Mediocre Mystic
Welcome to Mediocre Mystic - the podcast where we explore how mediocre makes the world go round and how mediocre works in mysterious ways. Join host Grace as she talks about all things messy and muddled as we find the middle way to mystic magic. Mediocre Mystic is proud to host Lunar Aligned and The Quieted Mind. Meliea Black joins us for quarterly intuitive tarot and oracle readings. James Buckley joins us quarterly for guided meditation and dharma talks. These collaborations make for a rich feed full of practices to cherry pick what works best for you - one or all!
Episodes
James gives a life update, offers thoughts about the latest escalation between Israel and Gaza and how we can help, and shares a song from his latest EP.
Featured in this Episode:
"When Asked Whose Side I'm On..." by Alicia T Crosby
Good Citizens by Thich Nhat Hanh
Global Citizen: Israel-Palestine: How to Help Victims of the Conflict
The Wakeup Call: Walk Each Other Home (from Arrivals and De...
Meliea of Lunar Aligned joins us today with her tarot reading for May 2023. Are you in chaos or flow right now? Let's find our rhythm together with our intuitive cyclical living guide as she offers support and guidance for people to go within and find their own strength and magic.
For the month of May, Meliea shares a 6 card spread from the Wayhome Tarot deck by Bakara Wintner and Autumn Whitehurst. Do you want to do...
Meliea of Lunar Aligned joins us today with her tarot reading for Spring 2023. Are you in chaos or flow right now? Let's find our rhythm together with our intuitive cyclical living guide as she offers support and guidance for people to go within and find their own strength and magic.
For the spring month of April, Meliea shares two special 3 card spreads with us from the Soul Trees and Soul Seeds oracle decks by All...
On this episode I'm entering spring not trying to keep up my New Year's resolution, rather on with the story of my greatest failure. If you're looking for a story about old things being made new, get your cup of kindness ready to toast my friends! This is episode 2 of 3 in this series arc.
Special shoutout to Dr. Zoë Lumiere of Allowing Love :
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Eric Lum...
James of Quieted Mind discusses an old story about the Buddha and Mara and what we can learn from it in this Dharma talk.
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Meliea of Lunar Aligned joins us today with her tarot reading for March 2023. Are you in chaos or flow right now? Let's find our rhythm together with our intuitive cyclical living guide as she offers support and guidance for people to go within and find their own strength and magic.
For the luck month of March, Meliea shares a special 5 card spread with us from the Modern Witch tarot deck. Join Meliea as she guides ...
James of Quieted Mind discusses true love and the importance of understanding in this Dharma talk.
Referenced In This Episode:
Please Call Me By My True Names by Thich Nhat Hanh
Metta (Lovingkindness) Meditation
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Meliea of Lunar Aligned joins us today with her inaugural tarot reading! Are you in chaos or flow right now? Let's find our rhythm together with our intuitive cyclical living guide as she offers support and guidance for people to go within and find their own strength and magic.
For the love month of February, Meliea shares a Mind / Body / Spirit spread with us from the Gentle Tarot deck. Welcome to the podcast famil...
James of Quieted Mind shares his own practice to bring back the warmth into life in this Dharma talk. When external conditions cause us to feel hopeless, helpless, or depressed, when reality turns dark and cold, stopping and mindfully engaging in small change can be the start of turning things around.
Referenced in this episode:
Peace Is Every Step by Thich Nhat Hanh
The Miracle of Mindfulness by Thich Nhat Hanh
On this episode I'm starting the New Year not with a resolution, rather with my greatest failure. If you're looking for a story about old things being made new, get your cup of kindness ready to toast my friends! This is episode 1 of 3 in this series arc.
Special shoutout to Dr. Zoë Lumiere of Allowing Love :
Dr. Zoë Lumiere - Coach Instagram | TikTok
Eric Lumiere - Muscian Instagram | TikTok
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On this episode we're talking about the most wonderful time, wait I mean complicated time of the year. We focus on how we can make the most wonderful moments in the midst of the most complicated time of the year. And, there's even a Christmas story, no not that one, Ralphie! Merry Mystic Y'all!
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James of Quieted Mind explores the change of seasons, that for some of us, can bring to the surface any number of thoughts and emotions in this Dharma talk. Times like these are a perfect opportunity to stop and breathe, to unite our body and mind as we acknowledge that our true home is the here and now. In that lull between summer fun and the hustle and bustle of the holidays, and even in the midst of these things, we can always r...
On this episode we’re taking on the challenge of how to squeeze in our practice when it just seems like it’s impossible, and, how other people help us do just that!
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Thank you for joining me on this mini-sode. Take a moment to pause and meditate on a particular seed of truth cherry picked by me...or you! I invite you to drop me a voicemail or a text at 980.355.9665, and tell me about one of your own favorite cherry picked maxims.
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James of Quieted Mind introduces us to the practice of Metta, or Lovingkindness meditation, and its origins in early Buddhist teachings. Metta meditation practice can be a useful technique in breaking down our notions and concepts of separateness, and realizing the interconnectedness of all sentient beings.
Refereced in this Episode:
The Power of Metta: A Buddhist Story — from MountainHermitage.org
After a string of holiday episodes and a summer break, on this episode we're returning to our exploration of maintaining our mystic in the mundane of our everyday messy, muddled lives. Whatever we may be cherry picking that works for us, it is important to maintain the balance of being sure it is indeed working for us. That we are using the practice, and not the other way around. When the practice uses us, we're on the pa...
Thank you for joining me for the inaugural drop of my new mini-sode. Take a moment to pause and meditate on a particular seed of truth cherry picked by me...or you! I invite you to drop me a voicemail or a text at 980.355.9665, and tell me about one of your own favorite cherry picked maxims.
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James of Quieted Mind guides us through a meditation in which we practice identifying as the Universe.
Referenced in this episode:
Thich Nhat Hanh: No Death, No Fear: Comforting Wisdom for Life
Thich Nhat Hanh: The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching: Transforming Suffering into Peace, Joy, and Liberation
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On this Queer Pride episode, I'm sharing my own coming out story. Our stories matter. As I’ve continued to do this podcast I’ve realized my story matters not because it’s extraordinary, but because it’s like so many of yours, and your stories matter. In this sharing of our truth, we can find safety in each other, as one of my favorite Black Non- Binary artists Kah Yangni illustrates. I celebrated my partnership in a ceremony i...
James of Quieted Mind shares the significance of identifying as the Universe, and how it can expand our capacity for love and compassion in this Dharma talk.
Referenced in this episode:
Thich Nhat Hanh: Please Call Me By My True Names
Bayard Rustin
Ram Dass
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