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We had some technical issues with the audio originally uploaded with these and other episodes from our Advent series. We apologize for the poor listening quality and hope you will give these episodes another chance with this new track upload.

Advent Meditations - Mary's Song

In this Advent meditation, we invite you to gaze reflectively on Mary, the mother of our Lord. Look upon her courage, her grace, and her total trust in ...

We apologize for the technical difficulties in the last few Urban Mystics episodes. We are working hard to remaster these files and upload episodes with high sound quality.

Merry Christmas from Urban Mystics!

Today we celebrate the birth of our King! We wanted to give you all one more “special” Christmas episode as a “thank you” for listening to Urban Mystics.

This episode of Urban Mystics is inspired by artwork created by illustr...

We had some technical issues with the audio originally uploaded with these and other episodes from our Advent series. We apologize for the poor listening quality and hope you will give these episodes another chance with this new track upload.

Welcome to Advent

The clashing of kingdoms becomes quite evident during the holidays. One kingdom is loud, neon, consumer driven and exhausting. It doesn’t ask your permission to invade ...

We apologize for the technical trouble we've had on our last few uploads. We've uploaded a new file that will be worth-while to listen to.

Tony first hosted “The Innkeeper” last year during the Urban Mystics live guided sessions. If you were one of the few who were there when Dan and Tony were first getting started last year – first, thank you for following us and listening! Second, this one might sound familiar.

In this A...

The Journey of the Magi (Longing and Hope)

The journey of the magi is an element of the Advent and Christmas story that relates deeply to a diverse range of human experience – from longing to wonder, from violence and despair to hope and justice. Join us this week as we continue in our Advent meditation series. Dan is back! And we invite you to respond to the hope and anticipation of the season as the magi respond to the sign of th...

Thanksgiving - Podcast Update and Meditation with Tony

Happy Thanksgiving! We can’t let a holiday like Thanksgiving go by without offering some kind of gratitude meditation guide. So, this one is short and simple – I call it “Show and Tell.” I hope you enjoy!

Also, we have been preparing to relaunch our podcast release schedule starting with a special Advent series beginning in early December.

We are so thankful to you, our listen...

Neurodiverse (Meditation Practice) 3 Questions - Vocal Audio with Lo-Fi Music

This is one of six variations of this episode that we are releasing with different audio background. This episode features spoken vocal audio with a background arrangement of Lo-Fi music.

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Neurodiverse (Meditation Practice) 3 Questions - Vocal Audio with Soft Meditation Synth Melody

This is one of six variations of this episode that we are releasing with different audio background. This episode features spoken vocal audio with soft synth meditation music.

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Neurodiverse (Meditation Practice) 3 Questions - Vocal Audio with Daytime Singing Birds Ambiance

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Neurodiverse (Meditation Practice) 3 Questions - Vocal Audio with Low Static Noise

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Neurodiverse (Meditation Practice) 3 Questions - Vocal Audio Only

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Neurodiverse Hi. My name is Tony. I'm an Urban Mystic & I have ADD. Neurodiversity and contemplative prayer may seem like two unlikely friends. “Just quite your mind.” “Let your thoughts go.” “Enter into stillness and silence.” Ha! For an ADD brain like mine, these kinds of instructions are hard to hear. I have never experienced a “quiet mind” or had enough control of the thought activity in my brain to decide that I was going to ...

Momma God

Have you ever thought about or attempted to relate to God as, Mom?

Have you ever noticed the times God is described in decidedly feminine characteristics?

In this episode of the Urban Mystics Podcast, we meditate on the character of God as “Mother”.

This episode is written, hosted and produced by Tony Duppong, exclusively for the Urban Mystics Podcast.

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Lectio Divina – Practice Together - Luke 8:42-48 The Fringe of His Garment

Part 2 contains the contemplative practice for this week’s two-part episode.

Luke 8:42-48

"As Jesus went, the people pressed around him. And there was a woman who had had a discharge of blood for twelve years, and though she had spent all her living on physicians, she could not be healed by anyone. She came up behind him and touched the fringe of h...

Lectio Divina: How-To (Part 1)

This week on Urban Mystics, we have another two-part episode for you. This is part one: a “How To” introduction to the Lectio Divina meditation technique. We hope this portion of this weeks 2-part episode will be useful for you to refer back to as a guide to doing your own Lectio Divina practices or to refer others to who may be seeking to learn Lectio Divina for themselves. In the 2nd part of this ep...

Just Breathe - A Meditation for Rest

Sometimes, contemplative practices can be rather heavy – especially those that encounter internal hurt, sensitive emotions, and questions without quick answers… which is why it is so very important to integrate another kind of contemplative practice into your sustainable rhythms – rest. Sometimes – actually, more than sometimes, it is essential that we intentionally cause ourselves to stop, rest...

Inverted Kingdom

What comes to mind when you hear the term “Kingdom of God” or “Kingdom of Heaven”? In this session, I invite you to meditate on a revolution and a revolutionary – be inspired by a new vision for an upside-down, inverted Kingdom, on earth as it is in heaven.

This episode is written, hosted and produced by Tony Duppong, exclusively for the Urban Mystics Podcast.

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Hangry (Part 2)

Part 2 contains the contemplative practice for this week's two-part episode. This episode is called “Hangry” and is intended to focus on the deeper, under-the-surface reasons for some of the afflictive emotions we experience in day-to-day life. “Hangry” is a play-on-words that speaks to a state of being. It’s a combination of the words “Hungry” and “Angry” and is used in reference to someone who is displaying an...

The Inward Journey (Part 1)

I’m trying something a bit different this week. This is part 1 of two parts that I am releasing together. Part 1 is a way of introducing the direction of the meditation in part 2.

Part 1 is not a guided meditation – it’s more of a preparation talk before moving into the practice that follows in Part 2. The “talk” is about the movement of the soul in contemplative prayer. So far on Urban Mystics, our medi...