Into the Mystic

About this episode

This episode features three personal stories exploring uncanny experiences related to faith, trauma, and family.

This one goes deep. "Into the Mystic" first aired in February 2014, and it brings together three accounts of the uncanny from three storytellers who had no map for what they were experiencing. Christine Lee, an Episcopal priest, has spent years navigating the gap between the faith she teaches and the faith she actually feels. When a parishioner with a seriously injured knee agrees to be prayed over, Christine finds herself in the stairwell of her church, watching something she cannot explain. (Content note: emotional abuse, child psychological abuse) Lulu grew up in 1970s Pittsburgh with a mother who was cruel and checked out. That summer, a neighbor's adult son with schizophrenia becomes her unlikely companion and proceeds to fill her head with detailed, terrifying visions of the Rapture, the Antichrist, and the Tribulation. Jen Kwok is with her then-fiancé's family on Staten Island when his father collapses from a heart attack on Christmas Eve. The days that follow are brutal, and something extraordinary happens on the bus ride back to the city. Full episode details and music credits at risk-show.com/podcast/into-the-mystic-cre517 Be Part of RISK! 🎟 See RISK! live! ✍️ Pitch…

People in this episode

Host: RISK!

Guests: Christine Lee, Lulu, Jen Kwok

Topics covered

• faith
• uncanny experiences
• emotional trauma
• family dynamics
• spirituality
• psychological abuse

Keywords

• faith
• uncanny
• emotional abuse
• spirituality
• Rapture
• Antichrist
• heart attack
• storytelling

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Pittsburgh, Staten Island

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