Waking's Comments

Hi Waking, I am looking forward to learning more about you. Do you have a personal blog site that I could visit so that I can learn more of who you are through your posts? I can be found at http://retiredeagle.wordpress.com/ I read a number of Thomas Moore's books back in the mid to late1990s and valued his work. But, truth be told, I am more familiar with the works of Carl Jung, James Hollis, Robert A. Johnson, John Dourley, and Daryl Sharp. Thanks for requesting friendship. :)

Wow.. I've very sorry.. I totally missed your friend request. And sure, I would love to buddy up with you. :)

About the forum. Sounds great. Could you get it started and then I will copy/add posts to the discussion? I worked in Hong Kong and the East for many years. Spirituality has a broader and deeper meaning than in the West. The Dalai Lama is a respected leader of that tradition. They are amused by the theological battles we engage in. Thomas Moore would find a receptive audience there.

Thanks Andy for commenting.
I was wondering what sort of a community Barque would be. My interest in Soul and Spirit goes back many years when I wrote a thesis on St. Francis and began developing a sense of soul in the medieval age and the distinction to spirit in the modern (post-enlightenment) age. Spirit became more identified with the modern concept of self. Imagine my wonder when Thomas Moore wrote his first book, Care of the Soul! His depth understanding from the 15th century articulated what I was trying to understand. Still I wonder after more than a decade why Moore's understanding are not more generally used in churches? Do people offer seminars on his books? I did a seminar on his very approachable book "Original Self" that a small group of church people very much appreciated. What is the future of Thomas Moore's thought in the public sphere? I guess Oprah is out of the question.

hi Andy, glad you're enjoying my blog...was wondering if anyone out there was reading it until someone picked it up and quoted me on this site because I happened to mention Moore. That's how I first linked to this site. Sure beats Facebook! Keep the poetry coming, I enjoy the selections.

Hi Andy,
Many thanks for taking the time to write about Thomas Moore's talk at the FMS conference earlier this month. It's posted at Barque: Thomas Moore as Catalyst. Great job!

I was indeed at the FMS conference. You saw me running around setting the sound and recording everything, but I may not have seen you. Like what do you look?

“There is no light without shadow and no psychic wholeness without imperfection.” (CW 12, 208)

"One does not become enlightened by imagining figures of light, but by making darkness conscious. The latter procedure, however, is disagreeable and therefore not popular." (C. G. Jung, Collected Works 13, para. 335).

Well, after I said I didn't know how, I spent some more time at it and figured it out. This is one of those small lessons I still haven't learned. Don't cry wolf until you really need to.

Hey Waking, What do I have to do to accept you as a friend? This whole thing is new to me. I am currently in Puerto Vallarta staying with a friend on his boat and was off line for several days. Back on now.

Well Julianne,
I don't know if there's anything to it...just noticed the feature lets you invite/add friends and any friend of Moore is a friend of mine :)
Nice to meet you too! I just looked at your website and thought, that's a nice place to explore!
I started another site and our host here (Barque) and a few more folks joined, so I'll put an invite here in case you're interested. Come on by and take a peek if ya want.

Visit Archaeon's Arc: Exploring James Hollis PhD
Best regards,
Andy
Andy