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Makers & Mystics

Stephen Roach

Makers & Mystics is the podcast for the art-driven, spiritually adventurous seekers of truth and lovers of life.

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S14 E01: An Introduction

Makers & Mystics ·

2024/07/31

Wonder is all around us. In every moment, in every mundane or grand occasion. The earth and all that is in within it, is an unfolding poem spoken from divine lips in search of an audience. In this introductory episode, Stephen Roach shares the groundwork for this season’s exploration of Reclaiming Wonder. He says, “It is the artist whose work bridges the realm of everyday life with the realm of mystery and deeper meaning. It is the artist who again re-enchants the world and helps us to reclaim our

POEMA: An Online Course with Stephen Roach

Makers & Mystics ·

2024/07/23

In this 5 week course, Stephen shares from his lifelong journey as an artist and musician on various aspects of the creative process. Learn More here.

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S14 Trailer: Reclaiming Wonder

Makers & Mystics ·

2024/07/23

Around the turn of the century, German Sociologist, Max Weber coined the phrase ‘disenchantment’ as a way of describing society’s transition from a mythical or religious understanding of the world to a rationalistic, scientific view. Advancements in science and technology alongside a perceived decline of religious devotion rendered the world demystified or void of magic.Religious opponents celebrated this transition as a liberation from old superstitions and worn-out beliefs, to a world formed

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The Value of A Dream with Stephen Roach (Recorded...

Makers & Mystics ·

2024/07/16

In this live talk, recorded at the Audiofeed Festival in Urbana, Illinois, Stephen Roach encourages listeners that the value of a dream is not contingent upon its coming to pass. The value of a dream, he says, is in the dreaming. For anyone, who has grappled with the death of a dream or the pain of letting go, this talk will encourage you that a dream can take many shapes and forms and that nothing is wasted. Join the Makers and Mystics Creative CollectiveTake Stephen's FREE course on Creativity

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S13 E13: Frameworks of Community with Conor Sweetman...

Makers & Mystics ·

2024/07/02

In this Season Finale round table, founder ofEkstasis magazine, Conor Sweetman and essayist, Yi Ning Chiu discuss expressive individualism, various frameworks of community and why physical community remains essential in our modern, digitized culture.Alongside of Ekstasis, Conor serves as the director of innovation for Christianity today while Yi Ning writes Please Don’t Go, a newsletter about life in community—why it’s terrible, why it’s essential, and why we shouldn’t give up on cultivating it.Help

Update On Recent Events

Makers & Mystics ·

2024/06/04

Hello my friends. For those of you who have wondered why we haven’t published our regular episodes, I wanted to let you in on what’s been shaking. A week ago, my laptop was stolen. This was a brand new computer I had saved for months to purchase and only owned since December. I used this computer to produce, not only our Makers and Mystics episodes, but the additional podcasts I produce for other people. It is also the computer where I have been working on my new book and all of details of