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Urban Mystics
by Tony Duppong and Dan Lee
Guided contemplative prayer meditations to lead you into a deeper, more intimate experience of God. Join Tony and Dan each week as we guide you through a contemplative meditation practice. Press play, sit back, and follow along as we lead you through contemplative practices both ancient and modern, with the simple intention of creating space for you to experience God deeply in communion. Find true soul care. Find rest. Find stillness. Find healing. Find revelation - of a deeper knowing of God, a deeper knowing of self, and a deeper connection to the divine.
Episodes
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God in the Normal - Examen Meditation Practice
God in the Normal – Examen Meditation Practice We all have both mountaintop and valley experiences in our lives. On the mountaintop, God is so close and so real. We’re excited by powerful experiences. We’re filled with energy and vigor for life. On the contrary, the valleys feel quiet and dark.…
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Mary's Song - Meditation for Advent (Audio Redo)
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...
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Christmas – “Urban Nativity” – by Tony (Audio Redo)
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”...
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Welcome to Advent (Audio Redo)
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…
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The Innkeeper - Meditation for Advent (Audio Redo)
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...
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The Journey of the Magi (and Dan is back!)
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...
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Thanksgiving - Podcast Update and Meditation with Tony
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...
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3 Questions (Vocal Audio with Lo-Fi Music)
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. Check out the episode details...
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3 Questions (Vocal Audio with Soft Meditation Synth Melody)
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. Check out the episode...
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3 Questions (Vocal Audio with Daytime Singing Birds Ambiance)
Neurodiverse (Meditation Practice) 3 Questions - Vocal Audio with Daytime Singing Birds Ambiance 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 ambiance of singing birds in the…
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3 Questions (Vocal Audio with Low Static Noise)
Neurodiverse (Meditation Practice) 3 Questions - Vocal Audio with Low Static Noise This is one of six variations of this episode that we are releasing with different audio background. This episode features spoken vocal audio with low static noise. Check out the episode details from…
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3 Questions (Vocal Audio Only)
Neurodiverse (Meditation Practice) 3 Questions - Vocal Audio Only This is one of six variations of this episode that we are releasing with different audio background. This episode features only spoken vocal audio with no additional sounds. Check out the episode details from "Neurodiverse" for…
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Neurodivergent Contemplative Prayer
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…
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Momma God
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...
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Lectio Divina (Part 2) - Luke 8:42-48 The Fringe of His Garment
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…
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Lectio Divina: How-to (Part 1)
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...
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Just Breathe - A Meditation for Rest
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...
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Inverted Kingdom
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…
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The Inward Journey (Part 1)
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…
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Hangry (Part 2)
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...
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Gift - To: You, From: Jesus Meditation w/Tony (7/14/2023)
(S:2, E:7) Gift – To: You, From: Jesus This is a special episode for me (Tony) as I get to share a meditation exercise that had a profound impact on my own spiritual journey and relationship with Jesus. Years ago, early in my spiritual journey, I was led through this visualization practice in the...
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Father - A Prodigal Son Lectio Divina w/Dan (6/23/2023)
Father – A Prodigal Son Lectio Divina w/Dan We just recently celebrated Father’s Day here in the U.S. – a holiday that may mean many different things for different people. The word “Father” is inexplicably tied to the way we talk about and think about God. Jesus often refers to God as “Father”…
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Expecting Company (You Host Jesus for Dinner) - Visualization w/Tony
Expecting Company (You Host Jesus for Dinner) - Visualization w/Tony In this session, Tony guides you into a visualization prayer practice… You are expecting company tonight. You have plans to host Jesus for dinner and an evening together at your home. The visualization begins earlier in the day,...
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Delight - a Meditation w/Dan
Delight – A Meditation w/Dan In Hebrew – the word “Delight” is a reference to a soft and tender heart. In this way, only a softened and delicate heart can truly “delight in the Lord.” As Dan says, “to delight in the Lord means to find joy, satisfaction, and pleasure in having a deep and intimate...
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Compassion - Healing at the Pool of Bethesda w/Tony
Compassion – Healing at the Pool of Bethesda w/Tony In this session, we will practice biblical imagination using a story found in the Gospel of John 5:1-10 – The Healing at the Pool of Bethesda. Through reflective visualization, we attempt to encounter this scene in a new way – by imagining that…
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Behold - a Meditation w/Dan (5/26/2023)
Behold - a Meditation w/Dan (5/26/2023) This week, Dan leads us to stop and pause for just a moment... to SEE. To "behold" means to observe, to gaze upon, and to see. But more often, when the word is used in the scriptures, "behold" means - "Be SURE to see!" Be SURE to see the glory and majesty…
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Abundance - Examen Style Meditation w/Tony (5/19/2023)
Abundance - Examen Style Meditation w/Tony (5/19/2023) We're back! Welcome to another season of Urban Mystics. We are rested and excited to be back with you. This season, we have some new ideas that we are excited to try out. This is the first episode of our new season. It's called "abundance"…
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Easter - "First Light" - by Tony (Featuring Tiffany Cornwell)
Easter - "First Light" - by Tony (Featuring Tiffany Cornwell) It didn't feel quite right to end our Lent meditation series without an Easter culmination. So, here is a special episode for you to help you enter into the celebration of Jesus' resurrection. This episode is shorter than usual - there...
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Lent Meditations - Cross - A Gratitude Meditation w/Dan (4/5/2023)
Lent Meditations - Cross - A Gratitude Meditation w/Dan (4/5/2023) This is our final meditation of the Lenten Season. In this episode, Dan guides us through a practice of gratitude as we reflect on the gifts we have received through this Lenten journey and the sacrifice Jesus has made on the…
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Lent Meditations - Serve - "Jesus Washes the Disciples' Feet" an Imaginative Meditation w/Tony (3/29/23)
Lent Meditations - Serve - Jesus Washes the Disciples' Feet: Imaginative Meditation w/Tony This week, we invite you to enter into the intimacy and power of the scene in which Jesus washes the feet of his disciples, as depicted in the Gospel of John. Use your imagination to create an experience of...
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Lent Meditations - Word - Jesus' Words in the Upper Room w/Dan & Tony (3/22/23)
Lent Meditations - Word - Jesus' Words in the Upper Room w/Dan & Tony (3/22/23) In this episode, join Dan and Tony (Yep, both of us!) as we lead you through a meditation on Jesus words to his disciples in the Upper Room. The Gospel of John is so focused on recording these messages from Jesus.…
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Lent Meditations - Palm Branches - Darkness, Tension, and a Triumphal Entry w/Tony (3/15/2023)
Lent Meditations - Palm Branches - Darkness, Tension, and a Triumphal Entry w/Tony The story of Jesus' triumphal entry into Jerusalem is filled with irony and tension. Amidst cheers and shouts of revolution and triumph, the Passover crowds receive Jesus with praise and adoration - laying palm...
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Lent Meditations - Desert - A Meditation on Isaiah 40 w/Dan (3/8/2023)
Lent Meditations - Desert - A Meditation on Isaiah 40 w/Dan In this week of Lent, Dan leads us into a meditation on Isaiah 40. Like other images throughout scripture, the symbol of the desert carries complex meaning. Perhaps, you have used the desert as a metaphor in a variety of ways in your own...
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Lent Meditations - Baptism - The Baptism of Jesus - An Imaginative Meditation w/Tony (3/1/2023)
The Baptism of Jesus - An Imaginative Meditation w/Tony In this episode, we use an imaginative prayer technique to see the baptism of Jesus in the Jordan River by the prophet John. The sacrament of Baptism carries profound depth, meaning, and tradition. As a visible sign of an invisible reality,...
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Lent Meditations - Ash - Genesis 1 Meditation w/Dan (Featuring Tiffany Cornwell) Ash Wednesday, 2023
Genesis 1 Meditation w/Dan (featuring Tiffany Cornwell) Ash Wednesday, 2023 On Ash Wednesday, we are invited to recall, to look back - to remember that we are dust. The image of dust reflects our creation, that we are a piece of God's creation story. This week, our meditation follows this...
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A Gratitude Meditation w/Tony (2/15/2023)
A Gratitude Meditation w/Tony Join Urban Mystics this week as Tony leads a guided practice of gratitude. As a contemplative exercise, the practice of gratitude is both simple and powerful. Attention to the blessings present everyday in our lives builds our awareness of God's presence and our...
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Hagar - Genesis 16:7 Meditation w/Dan (2/8/2023)
Hagar - Genesis 16:7 Meditation w/Dan (2/8/2023) This week, Dan Lee leads a meditation on our belovedness using Hagar's story beginning in Genesis 16:7. Pause for a few minutes with us as we hear the words spoken by God to Hagar for ourselves, "I see you," and "I hear you." What emotions arise in...
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Jesus Calms the Storm - Lectio Divina w/Tony (2/1/2023)
Jesus Calms the Storm - Lectio Divina w/Tony (2/1/2023) In Latin, Lectio Divina means "divine reading." This ancient contemplative practice has been used by Christian mystics to encounter God through the reading of scripture for centuries. Saint Benedict encourages us to enter into Lectio Divina...
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The Mountaintop - 1 Kings 19 Reflection w/Dan (1/25/2023)
1 Kings 19 Contemplation w/Dan This week, Dan Lee leads us through a contemplative exercise as we follow Elijah to the mountaintop with God in 1 Kings 19. This session is a journey towards stillness and silence where the whispering voice of God can be heard. This episode was written and hosted by...
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The Meeting Place Visualization w/Tony (1/18/2023)
The Meeting Place Visualization w/Tony (1/18/2023) This visualization prayer will lead your imagination to create a special, secret, unique meeting place - a place that you can return to at any time, for any reason, to talk with God about anything, and God will be there. The visualization of a...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Guided contemplative prayer meditations to lead you into a deeper, more intimate experience of God. Join Tony and Dan each week as we guide you through a contemplative meditation practice. Press play, sit back, and follow along as we lead you through contemplative practices both ancient and modern, with the simple intention of creating space for you to experience God deeply in communion. Find true soul care. Find rest. Find stillness. Find healing. Find revelation - of a deeper knowing of God, a deeper knowing of self, and a deeper connection to the divine.
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