Eros and the Mysteries of Love

Author: Julius Evola
Publisher: Inner Traditions / Bear & Co
ISBN: 9780892813155
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 340

Book Description
A controversial philosopher and critic of modern Western civilization, Julius Evola (1898-1974) writes about the mystical and spiritual expression of sexual love. This in-depth study explores the sexual rites of sacred traditions, and shows how religion, mysticism, folklore, and mythology all contain erotic forms in which the deep potentialities of human beings are recognized.

Myths and Mysteries of Same-Sex Love

Author: Christine Downing
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 059538885X
Category : Homosexuality
Languages : en
Pages : 362

Book Description
"Myths and Mysteries of Same-Sex Love makes a powerful statement about the realities of gay and lesbian psyche. A gay and lesbian psychic perspective may at first be startling, but once examined, it proves to be unforgettable." -The Advocate

Eros

Author: Don Miguel Ruiz
Publisher: Mystery School Series
ISBN: 0711267286
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 159

Book Description
Don Miguel Ruiz, the author of the classic The Four Agreements and one of the most influential spiritual leaders in the world today, offers students of mystery a new path of knowledge through the most powerful force in the uni-verse: love.

Eros and Chaos

Author: Veronica Goodchild
Publisher: Nicolas-Hays, Inc.
ISBN: 089254564X
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 333

Book Description
A provocative book that reminds us that our soul's primary longing is for love and then explores that longing. Goodchild explains that our most important task is the growth of our consciousness and that this cannot be accomplished apart from an awareness of the complexities of love and its shadows. It takes the us into that domain where eros' arrows thrust us into those shadowy depths where our keenest vulnerabilities and woundings--and our deepest imaginings and longings-are hidden.

Socrates' Daimonic Art

Author: Elizabeth S. Belfiore
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107378230
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages :

Book Description
Despite increasing interest in the figure of Socrates and in love in ancient Greece, no recent monograph studies these topics in all four of Plato's dialogues on love and friendship. This book provides important new insights into these subjects by examining Plato's characterization of Socrates in Symposium, Phaedrus, Lysis and the often neglected Alcibiades I. It focuses on the specific ways in which the philosopher searches for wisdom together with his young interlocutors, using an art that is 'erotic', not in a narrowly sexual sense, but because it shares characteristics attributed to the daimon Eros in Symposium. In all four dialogues, Socrates' art enables him, like Eros, to search for the beauty and wisdom he recognizes that he lacks and to help others seek these same objects of erôs. Belfiore examines the dialogues as both philosophical and dramatic works, and considers many connections with Greek culture, including poetry and theater.

The Mystery of the Grail

Author: Julius Evola
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1620558564
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 321

Book Description
In this important study of the meaning of the Grail, one of Europe's greatest esoteric philosophers discloses the pre-Christian and initiatic sources of this symbolic motif that is so central to Western mythology and culture. He demonstrates how the main features of the legend are from an older tradition analogous to the great heroic sagas and cycles of the North, and that the Grail itself is a symbol of initiation. Evola uncovers the hidden meaning in the often surreal adventures of the knights who searched for the Grail, interpreting them as inner experiences and tests for the seeker. He also explores the history of the myth in the Middle Ages, its use by the Knights Templar and the Cathars, its legacy during the decline of the Holy Roman Empire, and its links with Rosicrucianism, alchemy, and Masonry. This excursion into the realm of the Grail throws new light on an endlessly fascinating subject.

Passions of Innocence

Author: Stuart Sovatsky
Publisher: Inner Traditions
ISBN: 9780892814053
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 212

Book Description
Introduces a Tantric form of celibacy that can be used to redirect sexual energy, and suggests exercises based on yoga

The Mystery of Love

Author: Marc Gafni
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0743442210
Category : Interpersonal relations
Languages : en
Pages : 388

Book Description
Addresses the issues of love, passion, and sexuality, drawing on traditional Kabbalist texts to reveal ten spiritual guides to the creation of a loving and passionate existence.

Hidden Intercourse

Author: Wouter J. Hanegraaff
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9047443586
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 566

Book Description
From rumours about gnostic orgies in antiquity to the explicit erotic symbolism of alchemical texts, from the subtly coded eroticism of medieval kabbalah to the sexual magic practiced by contemporary occultists and countercultural translations of Asian Tantra, the history of Western esotericism is rich in references to the domains of eros and sexuality. This volume, which brings together an impressive array of top-level specialists, is the first to analyze the eroticism of the esoteric without sensationalism or cheap generalizations, but on the basis of expert scholarship and attention to textual and historical detail. While there are few other domains where the imagination may so easily run wild, the various contributions seek to distinguish fact from fiction--only to find that historical realities are sometimes even stranger than the fantasies. In doing so, they reveal the outlines of a largely unknown history spanning more than twenty centuries.

Soul Mates

Author: Thomas Moore
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0062652702
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 207

Book Description
This companion volume to Care of the Soul offers more of Thomas Moore's inspiring wisdom and empathy as it expands on his ideas about life, love, and the mysteries of human relationships. In Care of the Soul, Thomas Moore explored the importance of nurturing the soul and struck a chord nationwide—the book became a long-standing bestseller, topping charts across the country. Building on that book's wisdom, Soul Mates explores how relationships of all kinds enhance our lives and fulfill the needs of our souls. Moore emphasizes the difficulties that inevitably accompany many relationships and focuses on the need to work through these differences in order to experience the deep reward that comes with intimacy and unconfined love.