<p>6th Sunday in extra-ordinary time. Our question: <b>What is an inner stumbling block that gets in the way of making the life-giving choice.</b>?</p><p>Since we won't be making another Ash Wednesday episode, we invite you to listen to last years episode (scroll down to episode 3)</p><p><br></p><p>Laura again recommends Michael Meades, The Living Myth, podcast<a href='https://open.spotify.com/episode/4vzKWS0AgXr0zzwPiNG6gu?si=vRnZaW7yQ1q-pJsIah8mSg'>, especially this episode on creative practices. </a></p><p><br></p><p>We talk about the mysteries of our life and the mystery genre as a way to explore this. Laura recommends the movie <a href='https://www.npr.org/2025/12/12/nx-s1-5639933/knives-out-wake-up-dead-man-review'>"Knives</a></p><p><a href='https://www.npr.org/2025/12/12/nx-s1-5639933/knives-out-wake-up-dead-man-review'>Out, Wake up Dead Man."</a></p><p><br></p><p>We talk about metaphor and Joseph Campell. "Metaphors carry us from one place to another, they enable us to cross boundaries that would otherwise be closed to us. Spiritual truths that transcend time and space can only be borne in metaphorical vessels whose meaning is found in their connotations—that is, in the cloud of witnesses to the many sides of truth that they spontaneously evoke—not in their denotations, the hard, factual, uni-dimensional casings of their historical reference."</p><p>Eugene Kennedy, Ph.D.</p><p>Campbell, Joseph. Thou Art That: Transforming Religious Metaphor </p><p><br></p><p>[A]s Jung put it in terms that chill me always, “What is denied inwardly will come to us in the outer world, and we call it fate.”~ James Hollis, <i>Living Between Worlds: Finding Personal Resilience in Changing Times</i>.</p><p>A very challenging gospel reading! </p><p><br></p><p><a href='https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/021526.cfm'>The Sunday Readings</a></p><p><br></p><p><b>Thank you for listening</b>! You're invited to j<b>oin our FB community at </b><a href='https://www.facebook.com/laughingmystics/'><b>https://www.facebook.com/laughingmystics/</b></a></p><p>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 <a href=' [email protected]'>[email protected]</a></p><p><br></p><p>We now have an easier way for you to leave a review or rating, using this link! <a href='https://ratethispodcast.com/thelaughingmystics'>RateThisPodcast.com/<b>thelaughingmystics</b></a></p><p><br></p><p>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!</p><p><a href='pod.link/1799776273'><b>pod.link/1799776273</b></a></p><p><br></p><p><b>New episodes now released on Thursday mornings!</b></p><p><b>For more on Marci Madary visit </b><a href='https://www.insideoutspirituality.com/'>https://www.insideoutspirituality.com/</a></p><p><b>For more on Laura Lewis-Barr visit </b><a href='https://psychescinema.com/'>https://psychescinema.com/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Want to support The Laughing Mystics? We now have MERCH! Visit <a href='https://www.zazzle.com/store/laughing_mystics/products'>⁠https://www.zazzle.com/store/laughing_mystics/products</a></p><p><br></p><p>(0ur show notes are always filled with many links. If your platform doesn't show them, visit the "episode webpage" or our Spotify page.)</p><p>Music licensed from Artlist</p><p>#jungianpsychology #depthpsychology #richardrohr #progressivechristianity #jungianwisdom #mysticalchristianity #religioustext #transpersonalpsychology</p>