<![CDATA[AnamChara: AnamChara Audio]]>https://www.carlmccolman.net/s/anam-chara-audiohttps://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!gjlL!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffc98fa91-3f80-4fe4-9853-b1e2e3689059_300x300.pngAnamChara: AnamChara Audiohttps://www.carlmccolman.net/s/anam-chara-audioSubstackFri, 07 Aug 2026 01:05:28 GMT<![CDATA[An Ignatian Meditation for the Transfiguration]]>https://www.carlmccolman.net/p/an-ignatian-meditation-for-the-transfiguration-25dhttps://www.carlmccolman.net/p/an-ignatian-meditation-for-the-transfiguration-25dThu, 06 Aug 2026 22:13:38 GMTHi friends, this is the audio version of my “Ignatian Meditation for the Transfiguration.” Hope you enjoy it.

To read the meditation instead of (or in addition to) listening to it, click here.

]]><![CDATA[A Julian of Norwich Meditation]]>https://www.carlmccolman.net/p/a-julian-of-norwich-meditation-bd7https://www.carlmccolman.net/p/a-julian-of-norwich-meditation-bd7Mon, 14 Dec 2020 19:00:00 GMTA meditation based on the spirituality of Julian of Norwich

]]><![CDATA[The Prayer of Recollection]]>https://www.carlmccolman.net/p/the-prayer-of-recollection-157https://www.carlmccolman.net/p/the-prayer-of-recollection-157Mon, 23 Nov 2020 14:00:00 GMTA Classic Mystical Practice as Taught by Evelyn Underhill

]]><![CDATA[Schola Mystica, Part III: Seven Ways to Think About Mysticism]]>https://www.carlmccolman.net/p/seven-ways-to-think-about-mysticism-c0chttps://www.carlmccolman.net/p/seven-ways-to-think-about-mysticism-c0cThu, 19 Nov 2020 11:00:00 GMTMysticism is a hard word to define and a tricky concept to understand. Here are seven ways to think about this elusive dimension of spirituality.

]]><![CDATA[Muraqabah Meditation]]>https://www.carlmccolman.net/p/muraqabah-meditation-dd1https://www.carlmccolman.net/p/muraqabah-meditation-dd1Tue, 10 Nov 2020 02:00:00 GMTA meditation practice inspired by the Sufi muraqabah meditation practice.

]]><![CDATA[Centering Prayer]]>https://www.carlmccolman.net/p/centering-prayer-74ehttps://www.carlmccolman.net/p/centering-prayer-74eSun, 01 Nov 2020 18:00:00 GMTInstructions for Centering Prayer as presented by Contemplative Outreach, Ltd.

]]><![CDATA[Divine Name Meditation]]>https://www.carlmccolman.net/p/divine-name-meditation-8c9https://www.carlmccolman.net/p/divine-name-meditation-8c9Mon, 26 Oct 2020 01:00:00 GMTMeditation on the Divine Name from the Hebrew Scriptures. Inspired by Richard Rohr and Zalman Schachter-Shalomi.

]]><![CDATA[Tonglen Meditation]]>https://www.carlmccolman.net/p/tonglen-meditation-505https://www.carlmccolman.net/p/tonglen-meditation-505Mon, 19 Oct 2020 19:30:00 GMTGuided Meditation with Instructions in the Practice of Tonglen, and 12 minutes of silence.

]]><![CDATA[Schola Mystica, Part II: A Dream and a Book]]>https://www.carlmccolman.net/p/a-dream-and-a-book-869https://www.carlmccolman.net/p/a-dream-and-a-book-869Sun, 18 Oct 2020 22:00:00 GMTHow an unsettling dream, and a conversation with a friend, brought me one summer to read the book that changed my life — by introducing me to the mystical dimension of Christianity.

]]><![CDATA[Mantra Meditation]]>https://www.carlmccolman.net/p/mantra-meditation-c11https://www.carlmccolman.net/p/mantra-meditation-c11Mon, 12 Oct 2020 19:30:00 GMTBasic instructions for meditation using a mantra, or sacred word.

]]><![CDATA[Elements Meditation]]>https://www.carlmccolman.net/p/elements-meditation-87ahttps://www.carlmccolman.net/p/elements-meditation-87aMon, 05 Oct 2020 02:30:00 GMTThe four elements of air, water, earth and fire invite us to acknowledge our bodies as sacred — and as the home for the Spirit.

]]><![CDATA[Schola Mystica, Part 1: The School of Mysteries]]>https://www.carlmccolman.net/p/welcome-to-schola-mystica-286https://www.carlmccolman.net/p/welcome-to-schola-mystica-286Sat, 03 Oct 2020 21:00:00 GMTA “School of Mysteries” aims to explore the process of learning the mystical life, under the guidance of the Spirit.

]]><![CDATA[Breath Meditation]]>https://www.carlmccolman.net/p/breath-meditation-86ahttps://www.carlmccolman.net/p/breath-meditation-86aMon, 28 Sep 2020 22:15:00 GMTBrief instructions for a basic breath meditation, with timed silence for practice.

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