Turning to the Mystics with James Finley

This is the first session which focuses on Emily Dickinson. In the tenor of the ancient practice of Lectio Divina, James Finley reads passages from Emily's poetry, reflects on core themes, and finishes with a meditative practice.

Resources:

The transcript for this episode can be found here.

The books we will be using this season are:

The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson, Edited by Thomas H. Johnson, which can be found ⁠⁠here.⁠⁠

Emily Dickinson by Cynthia Griffin Wolf, which can be found ⁠⁠here. ⁠

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Have a question you'd like Jim or Kirsten to answer about this season?

Email us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠podcasts@cac.org⁠⁠⁠⁠

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We'll be accepting questions for our Listener Questions episode until

December 03, 2026.

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!

Welcome to Season 14 of Turning to the Mystics.

This season we are turning to the poetry of Emily Dickinson for spiritual guidance. In today's episode, James Finley and Kirsten Oates cover the life and person of Emily and discuss how we can work with her ideas to transform our lives.

Resources:

Turning to the Mystics is a podcast by the Center for Action and Contemplation. To learn more about James Finley, visit his faculty profile ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠.

The transcript for this episode can be found here.⁠

The books we will be using this season are:

The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson, Edited by Thomas H. Johnson, which can be found ⁠here.⁠

Emily Dickinson by Cynthia Griffin Wolf, which can be found ⁠here.

Connect with us:

Have a question you'd like Jim or Kirsten to answer about this season?

Email us: ⁠⁠⁠podcasts@cac.org⁠⁠⁠

Send us a voicemail: ⁠⁠⁠cac.org/voicemail⁠⁠⁠

We'll be accepting questions for our Listener Questions episode until

December 3, 2026.

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!

Season 14 of Turning to the Mystics will continue with our next mystic, poet Emily Dickinson

Our journey begins on September 28, 2026.

Resources:

The books Jim will be referencing this season are:

The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson, Edited by Thomas H. Johnson, which can be found here.

Emily Dickinson by Cynthia Griffin Wolf, which can be found here.

In this episode, Kirsten and Jim answer Season 13 listener questions, which focus on the life and teachings of Thérèse of Lisieux.

Resources:

The transcript for this episode can be found here.⁠

Find out more about the Turning to the Mystics book series ⁠here.⁠

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!

In this episode, Kirsten and Jim answer Season 13 listener questions, which focus on the life and teachings of Thérèse of Lisieux.

Resources:

The transcript for this episode can be found here.

Find out more about the Turning to the Mystics book series here.

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!