Comments about Q and and Questions about Dark Eros

[Rob]

I've just read The Lost Gospel Q: The Original Sayings of Jesus, to which Thomas wrote the Introduction. I was happy that he called the words of Jesus "haunting" as well as "inspiring and challenging" because I've often found that to be the case but hesitated to use that first word for fear of offending someone. In an interview you can read by following this link http://www.dawnofanewday.com/interviews/thomas-moore-interview/ Thomas Moore says, "One of the things that [people] say that’s very positive is that they feel like they were given permission to go ahead and do what they really felt they need and want to do." Bingo!

I read Q, then reread parts of Huston Smith's fabulous compendium The World's Religions, while I begin Ordinarily Sacred by Linda Sexson. I now appreciate a former classmate, a man who would drink from three different beverages during lectures because it suited his style and taste more than sticking to just one drink at a time. The three books complement each other well, and I enjoy bouncing from one to the other when struck by a particular idea. I recommend Q and the other two books.

I've been considering Dark Eros, despite the somewhat daunting description I read that describes the book's approach to exploring sadism as "sometimes the cause of a disease is its cure"! Has anyone read Dark Eros?

Rob

[Barque]

Hi Rob,
Ariëlle started a forum discussion about Dark Eros at the beginning of November of this year. You may want to contribute to that thread with future posts. I love the book. Unfortunately, my copy isn't available to me so my contribution to the forum has been limited. If I had the text, I'd happily contribute more. I looked at buying The Lost Gospel Q on Amazon earlier today since I think it would be good to read before starting Writing in the Sand. I have a copy of Sexson's book but haven't read it yet. Thanks for recommending that these books be read together.

[Waking]

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