Synchrony

Introduction

After a 17-and-a-half-month adventure of reflective writing on Substack, I am shifting the course of my work. In a beautiful synchrony of events, I reached the bottom of my archive of Minute Motivators a few weeks after I was told, by someone I respect, that I have the perfect podcast voice. Thus I begin a new series, published via my newsletter and via podcast. Welcome to Mystery’s Voice by Dr. Mac!

PODCAST HIGHLIGHTS

My Mysterious Mind

My writing is fueled by emotion and intellect, informed by spiritual sensitivity, and equipped by a vast repository of words. In this first section of Mystery’s Voice, I embrace my complexity, and share with you some of what is happening in My Mysterious Mind. As I begin this new adventure I want to live in synchrony with myself. Being complex is who I am.

Message from Mystery Acres

In the second section of Mystery’s Voice, I will share lessons from an enigmatic 17-and-a-half acres of forest. During a recent visit, I pondered how to start writing about what I learned from Mystery Acres. Sitting in my lawn chair, feeling the air move through the forest, watching evening peacefully descend, I felt a profound sense of synchrony. In the forest, everything happens exactly when it is supposed to, in an orchestration of perfect order. Mystery Acres speaks, and its voice calls for synchrony. Not too fast. Not too slow. Gentle and synchronous. Oh, to live in synchrony like the forest!

Ancient Mystery’s Voice

In this section of Mystery’s Voice, I will weave in a bit of ancient text, listening for Ancient Mystery’s Voice. These excerpts will often be drawn from biblical scripture, written by those whose journeys took place at least two thousand years before ours. As I listen to my mysterious mind, and the voice of the forest, I include words scribed by our ancestors as they recorded what they heard the Ancient Mystery say to them. As I ponder synchrony, meaningful text is preserved in the earliest biblical book, the book of Genesis.

Living in Mystery

Pondering mystery is one thing; applying the lessons of such reflection is another. In the Living in Mystery section of Mystery’s Voice, I explore how to live more fully. Here, I will use the messages of the forest and the voice of ancient text. If mystery’s voice is calling to us, through me, what is it calling us to do? How is it calling us to live?

Synchrony. The forest functions in perfect synchrony, following an order established for thousands of years. Day and night take perfect turns with each other. Seasons enter and fade away each year, always in the same order. What would it mean to live in synchrony like nature?

Connecting with Mystery

In the closing section of Mystery’s Voice, I offer a brief meditation or prayer. This contemplation is offered to help you live the message given by the voice of mystery.