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On this episode I'm presenting the prologue of my story with the Institute in Basic Life Principles or IBLP - which you may recognize from the Amazon documentary featuring the Duggar family from TLC's 19 Kids and Counting. They may have been on a reality tv show, but this is my story of how these teachings played out in my day to day real life. This is the introduction episode to a series arc on the 7 principles of Bill Gothard.Referenced in this Episode:Shiny Happy People Life of Reason | George SantayanaSEND US A TEXTSupport the Show | Buy Me a CoffeeLeave Us A Voicemail | 980.355.9665 Interact with Mediocre Mystic:Web | Email | Substack | X Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | TikTok | YouTube Subscribe & Follow | Rate & ReviewApple | Spotify | Substack | YouTubeMusic by '86 Aerostar | Logo by Bizri Creative Group
Meliea of Lunar Aligned brings us a reading for the Lunar New Year 2025. The year of the Snake represents growth, flexibility, and tolerance. Amidst the heaviness of the year's beginning there is hope, and with these tools we can find the balance between being a doormat or a steamroller. With the Chariot as our guide, Meliea encourages us to put our energy into what we're for more than what we're against to move things forward.If you'd like to join Meliea for regular readings and inspiration for cyclical living, send her an email her and she'll send you a link to her Voxer channel. Referenced:Fairy Deck | Radleigh ValentineInteract with Lunar Aligned via:Email | Web | Instagram | Facebook | TikTokContact UsSupport the showSupport the Show | Buy Me a CoffeeText or Voicemail | 980.355.9665 Interact with Mediocre Mystic via:Web | Email |Instagram | X Twitter | Facebook | TikTok | YouTube Subscribe & Follow | Rate & ReviewApple | Spotify | YouTubeMusic by '86 Aerostar | Logo by Bizri Creative Group
Welcome to Mediocre Mystic - the podcast where we invite you to reconsider both mediocrity and the way it makes the world go ‘round, and spirituality and the way it works in mysterious ways. If you have survived fundamentalism, welcome to this wholly irreverent space. A sanctuary of sorts, for those of us who have broken free from all kinds of toxic high demand groups.Wrestling with our deconstruction and reveling in our reconstruction, we explore many perspectives sharing stories from all walks of life. Creating functional beauty and discovering practical magic right in the midst of the messy, the muddled, and the mundane. Join us, as we unashamedly and unabashedly cherry pick ancient and modern practices, to find out what works best for us in our daily lives. As we build this community, we look forward to gathering each episode and breaking digital bread together.Mediocre Mystic (Grace) is proud to partner with Lunar Aligned and Quieted Mind. Meliea Black of Lunar Aligned shares intuitive tarot and oracle readings. James Buckley of Quieted Mind offers guided meditation and dharma talks. Mindful Maraschino episodes feature practices from YOU. These collaborations make for a rich feed full of practices to cherry pick what works best for you - one or all!Contact UsSupport the showSupport the Show | Buy Me a CoffeeText or Voicemail | 980.355.9665 Interact with Mediocre Mystic via:Web | Email |Instagram | X Twitter | Facebook | TikTok | YouTube Subscribe & Follow | Rate & ReviewApple | Spotify | YouTubeMusic by '86 Aerostar | Logo by Bizri Creative Group
On this episode, special guest Rachelle Atkins, is sharing stories from her memoir with us, and excerpts from her new book Sleep like Starfish.Sleep like Starfish chronicles how a couch-surfing, disassociated teenage high school dropout with debilitating chronic illness, a constant loop of intrusive thoughts, and a haunting abandonment wound goes on to marry an underage musician with a fake ID and become a loving, responsible mother of two who graduates from college with high honors.Rachelle Atkins not only examines the way childhood traumas manifest in the physical body, but also how a child who feels like "a body with no skin" can become a woman who lives with a middle-finger faith, believing that she is seen and held by something bigger than her tiny human self, even when her anxiety rumbles and her body acts like a traitor. Holding the tension between the bad that was and the good that is and can be, this memoir is a turnabout tale of discovering self-worth and learning to heal a dysregulated nervous system by coming to terms with a traumatic past, imparting levity whenever possible, and cultivating a deep sense of belief.Interact with Rachelle Atkins via:Instagram | FacebookBuy Sleep Like Starfish via:Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Google Books | Park Road Books Contact UsSupport the showSupport the Show | Buy Me a CoffeeText or Voicemail | 980.355.9665 Interact with Mediocre Mystic via:Web | Email |Instagram | X Twitter | Facebook | TikTok | YouTube Subscribe & Follow | Rate & ReviewApple | Spotify | YouTubeMusic by '86 Aerostar | Logo by Bizri Creative Group
Join me we reflect on Meliea's 2024 October reading of the 10 of Air card from the Angel Tarot deck. This month we reflect on what it means to accept what it is and work with what we've got building resilience. Referenced:The Gentle Tarot Deck | 3 of ThunderInteract with Lunar Aligned via:Web | Instagram | Facebook | TikTokContact UsSupport the showSupport the Show | Buy Me a CoffeeText or Voicemail | 980.355.9665 Interact with Mediocre Mystic via:Web | Email |Instagram | X Twitter | Facebook | TikTok | YouTube Subscribe & Follow | Rate & ReviewApple | Spotify | YouTubeMusic by '86 Aerostar | Logo by Bizri Creative Group
Join me we reflect on Meliea's 2024 September reading of the 3 of Thunder card from the Gentle Tarot deck. This month we reflect on the companionship of sadness and joy. Referenced:The Gentle Tarot Deck | 3 of ThunderInteract with Lunar Aligned via:Web | Instagram | Facebook | TikTokContact UsSupport the showSupport the Show | Buy Me a CoffeeText or Voicemail | 980.355.9665 Interact with Mediocre Mystic via:Web | Email |Instagram | X Twitter | Facebook | TikTok | YouTube Subscribe & Follow | Rate & ReviewApple | Spotify | YouTubeMusic by '86 Aerostar | Logo by Bizri Creative Group
James of Quieted Mind brings us a meditation to bring back warmth not only to the room, but to our souls. In the midst of a chaotic world, he helps us create peace and protect it in our corner.Interact with Quieted Mind via:Web | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | YouTubeContact UsSupport the showSupport the Show | Buy Me a CoffeeText or Voicemail | 980.355.9665 Interact with Mediocre Mystic via:Web | Email |Instagram | X Twitter | Facebook | TikTok | YouTube Subscribe & Follow | Rate & ReviewApple | Spotify | YouTubeMusic by '86 Aerostar | Logo by Bizri Creative Group
On this episode we're pausing to ponder the particular seed of truth on the topic of yogic energy - cherry picked by Mandi Brown.I invite YOU, cherry cobbler congregants, to drop me a voicemail or a text at 980.355.9665. Tell me about one of your own favorite practices - pretty please with a cherry on top!Interact with Mandi Brown via:Web | Instagram | Facebook Contact UsSupport the showSupport the Show | Buy Me a CoffeeText or Voicemail | 980.355.9665 Interact with Mediocre Mystic via:Web | Email |Instagram | X Twitter | Facebook | TikTok | YouTube Subscribe & Follow | Rate & ReviewApple | Spotify | YouTubeMusic by '86 Aerostar | Logo by Bizri Creative Group
Join me we reflect on Meliea's 2024 August reading of the Harvest of Stones card from the Gentle Tarot deck. I propose instead of trying to defeat the giant, we put our dukes down and shake hearts. Referenced:The Gentle Tarot Deck | Harvest of StonesInteract with Lunar Aligned via:Web | Instagram | Facebook | TikTokContact UsSupport the showSupport the Show | Buy Me a CoffeeText or Voicemail | 980.355.9665 Interact with Mediocre Mystic via:Web | Email |Instagram | X Twitter | Facebook | TikTok | YouTube Subscribe & Follow | Rate & ReviewApple | Spotify | YouTubeMusic by '86 Aerostar | Logo by Bizri Creative Group
Join me as we reflect on James's meditation Return to the Breath. I propose that those of us with wandering minds take our thoughts on a walk. My husky dog, Scout, approves this message. Referenced:Dan Brule | Breath MasteryInteract with Quieted Mind via:Web | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | YouTubeContact UsSupport the Show.Support the Show | Buy Me a CoffeeText or Voicemail | 980.355.9665 Interact with Mediocre Mystic via:Email | Blog |Instagram | X Twitter | Facebook | TikTok | YouTube Subscribe & Follow | Rate & ReviewApple | Spotify | YouTubeMusic by '86 Aerostar | Logo by Bizri Creative Group
On this episode we're pausing to ponder the particular seed of truth on the topic of trusting our own intuition through the practice of intention - cherry picked by Meliea Black.I invite YOU, cherry cobbler congregants, to drop me a voicemail or a text at 980.355.9665. Tell me about one of your own favorite practices - pretty please with a cherry on top!Referenced:The Traitors | Martha BeckInteract with Lunar Aligned via:Web | Instagram | Facebook | TikTokContact UsSupport the Show.Support the Show | Buy Me a CoffeeText or Voicemail | 980.355.9665 Interact with Mediocre Mystic via:Email | Blog |Instagram | X Twitter | Facebook | TikTok | YouTube Subscribe & Follow | Rate & ReviewApple | Spotify | YouTubeMusic by '86 Aerostar | Logo by Bizri Creative Group
Join me as we reflect on Meliea's 2024 July reading of the Communication card from the Soul Trees deck.Referenced:Soul Trees and Soul Seeds Oracles | Allyson Williams YeeInteract with Lunar Aligned via:Web | Instagram | Facebook | TikTokContact UsSupport the Show.Support the Show | Buy Me a CoffeeText or Voicemail | 980.355.9665 Interact with Mediocre Mystic via:Email | Blog |Instagram | X Twitter | Facebook | TikTok | YouTube Subscribe & Follow | Rate & ReviewApple | Spotify | YouTubeMusic by '86 Aerostar | Logo by Bizri Creative Group
James of Quieted Mind brings us a meditation focusing on our breath.Interact with Quieted Mind via:Web | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | YouTubeContact UsSupport the Show.Support the Show | Buy Me a CoffeeText or Voicemail | 980.355.9665 Interact with Mediocre Mystic via:Email | Blog |Instagram | X Twitter | Facebook | TikTok | YouTube Subscribe & Follow | Rate & ReviewApple | Spotify | YouTubeMusic by '86 Aerostar | Logo by Bizri Creative Group
Join me as we reflect on Meliea's 2024 June reading of the Inspiration card from the Soul Trees deck.Referenced:Soul Trees and Soul Seeds Oracles | Allyson Williams YeeInteract with Lunar Aligned via:Web | Instagram | Facebook | TikTokContact UsSupport the Show.Support the Show | Buy Me a CoffeeText or Voicemail | 980.355.9665 Interact with Mediocre Mystic via:Email | Blog |Instagram | X Twitter | Facebook | TikTok | YouTube Subscribe & Follow | Rate & ReviewApple | Spotify | YouTubeMusic by '86 Aerostar | Logo by Bizri Creative Group
Join me as we reflect on James's Dharma Talk Perfect is an Illusion about releasing ourselves from the trappings of "normal" perfectionism. Interact with Quieted Mind via:Web | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | YouTubeContact UsSupport the Show.Support the Show | Buy Me a CoffeeText or Voicemail | 980.355.9665 Interact with Mediocre Mystic via:Email | Blog |Instagram | X Twitter | Facebook | TikTok | YouTube Subscribe & Follow | Rate & ReviewApple | Spotify | YouTubeMusic by '86 Aerostar | Logo by Bizri Creative Group
Join me as we reflect on Meliea's 2024 May reading of the Release card from the Soul Trees deck.Referenced:Soul Trees and Soul Seeds Oracles | Allyson Williams YeeInteract with Lunar Aligned via:Web | Instagram | Facebook | TikTokContact UsSupport the Show.Support the Show | Buy Me a CoffeeText or Voicemail | 980.355.9665 Interact with Mediocre Mystic via:Email | Blog |Instagram | X Twitter | Facebook | TikTok | YouTube Subscribe & Follow | Rate & ReviewApple | Spotify | YouTubeMusic by '86 Aerostar | Logo by Bizri Creative Group
James of Quieted Mind brings us a meditation on the illusion of perfection.Interact with Quieted Mind via:Web | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | YouTubeSupport the Show.Support the Show | Buy Me a Coffee Interact with Mediocre Mystic via:Email | Blog |Instagram | X Twitter | Facebook | TikTok | YouTube Text or Voicemail: 980.355.9665 Subscribe & Follow | Rate & ReviewApple | Spotify | YouTubeMusic by '86 Aerostar | Logo by Bizri Creative Group
Join me as I as we reflect on Meliea's 2024 April reading of the Adventure card from the Soul Trees deck.Referenced:Soul Trees and Soul Seeds Oracles | Allyson Williams YeeInteract with Lunar Aligned via:Web | Instagram | Facebook | TikTokSupport the showSupport the Show | Buy Me a Coffee Interact with Mediocre Mystic via:Email | Blog |Instagram | X Twitter | Facebook | TikTok | YouTube Text or Voicemail: 980.355.9665 Subscribe & Follow | Rate & ReviewApple | Spotify | YouTubeMusic by '86 Aerostar | Logo by Bizri Creative Group
Thanks for tuning into this meditative moment with your forks and ears. We're pausing to ponder the particular seed of truth on the topic of compassion as meditation that leads to being safe, being happy, and being free - both, within ourselves and with the world around us - cherry picked by James Buckley.I invite YOU, cherry cobbler congregants, to drop me a voicemail or a text at 980.355.9665. Tell me about one of your own favorite practices - pretty please with a cherry on top!Referenced in this show: Sharon Salzberg | Karen Armstrong Listen to James Buckley's full Metta Lovingkindness podcast episode: Apple | SpotifyInteract with Quieted Mind via:Web | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | YouTubeSupport the showSupport the Show | Buy Me a Coffee Interact with Mediocre Mystic via:Email | Blog |Instagram | X Twitter | Facebook | TikTok | YouTube Text or Voicemail: 980.355.9665 Subscribe & Follow | Rate & ReviewApple | Spotify | YouTubeMusic by '86 Aerostar | Logo by Bizri Creative Group
Join me as I as we reflect on Meliea's 2024 March reading of the Healing card from the Soul Trees deck.Referenced:Soul Trees and Soul Seeds Oracles | Allyson Williams YeeInteract with Lunar Aligned via:Web | Instagram | Facebook | TikTokSupport the showSupport the Show | Buy Me a Coffee Interact with Mediocre Mystic via:Email | Blog |Instagram | X Twitter | Facebook | TikTok | YouTube Text or Voicemail: 980.355.9665 Subscribe & Follow | Rate & ReviewApple | Spotify | YouTubeMusic by '86 Aerostar | Logo by Bizri Creative Group
James of Quieted Mind brings us a meditation on the life that springs us again after the long winter.Interact with Quieted Mind via:Web | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | YouTubeSupport the showSupport the Show | Buy Me a Coffee Interact with Mediocre Mystic via:Email | Blog |Instagram | X Twitter | Facebook | TikTok | YouTube Text or Voicemail: 980.355.9665 Subscribe & Follow | Rate & ReviewApple | Spotify | YouTubeMusic by '86 Aerostar | Logo by Bizri Creative Group
Thanks for tuning in to this mini-sode with your forks and ears. We're pausing to ponder the particular seed of truth on the topic of practice as healing - cherry picked by Dani Young. I invite YOU, cherry cobbler congregants, to drop me a voicemail or a text at 980.355.9665. Tell me about one of your own favorite practices - pretty please with a cherry on top!Listen to Dani's Romancing Yourself podcast episode: Apple | Spotify | YouTube Interact with Dani Young via:Instagram | Facebook | TikTok You can leave her a Text or Voicemail on my line: 980.355.9665Support the showSupport the Show | Buy Me a Coffee Interact with Mediocre Mystic via:Email | Blog |Instagram | X Twitter | Facebook | TikTok | YouTube Text or Voicemail: 980.355.9665 Subscribe & Follow | Rate & ReviewApple | Spotify | YouTubeMusic by '86 Aerostar | Logo by Bizri Creative Group
Meliea of Lunar Aligned joins us today with her tarot reading for the first half of 2024. Are you in chaos or flow right now? Let's find our rhythm together with our intuitive cyclical living guide as she offers support and guidance for people to go within and find their own strength and magic. For the Winter through spring months of 2024, Meliea shares a 6 card spread with us from the Soul Trees and Soul Seeds oracle decks by Allyson Williams Yee. Join Meliea as she guides us through this first half of the year. Referenced:Soul Trees and Soul Seeds Oracles | Allyson Williams YeeInteract with Meliea via:Web | Instagram | Facebook | TikTokSupport the showSupport the Show | Buy Me a Coffee Interact with Mediocre Mystic via:Email | Blog |Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | TikTok | YouTube Text or Voicemail: 980.355.9665 Music by '86 Aerostar | Logo by Bizri Creative Group
On this episode we're concluding the story of my greatest failure, and just beginning the story of its turn to my greatest success. Raise your cup of kindness with me one last time to celebrate old things being made new. This is episode 3 of 3 in this series arc. Support the showSupport the Show | Buy Me a Coffee Interact with Mediocre Mystic via:Email | Blog |Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | TikTok | YouTube Text or Voicemail: 980.355.9665 Music by '86 Aerostar | Logo by Bizri Creative Group
As we reflect on our current era at the beginning of 2024, let us find the peace and happiness that are available now, in the present moment.Stream The Wakeup CallSupport the showSupport the Show | Buy Me a Coffee Interact with Mediocre Mystic via:Email | Blog |Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | TikTok | YouTube Text or Voicemail: 980.355.9665 Music by '86 Aerostar | Logo by Bizri Creative Group
James gives a life update, offers thoughts about the latest escalation between Israel and Gaza and how we can help, and shares a song from his latest EP.Featured in this Episode:"When Asked Whose Side I'm On..." by Alicia T CrosbyGood Citizens by Thich Nhat HanhGlobal Citizen: Israel-Palestine: How to Help Victims of the ConflictThe Wakeup Call: Walk Each Other Home (from Arrivals and Departures)Interact with Quieted Mind via:Web | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | YouTubeMusic by '86 Aerostar and The Wakeup CallSupport the showSupport the Show | Buy Me a Coffee Interact with Mediocre Mystic via:Email | Blog |Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | TikTok | YouTube Text or Voicemail: 980.355.9665 Music by '86 Aerostar | Logo by Bizri Creative Group
Are you in chaos or flow right now? Let's find our rhythm together with Meliea Black of Lunar Aligned. As a multi-passionate, intuitive midwife and cyclical living guide, she helps people give birth. Sometimes she helps them birth actual babies (miraculous) and sometimes, she helps people birth creativity, intuition, and self-trust (also miraculous). In her role as a midwife, she offers support and guidance for people to go within and find their OWN strength and magic.For the month of May, Meliea shares a 6 card spread from the Wayhome Tarot deck by Bakara Wintner and Autumn Whitehurst. Do you want to do more than set your intentions, and act on them? Join Meliea as she guides us practically to expand into our intuitive magic in this full moon reading.Referenced:Wayhome Tarot | Bakara Wintner | Autumn WhitehurstInteract with Meliea via:Web | Instagram | Facebook | TikTokSupport the showSupport the Show | Buy Me a Coffee Interact with Mediocre Mystic via:Email | Blog |Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | TikTok | YouTube Music by '86 Aerostar | Logo by Bizri Creative Group
Are you in chaos or flow right now? Let's find our rhythm together with Meliea Black of Lunar Aligned. As a multi-passionate, intuitive midwife and cyclical living guide, she helps people give birth. Sometimes she helps them birth actual babies (miraculous) and sometimes, she helps people birth creativity, intuition, and self-trust (also miraculous). In her role as a midwife, she offers support and guidance for people to go within and find their OWN strength and magic.For the spring month of April, Meliea shares two special 3 card spreads with us from the Soul Trees and Soul Seeds oracle decks by Allyson Williams Yee. Join Meliea as she guides us to hope out of a sense of heaviness. If you're feeling like spring hasn't exactly sprung for you, this reading will honor your grief, and help you explore new ways of setting intention toward new life. Referenced:Soul Trees and Soul Seeds OraclesInteract with Meliea via:Web | Instagram | Facebook | TikTokSupport the showSupport the Show | Buy Me a Coffee Interact with Mediocre Mystic via:Email | Blog |Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | TikTok | YouTube Music by '86 Aerostar | Logo by Bizri Creative Group
On this episode I'm entering spring not trying to keep up my New Year's resolution, rather on with the story of my greatest failure. If you're looking for a story about old things being made new, get your cup of kindness ready to toast my friends! This is episode 2 of 3 in this series arc.Special shoutout to Dr. Zoë Lumiere of Allowing Love :Dr. Zoë Lumiere - Coach Instagram | TikTokEric Lumiere - Muscian Instagram | TikTokFenix Lumiere - Canine Coach Instagram | TikTokSupport the showSupport the Show | Buy Me a Coffee Interact with Mediocre Mystic via:Email | Blog |Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | TikTok | YouTube Music by '86 Aerostar | Logo by Bizri Creative Group
James discusses an old story about the Buddha and Mara and what we can learn from it.Interact with The Quieted Mind via:Web | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | YouTubeSupport the showSupport the Show | Buy Me a Coffee Interact with Mediocre Mystic via:Email | Blog |Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | TikTok | YouTube Music by '86 Aerostar | Logo by Bizri Creative Group
Are you in chaos or flow right now? Let's find our rhythm together with Meliea Black of Lunar Aligned. As a multi-passionate, intuitive midwife and cyclical living guide, she helps people give birth. Sometimes she helps them birth actual babies (miraculous) and sometimes, she helps people birth creativity, intuition, and self-trust (also miraculous). In her role as a midwife, she offers support and guidance for people to go within and find their OWN strength and magic.For the luck month of March, Meliea shares a special 5 card spread with us from the Modern Witch tarot deck. Join Meliea as she guides us through a story out of our perfectionist boxes and into the energy flow of our creativity!Referenced:The Modern Witch Tarot DeckInteract with Meliea via:Web | Instagram | Facebook | TikTokSupport the showSupport the Show | Buy Me a Coffee Interact with Mediocre Mystic via:Email | Blog |Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | TikTok | YouTube Music by '86 Aerostar | Logo by Bizri Creative Group
In this dharma talk, James discusses true love and the importance of understanding.Referenced In This Episode:Please Call Me By My True Names by Thich Nhat HanhMetta (Lovingkindness) MeditationInteract with The Quieted Mind via:Web | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | YouTubeSupport the showSupport the Show | Buy Me a Coffee Interact with Mediocre Mystic via:Email | Blog |Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | TikTok | YouTube Music by '86 Aerostar | Logo by Bizri Creative Group
Are you in chaos or flow right now? Let's find our rhythm together with Meliea Black of Lunar Aligned. As a multi-passionate, intuitive midwife and cyclical living guide, she helps people give birth. Sometimes she helps them birth actual babies (miraculous) and sometimes, she helps people birth creativity, intuition, and self-trust (also miraculous). In her role as a midwife, she offers support and guidance for people to go within and find their OWN strength and magic. For the love month of February, Meliea shares a Mind / Body / Spirit spread with us from the Gentle Tarot deck. Welcome to the podcast family, Meliea! Congratulations on your inaugural reading. We're so grateful for your wisdom!Referenced:Gentle Tarot by Mari in the SkyInteract with Meliea via:Web | Instagram | Facebook | TikTokSupport the showSupport the Show | Buy Me a Coffee Interact with Mediocre Mystic via:Email | Blog |Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | TikTok | YouTube Music by '86 Aerostar | Logo by Bizri Creative Group
When external conditions cause us to feel hopeless, helpless, or depressed, when reality turns dark and cold, stopping and mindfully engaging in small change can be the start of turning things around. Join James of The Quieted Mind as he shares his own practice to bring back the warmth.Referenced in this episode:Peace Is Every Step by Thich Nhat HanhThe Miracle of Mindfulness by Thich Nhat HanhInteract with The Quieted Mind via:Web | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | YouTubeSupport the showSupport the Show | Buy Me a Coffee Interact with Mediocre Mystic via:Email | Blog |Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | TikTok | YouTube Music by '86 Aerostar | Logo by Bizri Creative Group
On this episode I'm starting the New Year not with a resolution, rather with my greatest failure. If you're looking for a story about old things being made new, get your cup of kindness ready to toast my friends! This is episode 1 of 3 in this series arc. Special shoutout to Dr. Zoë Lumiere of Allowing Love. You can check out her life coaching resources on IG and TikTok. You can also check out the music of her husband and coaching partner Eric Lumiere on IG and TikTok. Their canine coaching companion Fenix can also be found on IG and TikTok. Support the showSupport the Show | Buy Me a Coffee Interact with Mediocre Mystic via:Email | Blog |Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | TikTok | YouTube Music by '86 Aerostar | Logo by Bizri Creative Group
The Christmas Guest presented by my family. Of all the gifts, love is the best. I'm happy to be your Christmas podguest. Support the showSupport the Show | Buy Me a Coffee Interact with Mediocre Mystic via:Email | Blog |Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | TikTok | YouTube Music by '86 Aerostar | Logo by Bizri Creative Group
On this episode we're talking about the most wonderful time, wait I mean complicated time of the year. We focus on how we can make the most wonderful moments in the midst of the most complicated time of the year. And, there's even a Christmas story, no not that one, Ralphie!Merry Mystic Y'all!Support the showSupport the Show | Buy Me a Coffee Interact with Mediocre Mystic via:Email | Blog |Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | TikTok | YouTube Music by '86 Aerostar | Logo by Bizri Creative Group
For those of us in the United States, the autumn holidays can also be seen as Colonization season, with the dominant culture celebrating occasions like Columbus Day and Thanksgiving, both of which have direct ties to settler colonialism and the suffering of Indigenous people. In this edition of The Quieted Mind, James leads us in a recitation of the Haundenosaunee Thanksgiving Address. Despite the title, this address has no connection to the North American Thanksgiving holidays. It is an invocation recited at the opening and closing of religious and cultural meetings among people of the Haudenosaunee (also known as the Iroquois Confederacy or Six Nations). In reciting it, the Haudenosaunee express and reaffirm their gratitude for life, the world around them, and the interconnectedness of all things. Join with us in honoring the Haundenosaunee people and decolonizing our understanding of Thanksgiving as we feed and nourish seeds of love and gratitude.Referenced In This Episode:Haundenosaunee Thanksgiving AddressBraiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall KimmererInteract with The Quieted Mind on:Web | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | YouTubeInteract with Mediocre Mystic via:Blog | FacebookMusic by The Wakeup Call and '86 Aerostar Support the show
The change of seasons, for some of us, can bring to the surface any number of thoughts and emotions. Times like these are a perfect opportunity to stop and breathe, to unite our body and mind as we acknowledge that our true home is the here and now. In that lull between summer fun and the hustle and bustle of the holidays, and even in the midst of these things, we can always return to our true home. This is the heart of our practice. Referenced In This Episode:Bittersweet: Thoughts on Change, Grace, and Learning the Hard Way by Shauna NiequistAt Home in the World: Stories and Essential Teachings from a Monk's Life by Thich Nhat HanhInteract with The Quieted Mind on:Web | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | YouTubeInteract with Mediocre Mystic via:Blog | FacebookMusic by The Wakeup CallSupport the show
On this episode we're taking on the challenge of how to squeeze in our practice when it just seems like it's impossible…and, how other people help us do just that!Support the Show | Buy Me a CoffeeInteract with Mediocre Mystic via:Email | Blog |Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | TikTok | YouTubeMusic by '86 Aerostar | Logo by Bizri Creative GroupSupport the show
Thank you for joining on this mini-sode. Take a moment to pause and meditate on a particular seed of truth cherry picked by me...or you! I invite you to drop me a voicemail or a text and tell me about one of your own favorite cherry picked maxims.Support the Show | Buy Me a CoffeeCall or Text the Show | 704.997.9428Interact with Mediocre Mystic via:Email | Blog |Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | TikTok | YouTubeMusic by '86 Aerostar | Logo by Bizri Creative GroupSupport the show
In this episode, we are introduced to the practice of Metta, or Lovingkindness meditation, and its origins in early Buddhist teaching. Metta meditation practice can be a useful technique in breaking down our notions and concepts of separateness and realizing the interconnectedness of all sentient beings. Refereced in this Episode:The Power of Metta: A Buddhist Story — from MountainHermitage.orgHow to Expand Love: Widening the Circle of Loving Relationships by H.H. Dalai LamaInteract with The Quieted Mind on:Web | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | YouTubeInteract with Mediocre Mystic via:Blog | FacebookMusic by '86 AerostarSupport the show
Thank you for joining me today on the inaugural drop of my new mini-sode. Take a moment to pause and meditate on a particular seed of truth cherry picked by me...or you! I invite you to drop me a voicemail or a text and tell me about one of your own favorite cherry picked maxims. Support the Show | Buy Me a CoffeeCall or Text the Show | 704.997.9428Interact with Mediocre Mystic via:Email | Blog |Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | TikTok | YouTubeMusic by '86 Aerostar | Logo by Bizri Creative GroupSupport the show
We've had a string of holiday episodes, and a summer break. On this episode we're returning to our exploration of maintaining our mystic in the mundane of our everyday messy, muddled lives. Whatever we may be cherry picking that works for us, it is important to maintain the balance of being sure it is indeed working for us. That we are using the practice - and, not the other way around. When the practice uses us, we're on the path to fundamentalism. Support the Show | Buy Me a CoffeeCall or Text the Show | 704.997.9428Interact with Mediocre Mystic via:Email | Blog |Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | TikTok | YouTubeMusic by '86 Aerostar | Logo by Bizri Creative GroupSupport the show
Picking up from his most recent dharma talk, James guides us through a meditation in which we practice identifying as the Universe. Referenced in this episode:Thich Nhat Hanh: No Death, No Fear: Comforting Wisdom for LifeThich Nhat Hanh: The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching: Transforming Suffering into Peace, Joy, and LiberationInteract with The Quieted Mind on:Web | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | YouTubeInteract with Mediocre Mystic via:Blog | FacebookMusic by '86 AerostarSupport the showSupport the show
In this special Pride edition I'm sharing my own coming out story. Our stories matter. As I've continued to do this podcast I've realized my story matters not because it's extraordinary, but because it's like many of yours, and your stories matter. In this sharing of our truth, we can find safety in each other, as one of my favorite Black Non- Binary artists Kah Yangni illustrates. I celebrated my partnership in a ceremony in 2011 when I never thought I'd see legalization of gay marriage in my lifetime. Then it came, and we had a small ceremony in 2016. I wrote my coming out story on the end of that weekend, and I had the privilege to share it in a diversity story slam. I hope you enjoy it, and I sincerely hope you'll reach out and share your own queer or ally tales with me and the rest of our Mediocre Mystic community throughout the summer. Cheers Queers!Support the Show | Buy Me a CoffeeInteract with Mediocre Mystic via:Email | Blog |Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | TikTok | YouTubeMusic by '86 Aerostar | Logo by Bizri Creative GroupSupport the show
In this dharma talk, James discusses the significance of identifying as the Universe and how it can expand our capacity for love and compassion.Referenced in this episode:Thich Nhat Hanh: Please Call Me By My True NamesBayard RustinRam DassInteract with The Quieted Mind on:Web | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | YouTubeInteract with Mediocre Mystic via:Blog | FacebookMusic by '86 AerostarSupport the showSupport the show
James of Quieted Mind offers a dharma talk reflecting on the passing of Thich Nhat Hanh.Referenced in this Episode:Thich Nhat HanhRecommendation from James:Documentary: A Cloud Never Dies Interact with Quieted Mind via:Web | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | YouTubeSEND US A TEXTSupport the Show | Buy Me a CoffeeLeave Us A Voicemail | 980.355.9665 Interact with Mediocre Mystic via:Web | Email | Substack | Instagram | X Twitter | Facebook | TikTok | YouTube Subscribe & Follow | Rate & ReviewApple | Spotify | YouTubeMusic by '86 Aerostar | Logo by Bizri Creative Group
In this edition of The Quieted Mind, James offers reflections on Spring as a marker and reminder of renewal and rebirth and leads a guided meditation.Interact with The Quieted Mind on:Web | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | YouTubeInteract with Mediocre Mystic via:Blog | FacebookMusic by '86 AerostarSupport the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mediocremyg)Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mediocremyg)
Y'all know I love a holiday episode, sharing with you the highlights of history and connecting what we can cherry pick today that works for us continuing these celebrations. On today's episode we're talking about my very favorite holiday St Paddy's - and, It ain't for the green beer as tasty as it might be. Interact with Mediocre Mystic via:Email | Blog |Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | TikTok | YouTubeMusic by '86 Aerostar | Logo by Bizri Creative GroupSupport the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mediocremyg)
On today's show I'm talking with Meliea Black. A person I've known all my life on one hand and I'm just getting to know on the other. She's the queer, ex-vangelical, mystic, midwife, moon maven, intuition activist - And, she's here with us today helping to smash oppressive influences and build up radical self-trust.Work with Meliea Black:Lunar AlignedInteract with Mediocre Mystic via:Email | Blog |Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | TikTok | YouTubeMusic by '86 Aerostar | Logo by Bizri Creative GroupSupport the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mediocremyg)
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