Bonus: The Healing Path

Turning to the Mystics with James Finley

Center for Action and Contemplation

Spirituality, Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.8 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 28 March 2023

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

On this special bonus episode of Turning to the Mystics, we are celebrating the launch of Jim's new memoir, The Healing Path. In this episode, Jim reads the complete introduction to the book and has a conversation with Kirsten about the book and how it came to be. The Healing Path: A Memoir and Invitation is a contemplative reflection on the spirituality of healing, the fruit of the author's lifetime in conducting spiritual direction and psychotherapy, drawing on his lessons from Thomas Merton and study of the mystical path. It is largely written in the form of a memoir of his own recovery from the traumatic wounds of his early life (abusive father, abuse by his confessor in the monastery, a dysfunctional marriage, and his road to healing and wholeness.) But it is not just about his story--it is an invitation to the reader to reflect and resonate with the lessons that apply to their own stories. The Healing Path is available at the CAC bookstore and everywhere books are sold. Learn more at cac.org/healingpath Resources: The transcript for this episode can be found here. A PDF of the Introduction from The Healing Path, as read by Jim in the episode, can be found here. Thanks to Orbis Books for permission to share this. 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!

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0:00.0	How do you tell the story of your inner journey? Join James Finley for the healing stories online
0:06.0	retreat. Saturday, August 26th from 9-5 Pacific. Inspired by his memoir, The Healing Path,
0:14.4	Jim offers guided reflections to help you become more conscious of the thread of your own sacred
0:20.5	journey. The event will be recorded and all registered will have access to the replay.
0:26.5	Register today at cac.org-healing-retreat. That's cac.org. Slash h-e-a-l-i-n-g-r-e-t-r-e-a-t.
0:41.4	You're listening to a podcast by the Center for Action and Contemplation. To learn more,
0:46.3	visit cac.org. Greetings. I'm Jim Finley. And I'm Kiston Oates. Welcome to
0:55.8	Turning to the Mystics. Welcome everyone to this special bonus session of Turning to the Mystics.
1:09.3	I'm here with Jim to help launch his new book The Healing Path, a memoir and an invitation.
1:17.2	Welcome, Jim, and congratulations on this stunningly beautiful memoir.
1:21.6	Thank you very much. I'm so pleased that it's going to go out there to share with people.
1:27.2	So we wanted everyone who listens to this podcast to get a special taste of your book,
1:32.4	and so you're going to read the entire introduction, and then we'll have a dialogue about the book.
1:39.5	Introduction. These reflections mark out a path, a way of life in which we as human beings
1:48.7	may be healed from all that hinders us from experiencing the steady, strong currents of divinity,
1:55.5	the flow on and on in the bittersweet alchemy of our lives. The surprising thing is that the intimate
2:04.2	healing spirituality brings into our lives is hidden in the muck in the mire of the very things
2:11.4	about ourselves we wish weren't true. The secret opening through which we pass into
2:17.8	wholeness is hidden in the center of those wounds we are most afraid to approach.
2:25.6	The door that grants access to boundless fulfillment is hidden in the unfinished business of our
2:32.3	lives, the places where we do not want to feel vulnerable, the things we tend not to sit with or
2:39.6	listen to. The sometimes sad, sometimes tender, sometimes disarmingly simple, sometimes joyful
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