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The Laughing Mystics: Explore Christianity, the Bible, and Depth Psychology through weekly scripture reflections, spiritual insights, and lively conversations between friends.
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How Can We Get Along? 23rd Sunday (opens the original)
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(83) Our Question: What is a memory of a healthy group I've known from work or church? “Dynamic Facilitation” • there are no wrong answers • everyone’s input is valued • deeper root causes of problems can be discussed • our diverse opinions are a source of creative solutions. Using four flip charts labeled • Problems (or Situation Statements, or Inquiries), • Solutions (or Possibilities or Options) • Concerns • Data The purpose of the meeting is an “exploration” of an issue, instead of “decision
True To My Calling -- 22nd Sunday 2026 (opens the original)
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(82) Our Question: When have I had a calling that I couldn't ignore? Edward Edinger's book on the Prophets: Ego and Self: The Old Testament Prophets From Isaiah to Malachi Edinger quote - "As early as Jeremiah, we hear about a so-called new covenant, different from the old, which promised that 'I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts.'" from The Psyche in Antiquity Laura used to teach emotional intelligence. What is that? https://www.6seconds.org/emotional-intellig
Naming and Renaming - 21st Sunday (opens the original)
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(81) Our Question: What unlocks the Kingdom of Heaven for you (me)? The Community Fridge Project : Community-run fridges for anyone in need. Details about the Sacrament of Reconciliation Vatican II document about how Catholicism views other religions: Nostra Aetate Edward Edinger's books: The Bible and the Psyche Ego and Self: The Old Testament Prophets From Isaiah to Malachi Transformation of the God-Image: An Elucidation of Jung's Answer to Job The Sunday Readings Curious about the Enneagram
God and Dog - 20th Sunday (opens the original)
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(80) Our Question: How do I feel about laws? Am I comfortable breaking any laws? Laughing Mystics is a podcast loved by Progressive Christianity! Kohlberg’s seven stages of moral development Thomas Merton book: Opening the Bible Einstein's idea of spooky science and quantum mechanics We wonder about healing vs. cures and Anointing of the Sick The Sunday Readings Curious about the Enneagram? Marci is leading an online introduction to the Enneagram in September through the Franciscan Spirituality
Sink or Swim - 19th Sunday (opens the original)
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(79) Our question: What are my associations with storms or being in deep water? Thomas Keating's thoughts on silence. Thomas Merton's thoughts on silence. A mystery that we chew on - From Sean J. McGrath on Psychology and the Cross podcast . McGrath explores the common idea of Jesus as one of the symbols of the Self that Jung explored. I'm still capitalizing the word to show that it is different than our regular conception of the ego/self . "...I think that what we see in the Christian revelatio
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