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Talk titled: "Discernment in Soulmaking (Q & A)", given during the event "Tending the Holy Fire". Held at Colehayes Park, Devon on 2018-02-08.
Topics covered: soulmaking: different imaginal frameworks (burbea, hillman, etc.), soulmaking: prerequisites and foundations, soulmaking: temenos and group practices on one's own, desire/eros, metaphysics, concepts/logos, hillman, james, corbin, henry, jung, soulmaking in oneness, etc., when it's a new perception, active versus receptive modes of practice, sexual energy, working with, soulmaking: sexual erotic-imaginal, eros-psyche-logos (the soulmaking dynamic), eros being diverted to greed through lack of dimensionality, metaphysics: opening up ontology and epistemology
Teacher's note on suitability: the talks and exercises from this 'tending the holy fire' retreat are intended for experienced practitioners who already have a working familiarity with this particular soulmaking paradigm, as outlined, for example, in the following retreats: 'the path of the imaginal (longer course)'; 're-enchanting the cosmos: the poetry of perception'; and 'of hermits and lovers: the alchemy of desire'. integrating that previous material and also taking the talks in this new set in their intended order will, for most, support a better and fuller understanding of the teachings from this course. without this practice and knowledge base, the material from this retreat may be confusing and unhelpful.
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To donate to Rob's foundation, The Hermes Amara Foundation, visit https://hermesamara.org, and click the Donate button. See Rob's Dharma Seed bio (dharmaseed.org/teacher/210/) for a description of this organization and Rob's founding of it.
Original audio: dharmaseed.org/teacher/210/talk/50525
Transcript link: dl.airtable.com/.attachments/d76de3eeeac50b9e80f653ff5aa635fe/9c5658bd/2018_0208DiscernmentinSoulmakingQandA.pdf
Talk titled: "Discernment in Soulmaking (Q & A)", given during the event "Tending the Holy Fire". Held at Colehayes Park, Devon on 2018-02-08.
Topics covered: soulmaking: different imaginal frameworks (burbea, hillman, etc.), soulmaking: prerequisites and foundations, soulmaking: temenos and group practices on one's own, desire/eros, metaphysics, concepts/logos, hillman, james, corbin, henry, jung, soulmaking in oneness, etc., when it's a new perception, active versus receptive modes of practice, sexual energy, working with, soulmaking: sexual erotic-imaginal, eros-psyche-logos (the soulmaking dynamic), eros being diverted to greed through lack of dimensionality, metaphysics: opening up ontology and epistemology
Teacher's note on suitability: the talks and exercises from this 'tending the holy fire' retreat are intended for experienced practitioners who already have a working familiarity with this particular soulmaking paradigm, as outlined, for example, in the following retreats: 'the path of the imaginal (longer course)'; 're-enchanting the cosmos: the poetry of perception'; and 'of hermits and lovers: the alchemy of desire'. integrating that previous material and also taking the talks in this new set in their intended order will, for most, support a better and fuller understanding of the teachings from this course. without this practice and knowledge base, the material from this retreat may be confusing and unhelpful.
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To donate to Rob's foundation, The Hermes Amara Foundation, visit https://hermesamara.org, and click the Donate button. See Rob's Dharma Seed bio (dharmaseed.org/teacher/210/) for a description of this organization and Rob's founding of it.
Original audio: dharmaseed.org/teacher/210/talk/50525
Transcript link: dl.airtable.com/.attachments/d76de3eeeac50b9e80f653ff5aa635fe/9c5658bd/2018_0208DiscernmentinSoulmakingQandA.pdf
