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"How can we fit this owning of the dark face of Eros with the union between Psyche and Eros? Our destructive urges seem to work against relating; I don't think Moore believes we should hope to overcome such urges - instead, we need to live the…"
"I like the approach described by Judith Harte, who writes, “When Eros is liberated and demonstrated within the therapeutic relationship permission is given to spread that good infection.” The consulting room is a place to learn new ways of relating…"
"Thanks, Ed, for your replies to my naive comments. I do recommend the work of Rollins, such as 'The Fidelity of Betrayal,' which to my eyes (i.e. not well-informed about religion) appears thoroughly postmodern yet passionately religious."
"I suspect I know too little of these matters to properly join your discussion - sorry for butting in! On my understanding of Moore, spirit is something like agency, which seeks to control and transcend, i.e. act in a top-down direction, and soul is…"
"haven't "the ways spirit and soul are not the same thing" already been made obvious, such as through the work of Thomas Moore, e.g. in 'The Soul's Religion'?
Hmmm...having asked that question, it occurs to me that his and your use of the terms soul…"
Hmmm...having asked that question, it occurs to me that his and your use of the terms soul…"
"It does seem that by judging others we perpetuate polarisation and demonisation, but such judgments are not the dead end they seem to be. We can make the mistake of disowning our judgments, and thus adding a tension within ourselves to the tension…"
"Thanks for the video, Bonnie. Peter Kingsley has chosen an odd, anti-academic style for his later books (Ancient Philosophy has an academic style) that can be off-putting and even frustrating, but his ideas are worth exploring for those interested…"
"His ideas about the deliberate seeding of civilisations with ideas from 'another world' seem silly to me, as do those about oneness and eternity, but his uncovering of Parmenides and Empedocles as spiritual leaders, as thinkers about stillness and…"
"Reading Peter Kingsley's books because of Thomas Moore's recommendation:
Ancient Philosophy - opened my eyes to the connections between religion and philosophy for the ancient Greeks
In the Dark Places of Wisdom - Parmenides was a follower of…"
Ancient Philosophy - opened my eyes to the connections between religion and philosophy for the ancient Greeks
In the Dark Places of Wisdom - Parmenides was a follower of…"
"Another theoretical chemist! Transition state theory was my area, but I couldn't find ways to continue in chemistry, so have never been back to it since I finished my degree. What was your area?"
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Welcome Ian,
I believe you may be our first Australian. I hope you will find the site one of great interest. There are many topics in our blogs, forums, and groups so I hope to read your posts soon.
Ed