The Laughing Mystics: An unorthodox journey through the liturgical year
The Laughing Mystics: An unorthodox journey through the liturgical year

The Laughing Mystics: An unorthodox journey through the liturgical year

Laura Lewis-Barr - Marci Madary

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Spiritual and Jungian explorations. Reading the bible with Richard Rohr & Ilia Delio in mind. How might Depth Psychology and Christianity come together? Good friends Marci Madary & Laura Lewis-Barr bring differing perspectives to the Sunday readings of the liturgical calendar. Each week Marci shares her mystical Christian insights & infectious laughter with Laura, who ponders what Carl Jung & Joseph Campbell might say about these scriptures. Unscripted & lively, Laura & Marci offer as many questions as answers Laura - Psychescinema.com Marci - Insideoutspirituality.com

Recent Episodes

The Light and the Deep - 3rd Sunday, January 25, 2026
JAN 22, 2026
The Light and the Deep - 3rd Sunday, January 25, 2026
3rd Sunday in the new church year. Our question to you: What is a memory of "seeing the light" or a moment of conversion in the world or in myself?We talk of unity and division in the church and the symbols of fish, fishing, nets, and deep waters. Laura shares her dream of a fish.The Sunday ReadingsThank you for listening! You're invited to join our FB community at https://www.facebook.com/laughingmystics/Questions? Comments? Bring your voice to the conversation. We'd like to SHARE THE MIC with you! Send an audio from your phone with a question or comment to [email protected] now have an easier way for you to leave a review or rating, using this link! RateThisPodcast.com/thelaughingmysticsPlease 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/1799776273New 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 #transpersonalpsychologypodscan_v63b2bESNGViH9EiTAVrUi1CkqheAsQx
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The Slow Work of Evolution - January 18, 2026
JAN 15, 2026
The Slow Work of Evolution - January 18, 2026
2nd Sunday in "extra-ordinary time." Our question: what is my current "growing edge," spiritually?Here are links from our wide-ranging conversation. Laura quotes and mentions Lewis Hyde's - A Primer for Forgetting. We talk of the photo of the earth taken from space that Joseph Campbell found inspiring. And the inspiring TV series from Carl Sagan (1980) And the wonderful film, using Teilhard's prayer, The slow work of God. The beginnings of Quakerism. The Catholic Worker House in LaCrosse, WI.Robin Wall Kimmerer, Parker Palmer and Michael MorwoodSunday ReadingsLaura is leading a workshop next month at the "Natural Spirituality Conference" which highlights how God speaks through dreams and dream like stories. Attendees are invited into small groups that explore their night time dreams together throughout the weekend. Info at nsrgathering.org/conference.htmlThank you for listening! You're invited to join our FB community at https://www.facebook.com/laughingmystics/Questions? Comments? Bring your voice to the conversation. We'd like to SHARE THE MIC with you! Send an audio from your phone with a question or comment to [email protected] now have an easier way for you to leave a review or rating, using this link! RateThisPodcast.com/thelaughingmysticsPlease 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/1799776273New 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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Death of the Old, Birth of the New - January 11, 2026
JAN 8, 2026
Death of the Old, Birth of the New - January 11, 2026
Readings for The Feast of the Baptism of the Lord. Our question: What old teaching about God/holiness has been upended/changed in me?Marci mentions  Holy Envy by Barbara Brown Taylor. And also Rumi and Hafiz. Laura talks about the 6 Day War, ⁠rebirthing⁠, and Rene Girard’s mimetic theory. This Sunday's ReadingsThank you Jackie M for donating your time and creating a new logo for us! We appreciate it and you! Thank you for listening! You're invited to join our FB community at https://www.facebook.com/laughingmystics/Questions? Comments? Bring your voice to the conversation. We'd like to SHARE THE MIC with you! Send an audio from your phone with a question or comment to [email protected] now have an easier way for you to leave a review or rating, using this link! RateThisPodcast.com/thelaughingmysticsPlease 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/1799776273New 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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Wholeness, Holiness, and Family - December 28, 2025
DEC 25, 2025
Wholeness, Holiness, and Family - December 28, 2025
The Feast of the Holy Family. We gear up for some challenging readings.We start with asking for a memory of honoring family. (We also acknowledge that sometimes honoring family is best from a distance. )We explore the biblical instructions to "obey" or to "be submissive" and the revolutionary message that was implicit in these readings - based on the world at the time. We mention the elderly "nuns on the run," recently in the news, who challenged such orders. We discuss symbolic meanings of Egypt and our own inner Herods. Marci recommends a video -- https://www.theworkofthepeople.com/the-slow-work-of-god And much more!Sunday ReadingsThank you for listening! You're invited to join our FB community at https://www.facebook.com/laughingmystics/Questions? Comments? Bring your voice to the conversation. We'd like to SHARE THE MIC with you! Send an audio from your phone with a question or comment to [email protected] now have an easier way for you to leave a review or rating, using this link! RateThisPodcast.com/thelaughingmysticsPlease 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/1799776273Join our FB community at https://www.facebook.com/laughingmystics/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
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37 MIN