My beloved friend Alexander Shaia returns to the Poema Podcast this week - and today we explore the historic pilgrims journey of the Camino in Spain. We explore the history and true meaning of the Camino - and it's lasting impact on the lives who engage in it.
This leads into a wider discussion of the lost art of rites of passage - using the Camino as an example, Alexander discusses what a true rite of passage really is, the sacrifice involved, and how it's impact is as much if not more seen after the experience itself has finished, rather than just the period actively engaged in it.
Alexander and I explore the idea that true growth can only come through sacrifice, through a willingness to engage with our own pain rather than continue to numb it with the habits, addictions, and busyness of regular life - and how if we do engage in this process, we can discover true, authentic transformation and spiritual formation.
Poema S7 031 | Kate Boyd on Spiritual Community in a Post-Pandemic World
Poema S7 030 | Maria French on the Pandemic, Church, Certainty & The New Normal
Poema S7 029 | Grief Stories: J Elizabeth Hanson
Poema S7 028 | Lisa Delay on The Wild Land Within
Poema S7 027 | Sarah Robinson on Loving Jesus but Wanting to Die
Poema S7 026 | Abby Norman on the Power of Lament
Poema S7 025 | Jenna DeWitt on Taylor Swift, Identity & The Enneagram
Poema S7 024 | Heather Thompson Day on Taylor Swift & The Art of Storytelling
Poema S7 023 | Jay Bakker on Faith, Doubt & Transformation
Poema S7 022 | Our Grief Stories: Amanda Held Opelt
Poema S7 021 | Our Grief Stories: J. A. Browne
Poema S7 020 | Rev Dr Kate Hanch PhD on Reclaiming Women's Voices & Finding Hope
Poema S7 019 | Bob Doto on Sitting with Spirits
Poema S7 018 | Caroline McGraw on Why You Don't Owe Anyone
Poema S7 017 | Sarah Bessey & Lisa Sharon Harper on the Rhythm of Prayer
Poema S7 016 | James' Story - hosted by Becky Castle Miller
Poema S7 015 | Kelly Wolfe on Lust, Desire and Faith
Poema S7 014 | Dr Hillary McBride PhD on Grief & the Language of Our Pain
Poema S7 013 | Anita Grace Brown is a Kamikaze Yogi
Poema S7 012 | Dr Robyn Henderson-Espinoza, Ph.D. on Activist Theology, Compassion & Connection
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