Turning to the Mystics with James Finley

This is the third session which focuses on Emily Dickinson. In the tenor of the ancient practice of Lectio Divina, James Finley reads passages from Emily's poetry, reflects on core themes, and finishes with a meditative practice.

Resources:

The transcript for this episode can be found here.

The books we will be using this season are:

The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson, Edited by Thomas H. Johnson, which can be found ⁠⁠⁠⁠here.⁠⁠⁠⁠

Emily Dickinson by Cynthia Griffin Wolf, which can be found ⁠⁠⁠⁠here. ⁠⁠⁠

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Have a question you'd like Jim or Kirsten to answer about this season?

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We'll be accepting questions for our Listener Questions episode until

December 03, 2026.

This podcast is made possible, thanks to the generosity of our donors. If you would love to support the ongoing work of the Center for Action and Contemplation and the continued work of our podcasts, you can donate at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://cac.org/support-cac/podcasts/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Thank you!

In this second dialogue session, Jim and Kirsten will focus on two more of Emily's poems, The Soul selects her own Society, and It might be lonelier.

Resources:

The transcript for this episode can be found here.

The books we will be using this season are:

The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson, Edited by Thomas H. Johnson, which can be found ⁠⁠⁠⁠here.⁠⁠⁠⁠

Emily Dickinson by Cynthia Griffin Wolf, which can be found ⁠⁠⁠⁠here. ⁠⁠⁠

Connect with us:

Have a question you'd like Jim or Kirsten to answer about this season?

Email us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Send us a voicemail: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠cac.org/voicemail⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

We'll be accepting questions for our Listener Questions episode until

December 03, 2026.

This is the second session which focuses on Emily Dickinson. In the tenor of the ancient practice of Lectio Divina, James Finley reads passages from Emily's poetry, reflects on core themes, and finishes with a meditative practice.

Resources:

The transcript for this episode can be found here.

The books we will be using this season are:

The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson, Edited by Thomas H. Johnson, which can be found ⁠⁠⁠here.⁠⁠⁠

Emily Dickinson by Cynthia Griffin Wolf, which can be found ⁠⁠⁠here. ⁠⁠

Connect with us:

Have a question you'd like Jim or Kirsten to answer about this season?

Email us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Send us a voicemail: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠cac.org/voicemail⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

We'll be accepting questions for our Listener Questions episode until

December 03, 2026.

This podcast is made possible, thanks to the generosity of our donors. If you would love to support the ongoing work of the Center for Action and Contemplation and the continued work of our podcasts, you can donate at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://cac.org/support-cac/podcasts/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Thank you!

In this first dialogue session, Jim and Kirsten will focus on two of Emily's poems, There's a certain Slant of light, and Tell all the truth but tell it slant, introducing the mystical way of seeing into which Emily can draw us.

Resources:

The transcript for this episode can be found here.

The books we will be using this season are:

The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson, Edited by Thomas H. Johnson, which can be found ⁠⁠⁠here.⁠⁠⁠

Emily Dickinson by Cynthia Griffin Wolf, which can be found ⁠⁠⁠here. ⁠⁠

Connect with us:

Have a question you'd like Jim or Kirsten to answer about this season?

Email us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Send us a voicemail: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠cac.org/voicemail⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

We'll be accepting questions for our Listener Questions episode until

December 03, 2026.

This is the first session which focuses on Emily Dickinson. In the tenor of the ancient practice of Lectio Divina, James Finley reads passages from Emily's poetry, reflects on core themes, and finishes with a meditative practice.

Resources:

The transcript for this episode can be found here.

The books we will be using this season are:

The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson, Edited by Thomas H. Johnson, which can be found ⁠⁠here.⁠⁠

Emily Dickinson by Cynthia Griffin Wolf, which can be found ⁠⁠here. ⁠

Connect with us:

Have a question you'd like Jim or Kirsten to answer about this season?

Email us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠

Send us a voicemail: ⁠⁠⁠⁠cac.org/voicemail⁠⁠⁠⁠

We'll be accepting questions for our Listener Questions episode until

December 03, 2026.

This podcast is made possible, thanks to the generosity of our donors. If you would love to support the ongoing work of the Center for Action and Contemplation and the continued work of our podcasts, you can donate at ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://cac.org/support-cac/podcasts/⁠⁠⁠⁠ Thank you!