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In this special episode, I am joined by Carmen Butcher and Mike Morrell to have a convo about everyday mysticism. They are the hosts for The\xa0Mystics Summit\xa0and just finished interviewing\xa0more than 30 scholars, teachers, and contemporary mystics \u2014 including\xa0Heiwa No Bushi,\xa0Mirabai Starr,\xa0Banafsheh Sayyad,\xa0Father Greg Boyle,\xa0Alexander John Shaia,\xa0Taya M\xe2,\xa0Kabir Helminski,\xa0Rabbi\xa0Rami Shapiro,\xa0Dr.\xa0Robyn Henderson-Espinoza,\xa0Hillary Raining,\xa0Matthew Fox\xa0,\xa0Micky ScottBey Jones,\xa0Sophie Strand,\xa0Juliet Rania,\xa0Jay Michaelson,\xa0Gareth Higgins,\xa0Therese Taylor-Stinson,\xa0Tada Hozumi,\xa0Simona Chitescu Weik,\xa0Rebekah Berndt,\xa0Carl McColman, and many others\u2026including me:) I was excited to hear what their takeaways were after having such a wide collection of powerful conversations. This didn’t disappoint! While Mike and I are long-time friends, I was blown away getting to meet Carmen and hear about her recent work translating Brother Lawrence. If you enjoy this episode half as much as I did, then you will definitely want to sign up for The Mystics Summit. The Summit airs on August 15-19. Catching\xa0the live dialogues is FREE, but\xa0you need to RSVP here.
\nCarmen Acevedo Butcher, PhD, is an internationally acclaimed speaker, author, educator, poet, and translator of spiritual texts. Her dynamic work around the evolution of language and the necessity of just and inclusive language has garnered interest from various media, including the BBC and NPR\u2019s Morning Edition.\xa0From a young age, she was drawn to Brother Lawrence\u2019s \u201cpracticing the presence\u201d prayer, and with degrees in medieval studies and a linguistics background, Carmen brings history to life and makes its wisdom widely accessible and useful for healing, growth, and peace.\xa0She is the award-winning translator of classics such as Practice of the Presence by Brother Lawrence\u2026 The Cloud of Unknowing, an anonymous work of Christian mysticism\u2026 Hildegard of Bingen: A Spiritual Reader\u2026 and A Little Daily Wisdom: Christian Women Mystics. Her teaching reinvigorates the timeless insights of the humble French friar Brother Lawrence, The Cloud\u2019s engaging contemplative teacher Anonymous, the creative genius Hildegard, and the deeply loving Julian of Norwich, among others.\xa0A Carnegie Foundation Professor of the Year and Fulbright Senior Lecturer, Carmen currently teaches at the University of California, Berkeley in the College Writing Programs.
\nMike\xa0Morrell\xa0is the collaborating author, with Father\xa0Richard Rohr, on\xa0The Divine Dance: The Trinity and Your Transformation, as well as the founder of Wisdom Camp, and a founding organizer of the Wild Goose Festival.\xa0Mike curates contemplative and community experiences via relational skills, taking joy in holding space for the extraordinary transformation that can take place at the intersection of anticipation...