As one of the greatest of the 20th-century mystical poets, Rainer Maria Rilke’s ecstasy can be felt pouring through his peerless poetic searching. In this monologue, Richard creates a sacred space in where Rilke’s beautiful words are given centre stage. It is through his love of aloneness and space that Rilke rises to crescendos of celestial transport that powerfully anticipate a future collective awakening.
The Ecstatics is a free audio series of beautiful monologues set to music, exploring the life and work of some of the greatest saints, poets and mystics of all time. In this time of uncertainty and change, these are the people we should be listening to most intently – their message is the clearest and most vital there has ever been.
‘The Ecstatics really hits home. I feel like it’s a history lesson, a heart tuning, a still moment, all in one, through the eyes of an ecstatic coming alive inside me. Magical and captivating.’