode can be found here. Join us December 7 - 10, 2023 for Turning to the Mystics Online Retreat: The Way of the Mind and the Way of the Heart. Learn more and register at cac.org/retreat Connect with us: 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!

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0:00.0	You're listening to a podcast by the Center for Action and Contemplation.
0:04.4	To learn more, visit cacac.org.
0:08.4	Greetings, I'm Jim Finley.
0:11.4	And I'm Keston Oates. Welcome to turning to the mysteries.
0:16.0	Welcome everyone.
0:20.0	Welcome everyone to season 8 of turning to the Mystics where we've been
0:27.4	turning to Meck Tilled of Magdeburg and I'm here with Jim and this is part two of our reflection on listener questions.
0:36.0	Welcome Jim.
0:38.0	Yes, good.
0:39.0	Beautiful first episode with the questions and looking forward to getting to some more yeah so we're
0:47.2	going to start with some questions about meck-tilled the person and I'll just read the first one from Sheila and she says I've been so
0:58.8	enjoying the podcast about Meck Tild of Magdeburg. She's typically not well known outside of Germany, so I appreciate
1:06.0	hearing about her in an English speaking context. Fun fact, I live in Berlin, which is not far from
1:11.9	Magdeburg.
1:13.4	The information about the Beggines is fascinating,
1:15.6	and I've been really sitting with the sentence
1:17.6	that God wants to rest weightless in our souls.
1:20.9	I have a question about Meck-Tilled's view of the body. The Wikipedia article in Germany
1:26.4	states that she was a flagellent for about 20 years and had a hateful view of her body,
1:32.2	which seems to be in great contrast with the view of Hildeguard of Bingen, for example.
1:37.5	What have you come across in your research and reading of her texts about this.
1:42.8	And how do you think that her views influenced
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