The Guest House: "Gem Tactics"

Welcome to The Guest House, a commonweal meditation on the complexities and creative potential of being human in an era of radical change. In Season Two, cohosts Shawn Parell and David Keplinger are exploring what Emily Dickinson called "Gem Tactics," the practices by which we polish our creative engagement with life.These conversations and contemplative writings are offered freely, but subscriptions make our work possible. Please bless us algorithmically by rating, reviewing, and sharing these episodes with friends—and consider becoming a paid subscriber if you’re able. Thank you! shawnparell.substack.com

The Guest House: "Gem Tactics" is a religion podcast hosted by Shawn Parell and David Keplinger, with 58 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Shawn Parell and David Keplinger hosts The Guest House: "Gem Tactics", a religion show with 58 episodes published.

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  Narrated Essay: Entering the Estuary

  May 12, 20268 minS0

  <p>I’ll be teaching yoga & meditation this September 20-26 at Ballymaloe House in Ireland with Erin Doerwald. It’s a profoundly beautiful, nurturing setting for retreat. Join us for rhythms of daily practice, exquisite farm-to-table meals, and cultural exploration. Plus cedar saunas and a cold sea plunge! We welcome you to join us for this extraordinary retreat—more info at shawnparell.com/ireland</p><p></p><p>I was puttering around on my desktop last week—doing anything to avoid beginning this draft—when an email arrived from Satya Doyle Byock, Director of the Salomé Institute of Jungian Studies, psychothera...

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  Narrated Essay: The Finch's Song

  Mar 23, 20265 minS0

  <p>“I never saw a wild thing sorry for itself.” —D. H. Lawrence</p><p></p><p>The sky is a flawless blue above the high mountain desert of Northern New Mexico. Though the air is thick with dust and pollen, transitional winds sharpen the senses and sweep away winter’s accumulations. White blossoms rise from the upturned branches of the apricot tree while the ground beneath them cracks with thirst.</p><p>Strange, precarious, hopeful, persistent—spring is arriving like this.</p><p>The footnote beneath every casual conversation about the weather is the acknowledgment that winter never truly came. Ther...

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  Narrated Essay: Deconstructing the Caterpillar

  Feb 22, 20267 minS0

  <p>Just as there are darkened seasons in human history—times when the structures sustaining civilization collapse in on themselves and humanity finds itself stiff-fisted, grasping at brittle branches, slipping between worlds—so too is every individual subject to phases of undoing in the metamorphosis of a lifetime.</p><p>Entering the chrysalis is rarely a matter of choice. We would resist if we could. One morning, we awaken with a pit in the stomach, a visceral unease that signals change even before we can name its source. Quite all of a sudden, we find we have entered a dream with...

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  Narrated Essay: The Baring Season

  Jan 25, 20266 minS0

  <p>Nearing the end of January, I’m only beginning to feel the sinew of this new year. Here in the United States, we’re reckoning with what seems like a sudden surge of authoritarianism—though, as Hemingway reminds us in The Sun Also Rises, collapse happens “two ways. Gradually, then suddenly.” The hubris we’ve unleashed from within now sends shockwaves through the world, unmooring the institutions we’ve depended on and unsettling the nervous system of our species.</p><p>Staying human amidst the swirl has become a practice unto itself. We must maintain the pleasantries of our daily lives, y...

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  The Poet of Dawn is the Poet of Darkness: A Talk with Mary Oliver Biographer Lindsay Whalen

  Jan 18, 20261h 1mS0

  <p>Seven years after Mary Oliver’s death, her work feels even more vital, showing us how to love the world with its myriad faces.</p><p>In this episode, we have the sincere honor of speaking with biographer Lindsay Whalen, whose forthcoming book from Penguin Press explores the life behind the beloved poet. Our conversation ranges from the poet’s focus on real life and her famous anonymity to David’s and Lindsay’s shared experiences with Mary in the years they knew her.</p><p>Gathering these voices who represent the small group of surviving friends of the poet, th...

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