Dave Brisbin 3.9.25
Years ago, at the lowest point in my life, a friend invited me to her church, marking a return to Christianity after fifteen years away. First thing, I booked a lunch with the pastor, and halfway through, across my untouched plate, he said he saw “divine dissatisfaction” in me. Strange phrase. I didn’t see anything divine in my dissatisfaction or speed-questions, but then, there I was. Asking a pastor.

Years later, I looked it up. I’m pretty sure he didn’t know he was quoting a dancer. He was much more a football quoter. But Martha Graham said that artists have a divine dissatisfaction, a blessed unrest, that keeps them marching and more alive than others. Pastor saw that unrest in me. Though it didn’t feel divine or blessed, it certainly was motivating. Kept me marching, desiring, seeking, doubting. I doubted everything I’d ever been taught about spiritual life, which only made me desire it more.

Remember Doubting Thomas?

When the rest of the Twelve of Jesus’ inner circle said they had seen Jesus risen and alive, Thomas says he would not believe until he literally put his hands in Jesus’ wounds. That one line has made Thomas a meme for faithlessness for two thousand years and counting. But is that fair? Every one of Jesus’ friends doubted. None of them recognized him when they first saw him again, their doubting minds filtering out the possibility of the impossible until they had a personal experience that broke them through to new reality. Thomas was the only one honest about his doubt, bold enough to state it, and we’ve punished him for it.

All Thomas said was that he was dissatisfied with a second-hand report, hearsay. That only a personal experience could break him through to trust the impossible. Thomas is our hero, showing us doubt as a gift. It stokes us with the dissatisfaction we need to admit that even the Bible is a second-hand report. It points us toward our own personal experience, but it’s not the experience itself.

This Lent, can we see our doubt and dissatisfaction not as weakness, but a gift…a divine call past hearsay to a personal experience of the new life Easter represents?

The Gift of Doubt

I so wanted to title this episode "JOHN ELDREDGE TAKES US ON A MAGICAL MYSTICAL MISFIT TOUR..."
But it was a little long. Not to mention way too alliterative. 
And I also didn't want to scare you off. 

Because the truth is, being a Mystic is not about being "magical".
And it's also not about "wild woowoo, ecstatic visions or something" (that's a direct quote by JE, btw). 

So what IS it about then?

Well, let's start with his (and by his I mean NY Times best-selling author and president of Wild at Heart Ministry's) newly released MUST READ book "Experience Jesus. Really." Cause the title kind of says everything.  

It's about the reality that experiencing the healing, joyful, playful, life-giving, restorative. wonder-filled presence of the living God (aka Jesus, just to keep us all on the same page) is available to ANYONE who wants it. Not just the few and the proud.  But you.  Me.  Anyone really, who's willing to seek it, and make space for it, in our ordinary, every day lives.  

Cause who wouldn't want that?  

And then we talk about the how.  How does one actually make space for these types of encounters in one's ordinary, every day life?  

That, my Misfit Friends, is what this podcast is about!

Plus, we play a fantastic round of NAME THAT MYSTIC... Because what other Stupid Game would do for such a time as this?

Find out more about the book... PLUS a whole FREE video series around it HERE: https://wildatheart.org/experience-jesus-really

Explore the PLETHORA of helpful resources you're going to LOVE HERE:  https://wildatheart.org/

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John Eldredge and Experiencing Jesus for Real.

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‘Static’ is a beautiful collaboration from 9 Theory and Torii Wolf releasing March 28th, 2025; following their ‘Evaporate’ single and leading into a full collaborative EP on Gravitas Recordings the following week. Torii Wolf’s emotional vocals take the spotlight on this song, and are accompanied by an enchanting melody and lush chords that truly transcend the listener to another world. This is a very special track and a cinematic journey, capturing emotions and hitting much deeper than most electronic music. Truly blending the lines of Electronica. Check out the jaw-dropping remix from Mystic State, out now alongside the original track.

Soft Realms

Static ( Mystic State Remix)

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9 Theory & Torii Wolf - Static (feat. xii) [Mystic State Remix]

Anidaimon - Mystics

In a thought-provoking reflection, Jane Williams explores Evelyn Underhill's call for church leaders to better equip people for a genuine encounter with God, highlighting Underhill's powerful assertion that "God is the interesting thing about religion." Williams argues that the great Christian mystics, far from being isolated figures, offer invaluable guidance on the pathways to and with God, demonstrating that profound prayer can lead to greater engagement with the world. She emphasizes that theology and contemplation are not opposed but complementary ways of exploring the divine, particularly through the insightful experiences of often overlooked women mystics who reveal the transformative reality of a God who actively seeks us. Ultimately, Williams suggests that following these mystical guides is an adventure into the heart of a loving God who satisfies our deepest longings.


Theologians of Experience: Women Mystics on the Reality of God in Prayer

Beatport

Mystics (US) - Liminal Path

Mystics (US) - Nexus

In this final chapter of the Spider Trilogy, the veils fall. Through sacred Latin incantations, whispered English revelations, and sonic webs spun from the ruins of forgotten Orders, this track evokes the ancient Watchers, the fallen Seraphim, and the hidden alliances between the Jesuit Order and the Golden Dawn.

Ritual meets riddim.
Light speaks through shadow.
Sound becomes a seal.

Chanted beneath Templar ruins, encoded with Rosicrucian patterns, and echoing with the frequency of Enochian angels — this piece closes the ritual cycle with a divine convergence of sacred geometry, leyline harmonics, and the secret voice that watches from beyond the veil.

Enter if you dare. The Final Web awaits.

Ordo Arcanum “Clavis Telarum”

Recap of Dallas vs Washington WNBA action

Wings vs Mystics  June 28th, 2025

Welcome to The Highest Order 360 Degrees / Overstand and Overstanding—There is a selection of 7 music albums. This is more than music—it’s a cipher, a coded revelation, an auditory initiation into the worlds of occult knowledge, Freemasonry, the Jesuits, rituals, and the hidden forces shaping reality.

Blending raw lyricism with deep esoteric wisdom, this album redefines what’s possible in music. It’s a new style, a new frequency, a new paradigm—setting the bar for future generations.

This isn’t just an album—it’s a sacred artifact, a must-have for truth seekers, visionaries, and those ready to break the veil.

Are you ready to unlock the hidden order? -

I am an Indonesian composer, arranger, symphonic rock musician, lyricist and bassist.

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Audio podcasts delivered at theeffect church in San Clemente, CA. theeffect is a community of imperfect people working together to find the emotional recovery and spiritual transformation that is theeffect of God’s love by unlearning limiting perceptions, beliefs, and compulsions, and engaging a first century Jesus in a non-religious and transforming way. See more at theeffect.org.

𝗩𝗔𝗡𝗧𝗔𝗕𝗟𝗔𝗞 welcomes you into the dark + mysterious sounds of global transcendence & freedom through sound.

We are a record label based out of St. Petersburg, Florida pushing underground club & warehouse sounds in the techno x melodic spectrum.

Founded in 2016 in Tampa, we have expanded our outposts around the world, with events & mgmt located across Florida, Michigan, Puerto Rico, & Mexico—we are a creative haven for artists to express themselves in their purest form. 

FOR ARTISTS. BY ARTISTS.
FUCK THE SYSTEM.
STAY TRUE.

what moves you?

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Gravitas Music is an Austin, TX based record label and creative collective that serves as a platform for international artists to showcase their work. The mantra of the multi-genre electronic music label, "doing good with good music," has become a way of life. 

Since its inception in 2011, Gravitas boasts over 220 releases from a selection of producers worldwide. Fueled by its passion to give talented musicians and visualists a platform to share their work, the company strives to give back to the community by raising money for various charitable causes through compilation albums. 

Beyond its philanthropic initiatives, the brand focuses on releasing quality music accessible to anyone via Gravitas’ signature “pay-what-you-want” delivery model. 

Our music is available as Pay What You Want downloads here: http://music.gravitasrecordings.com/

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True North with Dave Brisbin is a podcast about the things that can bring you back to center, whether God, spirituality, community or family or all of them. Never esoteric or abstract for its own sake; always practical and full of common sense, we’re interested in exploring the effect of what we believe on our lives and questioning what we believe in light of the deep connection we’re meant to live. Dave Brisbin is an author, speaker, coach, and songwriter. He is the teaching pastor of theeffect, a faith community and recovery ministry in San Clemente, CA and executive director of Encompass Recovery, an addiction treatment center in San Juan Capistrano. For more on finding deeper spiritual expression free from limiting beliefs and behavior, go to davebrisbin.com.

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