Archive - The Everyday Mystic

The Constancy and the Ecstasy

Break from the trance. Succumb to the dance.

May 23

A Thing Worth Feeling

3 short poems on power - of poetry, of experience, of a voice

May 16

The Very Best Kind of Mother

A poem for all the wonderful, irreplaceable mothers

May 9

Be Grateful For That Which Happens

Transforming darkness into light

May 2

April 2026

Three From Kabir - Reimagining the Songs of a Saint

God is the breath of all breath

Apr 25

A Madman's War - A Poem

sardines in a can

Apr 18

Moses and Pharaoh - The Raging Fire

The eternal struggle that rages within

Apr 11

Bridges and Power Plays

Because sometimes, a mid-week poem is called for

Apr 7 • Aaron Waddell

Cracking Open: Holding it Together - and Letting Go

When bad things happen - two sides of one coin

Apr 4

March 2026

The Hidden Link Between The Temperance Movement and the SAVE Act

A shift in perspective changes everything

Mar 28

The Best of Times, the Worst of Times - A Tale of Two Realities

Embracing the dichotomy of this precarious moment

Mar 21

Why Must Evil Exist?

An answer for the unanswerable.

Mar 14

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