In this episode of our Radical Mystics podcast, Skye and Debonee reflect on their experiences at the 2026 Wild Goose Festival, the spirituality, justice and creativity festival that happens in North Carolina every summer. We tell a few stories, drop a few names, and reflect on the spirituality of community and why this festival inspires a sense of hope for the future.

The 2027 Wild Goose Festival will take place in Harmony, NC on September 2-5, 2027. Mark your calendars — and we hope to see you there!

It was a dark and stormy night… but in an antebellum house-turned-office building in downtown Decatur, GA, Debonee and Skye explained some of the movies that they feel embody the radical mystic ethos.

Take a whirlwind tour with us from Japan to India to Germany to Austria; from the deep panentheism of Shinto to the nonduality of Vedanta and the sacrifice-it-all devotion of Catholic mysticism; from the longing of an angel to the power of family and finally to the surprising link between death and dance.What movies do you think belonged on this list, but we left out? Which of our selections excites you? Infuriates you, opens up the curiosity of your heart? Let us know — the comments section isn’t going to fill up by itself, you know.

Scroll on to see the trailers for each of the movies we discuss.

P.S. There are plenty of books that can be linked to these movies, but we’ll offer you just one for now: Star Child by Claire A. Nivola (see C’mon C’mon).

Hello friends — we have been wanting to launch a podcast for many months now, and today we are officially out of the gate. We hope this inaugural episode will help you get to know us a bit better, and give you a glimpse into why we are calling this Substack/Podcast “Radical Mystics,” and maybe even find out how both of us love music and snark….

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