This is no small subject? What's happening in this moment in history in terms of Christ-ian spirituality? What's coming up in the future? How are we invited to participate in this unfolding and feet-on-the-ground mystery?
Our desire in this podcast is to hold an open, relational approach that we hope will stimulate some online and in-person discourse!
The word "repent" has a long history. It's also been defined and used in very particular ways.
In this podcast, we not only explore the way it's been wielded for various purposes (individualistic piety, behavior-management , moralizing, etc.) but also how it retains deeper implications and meanings...in other words, what is the mystical invitation of the word "repent"? And how might our present and future unfold if Christianity itself repented?
Join us as we explore the evolving understanding, definitions and experiences of worship.
Worship, connected to the word "worthy", has had a long tradition in the historical church and in the perennial traditions...but if Spirit (beyond/beside/being us) is leading spiritual communities forward, where is this going? We don't claim to have the final insights on this but we are willing to explore its edges!
Welcome back as we kick off season 4 of ICN's podcast!
During our time, we discuss the presence and impact of our beloved mentor, friend, and ICN co-founder, Paul Smith.
We also explore the spirituality, embodiment and directionality of WeCreating. The conversation moves to how we see this divine invitation moves us towards a hopeful now and yet-to-be!
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This has been a season of grief and glory as we've been processing ICN Co-Founder Paul Smith's transition to the other side.
Join us as Luke, David, and several folks from around the ICN offer their reflections and gratitude for our beloved friend, teacher, and guide.
Throughout the podcast you'll hear from people around the world who deeply articulate and appreciate who Paul was for them, what he meant to them, and how he's still influencing their lives. (Please note some of the recordings vary in sound quality and were recorded remotely on various platforms. We know the content will make up for any discrepancies in the audio.)
We trust this recording will be a meaningful blessing to you as you process this season of Life with us.
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This is a marvelous interview - a wonderful exploration of spiritual gifts and community, eco-spirituality, embodying insightful justice and more! Enjoy!!
Tia is a teacher and guide specializing in spirituality and practices anchored in the mystical teachings of the Christian Contemplative tradition.
ICN welcomes you to this in-depth and delightful conversation with Adam Luedtke! We converse about his inner-experiences of Jesus and Spirit, as well as his journey towards discovering what it means to develop and expand what it means to be a church in our world today. We know you'll enjoy this listen!
https://contemplatelincoln.com/
Adam has a PhD in Psychology and a Masters of Arts in Transpersonal Studies. As well as certifications in transformational coaching, spiritual direction, a Bachelor of the Arts in Religious Studies, and an ordained Commissioned Ruling Elder in the Presbyterian Church (PCUSA).
Hello there ICN practitioners and newcomers!
As we enter the New Year we welcome you to enjoy sitting with our beloved teacher, Rev. Paul Smith, as he explains and expounds on states of consciousness.
This particular conversation is lively, meaningful, and invites every listener to keep moving more deeply into Spirit-consciousness.
The audio quality was rough to edit and there are some discrepancies through different microphones - stay with it! This podcast is worth every beautiful minute.
Enjoy and we'll see you online!!
This is a fascinating and lively dialogue about (Jesus-oriented) spirituality, discovery, scripture and the courage to keep moving forward!
You can find Dean online at:
https://www.reorientmentoring.com/
We invite you into a very meaning set of conversations with the leaders of WeOneing!
Several subjects raised are:
the vitality of safety, individuation, and unity.
Divine heart and personal presencing,
Practicing the inner work of “let it begin with me,”
Being in touch with ‘the yearning’ (for community, friendship and the human & divine),
Working through relational challenges while One-ing,
The indispensability of self and community, the awareness of one’s own value as showing up,
growing personal presence with collective presence,
Defining inter-permeability,
Integrating and ‘clearing the lens’ of the masculine and femine within self and others…
The conversation ends with generative appreciations between the conversationalists and on behalf of the communities represented.
How does an integral spiritual community practice kindness, openness, vulnerability and healing when it comes to shadow issues - indidvidually and collectively?
How does the “field of love” provide and atmosphere of safety and connection when our ‘golden shadow’ rears its head?
Attending to the process of unfolding spiritual community is not easy but is certainly rewarding when done with enveloping, committed and liberating love.
We share several personal stories, helpful resources and various frameworks for the ways in which we can evolve in our own personal growth and in collective connection.
Hello ICN community!
This week Luke and David dive into the prolific and unfolding subject of practicing sacred community and holistic trust.
Several subjects addressed are: openness, vulnerability, healing, personal and group boundaries, and how integral communities can continue to evolve over time by practicing these relational truths.
We offer personal stories and group stories as concrete example of how we might allow our I/We/ALL practices to adapt and evolve over time.
Join Luke (ICN Co-Founder) and David (ICN board member and ICN podcast producer) as they do a deep dive on the meaning and practice of joining and participating in mystical spiritual community!
Subjects explored include:
A theological framework for mystical community (on the Jesus Path/The Way)
Individualism and collectivism (through the lens of WBMA)
Idealism and how it can distort the practice mystical community
Shadow-work within community
and much more!
The conversation is live, zesty and pushes at the edges of ICN's attempts at "presence-ing" itself as individuals and as a collective of practitioners!
ICN is very pleased to have this dynamic conversation with Bob Holmes - Bob covers so much of his story, reflections and thoughts on spirituality...sit back, relax and take it in!
Bob Holmes:
Contemplative Monk, Mystic, Evolver, Mountain Native, Cancer Survivor, Seminary Survivor, Church Refuge, Poet, Songwriter, Photographer, Spiritual Seeker, and Companion, Learning to be a Life-giving Spirit.
Where Bob Create:
Our resident elder and mystic, Rev. Paul Smith, lights up the theological room with his prolific teachings on Holy Spirit.
His transmission on this particular subject will leave you illuminated and inspired to keep moving deeper into the Mystery of the First Person experience of God.
Hello friends of ICN! We are back and ready to explore mystical spirituality in the lineage of Jesus.
In this episode, Luke and David jump into the deep end as they talk about spiritual community at the mystic-practicing levels. This is the first in many important conversations...so please give a listen and offer any reflections that come up for you. We love hearing from ICN practitioners!
Thank you for going on this season 2 journey with us!
In this episode Paul, Luke and David reflect on the wisdom and experiences of ICN's growing community as well as the growing edges of our (ICN's) future...Spirit is flowing through our growing network of friendships and practice, in this conversation we seek to bear witness and celebrate this phenomena.
See you online!
Maruška Vizek's Bio:
Maruška Vizek is a mystic, a lover and writer of sacred poetry, a practitioner of fully embodied spirituality and a life-long spiritual seeker. In her day-to-day life she is a successful social scientist (economist), business consultant, manager, advisor for high level government officials and opinion maker with a high-profile public career. She lives in Zagreb, Croatia.
Having been born as a contemplative with the capacity for deep non-dual experiences, and at the same time thriving as a successful manifestor in dual material life, her quest is to live, express and relate to others from the places of our most intimate deepest depths and to find meaningful ways of bridging the gap between different spiritual traditions, and between material and spiritual realms into one holistic experience encompassing all facets of who we are as human beings. The goal of embodying Oneness in all aspects and dimensions of life for her includes finding common ground and combining practices and symbols from different spiritual traditions and knowledge systems, with the emphasis on fully embodied experience-based transformative integration of practices and symbols, and on empowering herself and others to un/enfold into/from Wholeness we always already are.
This is a marvelous interview and we trust that you'll be inspired and encouraged in your own mysticism as you listen to her story! Maruška models so beautifully how to integrate the practical nature of human life and the esoteric nature of deep spirituality.
This conversation was recorded remotely and not in a studio. As a result, the quality of audio is not up to normal standards (though we've done the best we could!). Yet we trust that this will not inhibit you from enjoying her wisdom.
Devotion! To what, to whom, how? ICN recently released a series of Saturday emails on the subject. So Paul, Luke and David decided to engage in a lively discussion on it!
We hope you enjoy this conversation on what we believe and how we experience devotion and worship from a deconstructive and post-deconstructive point of view...while this podcast does not cover the full gamut (how could it?!), we do cover some fascinating territory.
https://www.integralchristiannetwork.org/writings/2022/2/19/new-acts-of-devotion
Donnie Wilson has been blessed with a vibrant curiosity that has led her through several spiritual traditions, each one a building block for the next. And underneath all her wanderings, coming to find that there is one ultimate truth: we are not separate from each other or from all that is seen or unseen.
Her journey through life has been loving and laughing, letting go of her stories, experiencing the joy of deep relationships, opening to spaciousness and moments of mystic wonder, and learning that each of us (no matter the appearance) is a divine expression of ineffable and all-encompassing love. Her involvement in Integral Christianity has added a broader and deeper spiritual understanding to her continuing journey.
We trust you will experience the transmission of wisdom, kindness and spiritual curiosity in this interview!
