Mystic Tea & Stories

Amanda Stauffer
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Mysticism: ”An adventure through the wild things of God.” Journey with us through vintage fiction with a mystical method. Each episode, Amanda and a guest will explore a book from the Chronicles of Narnia, LM Montgomery’s New Moon series, Lewis’s Space Trilogy, and more. We’ll start with teatime to enjoy the story properly, and we analyze the text according to an old Kabbalistic practice called Pardes. “Pardes” means “orchard” or “garden,” so we’ll wander through the passage to pluck meaning from it. We do hope you’ll join us. Please feel welcome to reach out at mysticvintagefiction.com or @_tea.and.stories_ on Instagram.

  1. 09/16/2025

    Narnia's The Silver Chair: Father Time and the Eye of the Needle

    What was the Eye of the Needle and why did Jill pass through it? What made Puddleglum's foot so strong in stomping out the green fire? How did we get stuck with a comfort-breaking challenge again? (How did three sisters get through recording this?)  I hope you enjoy this episode, and in these dangerously contentious times, I hope we can all take with us what the Underlanders of Bism learned: "Why, then, your majesty is a friend!"

  2. 07/04/2025

    Narnia's The Silver Chair: Remember the Signs

    Four signs, two children and a marshwiggle walk into a castle... Colleen Mueller joins us on the journey from British boarding school to a Parlaiment of Owls, through the icy moors and to Harfang Castle. Grab some berries-and-cream tea and enjoy the nostalgia and the challenge. (Are we really going to talk about comfort again? I'll give you one guess!) For more of Colleen, you'll find her blog at colleenmuellerwrit.wix.com/mysite.  She shares musings on both popular books and writing itself.  As always, you'll find more on Substack, Instagram and Etsy under Mystic Tea and Stories.  Thank you for listening!

  3. 05/22/2025

    Narnia's Dawn Treader: The Albatross is Here

    JC Alexandre is back for another adventure to the Utter East of Narnia (and into the things of God). The tea: Wait, we might actually mean punch? The narrative: More like a story than a spell, and He'll tell it to us for years and years.  The PARDES: We're invited into a personal confidence, and reassured. The Challenge: Five minutes to transform your day. As always, you'll find more on Substack, Instagram and Etsy under Mystic Tea and Stories.  Thank you for listening!

  4. 02/25/2025

    Narnia's Dawn Treader: Renew Your Mind

    JC Alexandre, fantasy author, and I explore The Voyage of the Dawn Treader from The Chronicles of Narnia.  JC brings us droll humor, sailors' tea punch (you must try it) and new recs (a Narnia cartoon by the director of Peanuts? Who knew?) Content warning: Things get a little dragonish, by which we mean, disgusting. Watch your tummy.  You can find JC at jcalexandrewrites.com and on social as @jcalexandrewrites. His book, The Light Prince Grail, is available in paperback and e-book.

  5. 01/28/2025

    Narnia's Prince Caspian: The Ecstatic Dance

    Old Narnians on the Dancing Lawn, David and Goliath & doubting Thomas, (what's with the DLF acronym?) and Biblical astrology (as opposed to today's trends). Join Cathy Scoon and I for some realizations and musings from the Chronicles of Narnia's Prince Caspian.  You'll find Cathy on Instagram as @cathanascoon, and you can follow her podcast, Eruditely Ersatz, on Spotify. As always, you can reach me (Amanda) at mysticteaandstories@gmail.com.

  6. 01/20/2025

    3 Spiritual Challenges to Try (Narnia Edit)

    Inspired by The Magician's Nephew, Shinto Misogi, Sahlil Bloom and...grubby bathrooms? But really, though. Check out the results of three spiritual challenges inspired by The Chronicles of Narnia. They're quick (though maybe not easy), and impactful, so I say you try them!

  7. 12/05/2024

    Narnia's The Horse and His Boy: The Huge, Clear North

    It's possible you've never wondered why you might want to drink Lion's Mane tea (by the lion's mane, ahem), or whether the Christian poem, Footprints in the Sand, is actually the Horse's Boy, Shasta's, story.  It's likely you've never thought about why the Hermit of the Southern March only had one window that faced North - or how North figures prominently in Narnia AND other mythologies.  But now that I've posed the questions, you can't very well just go away without finding out the answers, can you? Give us a listen - it's myself and Sarah Coogan this episode - and let us know what you think!  As always, you can reach me (Amanda) at mysticteaandstories.com, and you'll find Sarah at sarahcoogan.net. Happy listening (further up and further in)!

  8. 11/15/2024

    Narnia's 'The Horse & His Boy:' Better is One Day

    Excited this week to have Sarah Coogan, scholar of Irish & British literature, join us to explore the mystic depths of the Chronicles of Narnia's The Horse and His Boy!  Join us as we ask: - Did Shasta & Corin have a bit of twin telepathy? - What message are the settings (city, desert, hermitage) trying to convey?  - How judgy is Lewis really trying to be? (We actually hit on some realizations in the next episode, coming soon!) As always, you can reach me (Amanda) at mysticteaandstories.com, and you'll find Sarah at sarahcoogan.net. Happy listening (further up and further in)!

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Mysticism: ”An adventure through the wild things of God.” Journey with us through vintage fiction with a mystical method. Each episode, Amanda and a guest will explore a book from the Chronicles of Narnia, LM Montgomery’s New Moon series, Lewis’s Space Trilogy, and more. We’ll start with teatime to enjoy the story properly, and we analyze the text according to an old Kabbalistic practice called Pardes. “Pardes” means “orchard” or “garden,” so we’ll wander through the passage to pluck meaning from it. We do hope you’ll join us. Please feel welcome to reach out at mysticvintagefiction.com or @_tea.and.stories_ on Instagram.

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  • Creator
    Amanda Stauffer
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2025
  • Episodes
    13
  • Rating
    Clean
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