The Laughing Mystics: Jungian Psychology, Christian Spirituality, and Laughter
Laura Lewis-Barr, Jungian Artist - Marci Madary DMin, Educator, Spiritual Director

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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 Center!
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Questions? Comments? Bring your voice to the conversation. We'd like to SHARE THE MIC with you! Send an audio or video from your phone with a question, reflection, or comment to Laughing.Mystics@gmail.com
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For more on Marci Madary visit https://www.insideoutspirituality.com/
For more on Laura Lewis-Barr visit https://psychescinema.com/
(0ur show notes are always filled with many links. If your platform doesn't show them, visit the "episode webpage" or our Spotify page.)
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#jungianpsychology #depthpsychology #richardrohr #progressivechristianity #jungianwisdom #mysticalchristianity #religioustext #transpersonalpsychology - (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 revelation of the Christ is that Christ is not primarily a symbol of the Self; he’s a symbol of God. He’s a symbol of God, and the God is not the Self. The Self, then, we’d have to say, from a Christian perspective, that unconscious center of the soul, the Self is an image of God. And Jung says as much, he says, it’s imago dei, it’s an image of God. We have that in Genesis. And so it points toward God. But Christ doesn’t simply express the human reality; he does that, of course, but he also expresses the divine reality. We get both."
Sunday Readings
Thank you for listening! You're invited to join our FB community at https://www.facebook.com/laughingmystics/
Need more poetry in your life? Visit Marci's blog and/or subscribe to Laura's new substack and receive one of her fresh poems delivered to you periodically.
Questions? Comments? Bring your voice to the conversation. We'd like to SHARE THE MIC with you! Send an audio or video from your phone with a question, reflection, or comment to Laughing.Mystics@gmail.com
We now have an easier way for you to leave a review or rating, using this link! RateThisPodcast.com/thelaughingmystics
Please follow us to be alerted for new episodes. We hope you'll share this passion project with others, write a review, or rate/like our podcast on your favorite platform!
pod.link/1799776273
New episodes now released on Thursday mornings!
For more on Marci Madary visit https://www.insideoutspirituality.com/
For more on Laura Lewis-Barr visit https://psychescinema.com/
(0ur show notes are always filled with many links. If your platform doesn't show them, visit the "episode webpage" or our Spotify page.)
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#jungianpsychology #depthpsychology #richardrohr #progressivechristianity #jungianwisdom #mysticalchristianity #religioustext #transpersonalpsychology - (78)
"What in my life fails to satisfy me?"
More about virtues
There are four verbs in the reading that correspond to the Eucharistic prayers in the Catholic Mass: take, bless, break, and give. It can be thought of as a way to live.
Megan McKenna, who's a scripture scholar, has a book called Not Counting Women and Children, Neglected Stories from the Bible.
The Sunday Readings
Thank you for listening! You're invited to join our FB community at https://www.facebook.com/laughingmystics/
Need more poetry in your life? Visit Marci's blog and/or subscribe to Laura's new substack and receive one of her fresh poems delivered to you periodically.
Questions? Comments? Bring your voice to the conversation. We'd like to SHARE THE MIC with you! Send an audio or video from your phone with a question, reflection, or comment to Laughing.Mystics@gmail.com
We now have an easier way for you to leave a review or rating, using this link! RateThisPodcast.com/thelaughingmystics
Please follow us to be alerted for new episodes. We hope you'll share this passion project with others, write a review, or rate/like our podcast on your favorite platform!
pod.link/1799776273
New episodes now released on Thursday mornings!
For more on Marci Madary visit https://www.insideoutspirituality.com/
For more on Laura Lewis-Barr visit https://psychescinema.com/
(0ur show notes are always filled with many links. If your platform doesn't show them, visit the "episode webpage" or our Spotify page.)
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#jungianpsychology #depthpsychology #richardrohr #progressivechristianity #jungianwisdom #mysticalchristianity #religioustext #transpersonalpsychology - (77) Our question: What do I want?
Thomas Moore (Author of Care of the Soul):
"We must look at our deepest longings and cravings, eventhe messy ones, not as errors to be cured, but as the soul desperately crying out for what it needs to feel alive."
We talk about dreamwork. If you are curious. Here is a link to a dream dictionary, to help understand the layers of meaning in a dream.
American psychologist Carl Rogers
The Sunday Readings.
Thank you for listening! You're invited to join our FB community at https://www.facebook.com/laughingmystics/
Need more poetry in your life? Visit Marci's blog and/or subscribe to Laura's new substack and receive one of her fresh poems delivered to you periodically.
Questions? Comments? Bring your voice to the conversation. We'd like to SHARE THE MIC with you! Send an audio or video from your phone with a question, reflection, or comment to Laughing.Mystics@gmail.com
We now have an easier way for you to leave a review or rating, using this link! RateThisPodcast.com/thelaughingmystics
Please follow us to be alerted for new episodes. We hope you'll share this passion project with others, write a review, or rate/like our podcast on your favorite platform!
pod.link/1799776273
New episodes now released on Thursday mornings!
For more on Marci Madary visit https://www.insideoutspirituality.com/
For more on Laura Lewis-Barr visit https://psychescinema.com/
Want to support The Laughing Mystics? We now have MERCH! Visit https://www.zazzle.com/store/laughing_mystics/products
(0ur show notes are always filled with many links. If your platform doesn't show them, visit the "episode webpage" or our Spotify page.)
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#jungianpsychology #depthpsychology #richardrohr #progressivechristianity #jungianwisdom #mysticalchristianity #religioustext #transpersonalpsychology - (76) Our Question: What are the weeds growing alongside the wheat in my life?
What do I groan for?
We might think of the seed as our potential and the light and the dark inside of us.
The Sunday Readings
Thank you for listening! You're invited to join our FB community at https://www.facebook.com/laughingmystics/
Need more poetry in your life? Visit Marci's blog and/or subscribe to Laura's new substack and receive one of her fresh poems delivered to you periodically.
Questions? Comments? Bring your voice to the conversation. We'd like to SHARE THE MIC with you! Send an audio or video from your phone with a question, reflection, or comment to Laughing.Mystics@gmail.com
We now have an easier way for you to leave a review or rating, using this link! RateThisPodcast.com/thelaughingmystics
Please follow us to be alerted for new episodes. We hope you'll share this passion project with others, write a review, or rate/like our podcast on your favorite platform!
pod.link/1799776273
New episodes now released on Thursday mornings!
For more on Marci Madary visit https://www.insideoutspirituality.com/
For more on Laura Lewis-Barr visit https://psychescinema.com/
Want to support The Laughing Mystics? We now have MERCH! Visit https://www.zazzle.com/store/laughing_mystics/products
(0ur show notes are always filled with many links. If your platform doesn't show them, visit the "episode webpage" or our Spotify page.)
Music licensed from Artlist
#jungianpsychology #depthpsychology #richardrohr #progressivechristianity #jungianwisdom #mysticalchristianity #religioustext #transpersonalpsychology
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About The Laughing Mystics: Jungian Psychology, Christian Spirituality, and Laughter
The Laughing Mystics: Explore Christianity and Depth Psychology through weekly scripture reflections and lively conversations between friends. Each week, Marci shares her Christian perspective and infectious laughter, while Laura offers insights from Carl Jung and Joseph Campbell. Together, they also explore the profound ideas of Ilia Delio, Richard Rohr, and other evolutionary thinkers of psychology and theology. This happy pair offer as many questions as answers. They invite listeners to reflect on mystery, faith, doubt, spirituality, and personal growth.
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