The Mystic Cave
Brian E Pearson
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An exploration of the soulful terrain on the far side of conventional religion. A sanctuary for seekers.
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S6E11 The Oracle: A Consequential Chapter from "Talking to Trees: A Journey into Soul"
Click here to send me a text message (include your contact info if you want a reply).With the reading of this chapter from my book, Talking to Trees, we close the sixth season of The Mystic Cave,…
S6E10 Anne Boleyn: Martha Tatarnic's new book says we still need Anne, a revolutionary woman of power and influence.
Click here to send me a text message (include your contact info if you want a reply).The myth is that Henry VIII founded the Church of England because he wanted a divorce. The reality is that his…
S6E9 Edge Walkers: Eco-spiritual Director Sarah Lyon and the Call of the Wild
Click here to send me a text message (include your contact info if you want a reply).In inner city parks and in remote forest clearings people are gathering to remember their sacred connection to the…
S6E8 An Everywhere God: Tami Buroker Explores the Edges of her Christian Faith
Click here to send me a text message (include your contact info if you want a reply).Even conventional religions have their growing edges. Far from centralized beliefs and practices, the spiritual…
S6E7 Just Breathe: "Wandering Warrior" Devin Lebrun Finds the Calm at the Heart of Fear
Click here to send me a text message (include your contact info if you want a reply).Devin Lebrun's soul name, given him on a Vision Quest, is Wandering Warrior. That evokes a lot of fearsome energy,…
S6E6 After Church: How the Pearson Bros, Rob and Ben, Found a Spiritual Path ... Their Way
Click here to send me a text message (include your contact info if you want a reply).Those of us who've followed a conventional spiritual path to get to where we are now need not be suspicious of…
S6E5 “Queen of the Sidestep”: Valerie Koot and the Boundary of Love
Click here to send me a text message (include your contact info if you want a reply).The spiritual path is a solitary journey of discovery. We find our way, not by following a map or listening to…
S6E4 "God is Very Loud Around Me": Could the Future of Religion Look like Andrea Tsugawa?
Click here to send me a text message (include your contact info if you want a reply).Divinity student Andrea Tsugawa was born in Peru, her ethnic lineage stretching from Japan to Spain, including…
S6E3 A Sustaining Presence: The Reconstructed Spirituality of Sarah Donnelly
Click here to send me a text message (include your contact info if you want a reply).Spiritual director and educator, Sarah Donnelly, was a faithful Catholic whose God didn't keep his part of the…
S6E2 Great Aunt Gladys and the Dakini Sky Walkers
Click here to send me a text message (include your contact info if you want a reply)."What can we do, but pray?" I hear people say these days. As the world turns in on itself and old alliances give…
S6E1 Wondering Where the Lions Are
Click here to send me a text message (include your contact info if you want a reply). When it comes to cherishing childhood memories, we all know that we can never go home again. But we can pay…
S5E21 Talking to Trees: A Complimentary Chapter
Click here to send me a text message (include your contact info if you want a reply).My book is out now, Talking to Trees: A Journey into Soul. It chronicles my exploration of the soulful terrain on…
S5E20 Talking to Trees: A Journey into Soul
Click here to send me a text message (include your contact info if you want a reply).Six years ago, when I retired from my ministry and left the church, I began chronicling my exploration of the…
S5E19 Not Business as Usual: Sandy Wiggins' Journey from Board Work to Breath Work
Click here to send me a text message (include your contact info if you want a reply).As we ponder and discern where Life is calling us, it is useful, and sometimes inspirational, to see how someone…
S5E18 There is No 'More': Billy Wynne on "The Empty Path" and the Radical Art of Lessening
Click here to send me a text message (include your contact info if you want a reply).We might have thought just a little more would make us happy. More money, more time, more things. But that's the…
S5E17 "The Satisfied Woman": Alanna Kaivalya on Reclaiming the Archetypal Feminine
Click here to send me a text message (include your contact info if you want a reply).The archetypal feminine can be many things--fierce, wily, nurturing, creative, and deeply rooted in the natural…
S5E16 Dream Worker: Mary Marsden Guides us Through the Portal of a Dream
Click here to send me a text message (include your contact info if you want a reply).It's not about working a dream, about unpacking its symbols and wresting from it its cryptic meaning. It's about…
S5E15 Facing the Forces of Darkness: A Shaman, a Spiritualist, and a Reiki Master on Walking in the Light
Click here to send me a text message (include your contact info if you want a reply).One thing that keeps people from exploring their spiritual path is fear of the dark. Not just darkness itself, but…
S5E14 Humanizing Work: Sona Khosla and One Company's Attempt to Put Social Values First
Click here to send me a text message (include your contact info if you want a reply).We don't tend to think of the corporate world as 'soulful.' But some companies realize that paying attention to…
S5E13 Lyanda Haupt's "Rooted: Life at the Crossroads of Science, Nature, and Spirit"
Click here to send me a text message (include your contact info if you want a reply).How do we rekindle our love for the Earth? According to naturalist and eco-philosopher Lyanda Haupt, the smallest…
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