Is there a link between personal authenticity and spiritual growth? This podcast begins with a reading of ‘On Mystics and Artists,’ an essay from The Farthest Reaches of Inner Space: A Course in Miracles and the Postmodern World, which addresses this question. We discuss the commonality between mystics and artists, and how this illuminates what it means for each of us to be authentic. Case studies include the life and careers of singer Linda Ronstadt, and writer J.D. Salinger.