On this special bonus episode, James Finley and Kirsten Oates interview Malcolm Guite about the nature of poetry to speak to directly to the heart, as it attempts to give shape and form to the ineffable. They also discuss the first two of T.S. Eliot's Four Quartets, providing additional depth and insight into Eliot's use of pattern, exploration of time and place, as well as his references to the mystics.

Resources:

• Turning to the Mystics is a podcast by the Center for Action and Contemplation. To learn more about James Finley, visit his faculty profile here.
• The transcript for this episode can be found here.
• The book we will be using this season can be found here.
• A free version can be accessed online 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 November 7th, 2024.

• 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 fourth dialogue session Jim and Kirsten focus on quartet four, Little Gidding.

Resources:

• Turning to the Mystics is a podcast by the Center for Action and Contemplation. To learn more about James Finley, visit his faculty profile here.
• The transcript for this episode can be found here.
• The book we will be using this season can be found here.
• A free version can be accessed online 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 November 7th, 2024.

• 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!

This is the fourth session that focuses on the poet T.S. Eliot and his work, Four Quartets. In the tenor of the ancient practice of Lectio Divina, James Finley begins with passages from Four Quartets, reflects on the qualitative essence of the spirit of this text, and finishes with a meditative practice.

Resources:

• Turning to the Mystics is a podcast by the Center for Action and Contemplation. To learn more about James Finley, visit his faculty profile here.
• The transcript for this episode can be found here.
• The book we will be using this season can be found here.
• A free version can be accessed online 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 November 7th, 2024.

• 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 third dialogue session Jim and Kirsten focus on quartet three, The Dry Salvages.

Resources:

• Turning to the Mystics is a podcast by the Center for Action and Contemplation. To learn more about James Finley, visit his faculty profile here.
• The transcript for this episode can be found here.
• The book we will be using this season can be found here.
• A free version can be accessed online 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 November 7th, 2024.

• 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!

This is the third session that focuses on the poet T.S. Eliot and his work, Four Quartets. In the tenor of the ancient practice of Lectio Divina, James Finley begins with passages from Four Quartets, reflects on the qualitative essence of the spirit of this text, and finishes with a meditative practice.

Resources:

• Turning to the Mystics is a podcast by the Center for Action and Contemplation. To learn more about James Finley, visit his faculty profile here.
• The transcript for this episode can be found here.
• The book we will be using this season can be found here.
• A free version can be accessed online 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 November 7th, 2024.

• 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 focus on quartet two, East Coker.

Resources:

• Turning to the Mystics is a podcast by the Center for Action and Contemplation. To learn more about James Finley, visit his faculty profile here.
• The transcript for this episode can be found here.
• The book we will be using this season can be found here.
• A free version can be accessed online 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 November 7th, 2024.

• 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!

This is the second session that focuses on the poet T.S. Eliot and his work, Four Quartets. In the tenor of the ancient practice of Lectio Divina, James Finley begins with passages from Four Quartets, reflects on the qualitative essence of the spirit of this text, and finishes with a meditative practice.

Resources:

• Turning to the Mystics is a podcast by the Center for Action and Contemplation. To learn more about James Finley, visit his faculty profile here.
• The transcript for this episode can be found here.
• The book we will be using this season can be found here.
• A free version can be accessed online 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 November 7th, 2024.

• 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 focus on quartet one, Burnt Norton.

Resources:

• Turning to the Mystics is a podcast by the Center for Action and Contemplation. To learn more about James Finley, visit his faculty profile here.
• The transcript for this episode can be found here.
• The book we will be using this season can be found here.
• A free version can be accessed online 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 November 7th, 2024.

• 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!

This is the first session that focuses on the poet T.S. Eliot and his work, Four Quartets. In the tenor of the ancient practice of Lectio Divina, James Finley begins with passages from Four Quartets, reflects on the qualitative essence of the spirit of this text, and finishes with a meditative practice.

Resources:

• Turning to the Mystics is a podcast by the Center for Action and Contemplation. To learn more about James Finley, visit his faculty profile here.
• The transcript for this episode can be found here.
• The book we will be using this season can be found here.
• A free version can be accessed online 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 November 7th, 2024.

• 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!

Welcome to Season 10 of Turning to the Mystics. This season we are turning to T.S. Eliot for spiritual guidance. In this episode, James Finley and Kirsten Oates cover the life and person of T.S. Eliot and discuss how we can work with his poetry to transform our lives.

Resources:

• Turning to the Mystics is a podcast by the Center for Action and Contemplation. To learn more about James Finley, visit his faculty profile here.
• The transcript for this episode can be found here.
• The book we will be using this season can be found here.
• A free version can be accessed online 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 November 7th, 2024.

• 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!

Season 10 of Turning to the Mystics will continue with our next mystic, T.S. Eliot.

Our journey begins on September 9th, 2024.