Mechthild of Magdeburg: Session 1

Turning to the Mystics with James Finley

Center for Action and Contemplation

Spirituality, Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.8 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 11 September 2023

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

This is the first session that focuses on the Beguine mystic, Mechthild of Magdeburg. In the tenor of the ancient practice of Lectio Divina, James Finley begins with passages from Mechthild of Magdeburg's book The Flowing Light of the Godhead, reflects on the qualitative essence of the spirit of this text, and finishes with a meditative practice. 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 Mechtild 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!

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0:00.0	You're listening to a podcast by the Center for Action and Contemplation to learn more
0:05.0	visit caac.org.
0:08.0	Greetings, I'm Jim Finley.
0:11.0	Welcome to Turning to the Mystics.
0:23.0	Greetings, everyone.
0:25.0	Welcome to our time together, Turning for Guidance to the Christian Mystic,
0:30.0	McIntel the Magdeburg.
0:33.0	In the introductory session with Kirsten, we shared some background information about her life as a begin,
0:40.0	and also introducing her book of the flowing light of the Godhead that she wrote throughout her life,
0:46.0	and died really in the process of dictating the final two books, the lifelong work.
0:54.0	And in this session, I want to be turning to section one, a book one of the flowing light of the Godhead.
1:04.0	And so I'll begin by reading this first section with you and inviting you to join me,
1:12.0	as we kind of slowly walk through it to make it as helpful and as accessible as possible to help us
1:19.0	in our own desire to deepen or experience an understanding and response to God's presence in our lives.
1:26.0	So, McTelte writes,
1:29.0	how love and the Queen spoke to each other.
1:33.0	The soul came to love, love of the capital L, infinite love of God.
1:38.0	The soul came to love greeted her with great difference and said, God greet you, Lady Love.
1:46.0	May God reward you, Mistress and Queen, God's loving response back to her.
1:53.0	And so this dialogue now goes back and forth between McTelte and God's love.
2:00.0	Lady Love, you are indeed perfect in God's response.
2:05.0	Mistress and Queen, that is why I am above all things. Lady Love, you've struggled many a year
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