My Favourite Mystic

AJ Langley

AJ Langley speaks with scholars about their favourite mystic, why they love mysticism as a subject, and the weird and wonderful world of mystical experiences.

  1. 01/09/2025

    My Favourite Mystic 56: Alicia Spencer-Hall on Christina Mirabilis

    Welcome back! Having finally completed her PhD, Dr (!) AJ Langley is back, joined by Alicia Spencer-Hall to talk about the living/zombie saint, Christina Mirabilis (c.1150-1224). We talk about neurodivergence, crip narratives, and having to die three times before you actually get to rest!

    45 min

  2. 10/05/2023

    My Favourite Mystic 55: Lee Irwin on Black Elk/Heȟáka Sápa

    AJ Langley is joined by Lee Irwin to talk about the Lakota mystic and healer Heȟáka Sápa (Black Elk). We talk about the difference between Native and Christian conceptions of visionary experiences, embodied spiritual practices, and the importance of acting on visions for the benefit of community.

    45 min

  3. 08/03/2023

    My Favourite Mystic 54: Barbara Newman on Charles Williams

    CW: non-consensual/coercive relationships On this episode Barbara Newman tells host AJ Langley all about her guilty pleasure, the poet, novelist, theologian and literary critic, Charles Williams (1886-1945). We talk about coinherence, charisma, energy harvesting rituals, Dante and Beatrice, and Barbara's love for Taliessin through Logres. Follow us on Twitter and YouTube @myfavmystic and we will see you next month!

    45 min

  4. 07/06/2023

    My Favourite Mystic 53: Rowan Wilson on Walter Hilton

    Rowan Wilson joins AJ Langley to celebrate the works of Walter Hilton (d. 1396). We talk about the moral stakes of a life in the world, the existence of devotional guides as proof that devotion wasn't always easy, and the importance of a good night's sleep. Follow us on Twitter @myfavmystic and we will see you next month!

    42 min

  5. 06/01/2023

    My Favourite Mystic 52: Genevieve Caufield on Dorothea of Montau

    Genevieve Caufield joins the podcast to speak about the Prussian anchoress and visionary Dorothea of Montau (1347-1394). We talk about the joys of having two "lives" (neither of which say mush about her life), replacing her heart with a fiery lump of flesh, and declarations of orthodoxy.

    33 min

  6. 05/04/2023

    My Favourite Mystic 51: Maria Oen on Birgitta of Sweden

    And we are back! On this episode Maria Oen talks about her long-lasting interest in the mystic, saint, and founder of the Bridgettines, Birgitta of Sweden (d. 1373). We talk about her time in Italy, her high-status connections, her insistence that the Pope return to Rome, and her duties as the Virgin Mary's daughter-in-law.

    45 min

  7. 03/02/2023

    My Favourite Mystic 50: Andrew Kraebel on Richard Rolle

    Andrew Kraebel (@hermitofhampole) joins the podcast for our second episode on the fourteenth-century English mystic, hermit, and religious writer Richard Rolle (c. 1300-1349). We talk about translating Rolle's writing, his poetry, his writing for women, and the importance of the whole person to the mystical experience.  Follow us on Twitter @myfavmystic

    39 min

  8. 02/02/2023

    My Favourite Mystic 49: Harri Hudspith on Teresa of Ávila

    This month, artist and researcher Harri Hudspith (@harri_hudspith) joins host AJ Langley (@medievalmystics) to discuss the Carmelite nun, reformer, mystic, and saint Teresa of Ávila. We talk about playing hermits in the garden, learning how to cry over the Passion, and how to become so virile that you shock men. To see more of Harri's work, visit https://t.co/UUOktrp8hj Follow us on Twitter @myfavmystic

    42 min
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AJ Langley speaks with scholars about their favourite mystic, why they love mysticism as a subject, and the weird and wonderful world of mystical experiences.

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  • Creator
    AJ Langley
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2025
  • Episodes
    57
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © AJ Langley
  • Show Website
    My Favourite Mystic

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