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Beloved Friends,
Happy Fall Equinox! I pray that wherever you are this transition of seasons brings you renewed balance and deepening peace.
After a more spacious summer, I am back out on the Wild Mercy Trail, connecting with diverse communities and listening to the many ways people everywhere are rising to the collective call to wake up and mend the world.
This month brings me to magical Ghost Ranch for our annual writing retreat, then off to Boston and the Lexington Educational Center where I have the honor of reading from Wild Mercy accompanied by Robert Bly’s sitar player, David Whetstone.
Thursday, September 26, 2019 • 7:00-8:30 pm
For more information see HERE.
Then on to Los Angeles in early October to visit with one of my heroes, founder of Homeboy Industries and author of Tattoos on the Heart, Father Greg Boyle, and tag along with my dear friend, Sister Greta, as she ministers to incarcerated women.
For more information see HERE.
On Thursday afternoon, October 3, I am giving a reading and book signing at the studio of a family friend, Christine Burke. The gifted Adriana Rizzolo will be offering kirtan (sacred chanting) to open and close our gathering.
For more information see HERE.
On Saturday, October 5, I am returning to my beloved Stillpoint community to give a daylong Wild Mercy retreat. If you find yourself in the Southern California region, please join us for a day of fierce and tender renewal.
For more information see HERE.
On Sunday, October 6th I am giving a book talk and signing at the legendary hotbed of justice, All Saints Church in Pasadena.
For more information see HERE.
The middle of the month brings me to Kalamazoo, Michigan, to give a series of Wild Mercy talks and retreats sponsored by the Fetzer Institute.
For more information see HERE.
October closes with a return to one of my favorite gatherings, the annual SAND conference (Science and Nonduality), where I will be speaking on the main stage about the power of feminine wisdom to subvert the disembodied paradigm that has dominated in the world’s spiritual traditions.
For more information see HERE.
Looking ahead to November, I hope you will consider joining me in the Midwest! I will be at The Well in LaGrange for a Wild Mercy party on November 8.
For more information see HERE.
On the 9th I am giving a daylong retreat at the Infinity Foundation in Chicago.
For more information see HERE.
And then on the 10th & 11th I will be offering an evening Wild Mercy talk followed by a day of reflection for the Siena Center in Racine, WI.
For more information see HERE.
From there I zoom off to Seattle for a very special event with my friend Ann Holmes Redding, Christian-Muslim contemplative activist, on November 12, sponsored by Spiritual Directors International. I couldn’t be more excited and honored to collaborate with this luminous woman.
For more information see HERE.
On November 15 and 16 I am honored to be the featured speaker for the SPELL Symposium at White’s Chapel outside Dallas for the final Wild Mercy gathering of the year.
For more information see HERE.
I leave you with a couple of book recommendations and links to recent interviews and articles.
Bowing to Elephants is an enthralling new travel memoir by my friend Mag Dimond.
For more information see HERE.
Here’s another emerging gem: How to Tell Stories to Children. As I said in my endorsement, “In this elegantly written guide [by my friends] Silke Rose West & Joseph Sarosy, the authors – both gifted teachers of small children – reclaim the timeless tradition of storytelling, giving us practical tools for transforming the most ordinary life experiences into magical adventures to captivate and engage listeners of all ages.”
If you feel like taking a listen, I had a remarkably serious convo with comedian Duncan Trussell about why it is far past time for men to stop talking so women can speak, just as it’s long overdue for white-dominated spiritual spaces to center voices of color. (Duncan wholeheartedly agreed.)
The “Liminality Project” quoted Wild Mercy in a recent blog.
For more information see HERE.
And have you seen what Parabola Magazine did with my piece on Forgiving?
For more information see HERE.
Finally, if Wild Mercy has touched you, we would be grateful if you’d offer a brief review. A single sentence would do. (link to Amazon review page)
With love always,
Mirabai
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Mirabai Starr writes creative non-fiction and contemporary translations of sacred literature. She taught Philosophy and World Religions at the University of New Mexico-Taos for 20 years and now teaches and speaks internationally on contemplative practice and inter-spiritual dialog. A certified bereavement counselor, Mirabai helps mourners harness the transformational power of loss. She has received critical acclaim for her revolutionary new translations of the mystics, John of the Cross, Teresa of Avila and Julian of Norwich. She is the award-winning author of GOD OF LOVE: A Guide to the Heart of Judaism, Christianity and Islam, CARAVAN OF NO DESPAIR: A Memoir of Loss and Transformation, and Mother of God Similar to Fire, a collaboration with iconographer, William Hart McNichols. Her latest book, WILD MERCY: Living the Fierce & Tender Wisdom of the Women Mystics, is forthcoming Spring 2019. She lives with her extended family in the mountains of northern New Mexico.