Into the "Mystic" (with Cecily Sailer)

About this episode

Nicole Cloutier interviews Cecily Sailer about the concept of mysticism and its evolution.

Oh, hello to all you psychic poets, legendary linguists, and veiled verbalists. In this week's episode Nicole sits down with tarot reader, creativity coach, and writer Cecily Sailer to discuss the word mystic. Together they trace the word from Greek initiation rites and Christian mystics to modern tarot and awe inspiring moments. So let's order up some Connecticut Pizza, sit down to solve this mysterious puzzle, and keep an eye out for owls.... as we define mystic. Further Research You can find Cecily here - https://www.typewritertarot.com/ And be sure to check out Cecily's Podcast "Your Creative and Magical Life" wherever you listen to podcasts. As always, you can reach the team at itsallpoetry.podcast@gmail.com

People in this episode

Host: Nicole Cloutier

Guest: Cecily Sailer

Topics covered

• mysticism
• tarot
• creativity
• language
• poetry

Keywords

• mystic
• tarot
• poetry
• creativity
• language
• Christian mystics
• Greek initiation rites

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Your Creative and Magical Life, Typewriter Tarot

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