Turning to Emily Dickinson
Turning to Emily Dickinson  
Podcast: Turning to the Mystics with James Finley
Published On: Mon Sep 28 2026
Description: Welcome to Season 14 of Turning to the Mystics. This season we are turning to the poetry of Emily Dickinson for spiritual guidance. In today's episode, James Finley and Kirsten Oates cover the life and person of Emily and discuss how we can work with her ideas to transform our lives. Resources: Turning to the Mystics is a podcast by the Center for Action and Contemplation. To learn more about James Finley, visit his faculty profile ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠. The transcript for this episode can be found here.⁠ The books we will be using this season are: The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson, Edited by Thomas H. Johnson, which can be found ⁠here.⁠ Emily Dickinson by Cynthia Griffin Wolf, which can be found ⁠here. Connect with us: Have a question you'd like Jim or Kirsten to answer about this season? Email us: ⁠⁠⁠podcasts@cac.org⁠⁠⁠ Send us a voicemail: ⁠⁠⁠cac.org/voicemail⁠⁠⁠ We'll be accepting questions for our Listener Questions episode until December 3, 2026. This podcast is made possible, thanks to the generosity of our donors. If you would love to support the ongoing work of the Center for Action and Contemplation and the continued work of our podcasts, you can donate at ⁠⁠⁠https://cac.org/support-cac/podcasts/⁠⁠⁠ Thank you!