tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683318922990064067.post7877185341122163101..comments2023-09-28T10:08:44.827+02:00Comments on Gwynt: Descent and ReturnUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683318922990064067.post-14382727484109676322019-02-13T10:36:16.329+01:002019-02-13T10:36:16.329+01:00One likes to achieve balance between the two world...One likes to achieve balance between the two worlds. :)Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09028121782477111901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683318922990064067.post-49461994725545071592019-02-13T03:09:41.923+01:002019-02-13T03:09:41.923+01:00Aha! Gardening in the soil AND in the mind! I sh...Aha! Gardening in the soil AND in the mind! I should have realized this long ago.Catalysthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03804837416104556928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683318922990064067.post-24317620213214559562019-02-12T10:24:11.843+01:002019-02-12T10:24:11.843+01:00A lovely phrase, Geo. There is something about it ...A lovely phrase, Geo. There is something about it that lifts one out of the ordinary. I was sufficiently piqued to download the PDF in the hope that I can find time to read it. What I need is some thoroughly bad weather to keep me from gardening .... no not really! Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09028121782477111901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683318922990064067.post-74698430345196334982019-02-12T10:07:26.092+01:002019-02-12T10:07:26.092+01:00Hi Lindsay,
I am all for drawing inspiration from ...Hi Lindsay,<br />I am all for drawing inspiration from as wide a field as possible, so long as discernment is practised. If one narrows the field too much one is in danger of walking through life wearing blinkers. The result of spreading one's net widely is that often, one finds agreement and 'ah! ha!' moments where one might least expect to find them, and that can be a seed bed for something new. Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09028121782477111901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683318922990064067.post-29128263042282801012019-02-12T09:58:50.712+01:002019-02-12T09:58:50.712+01:00I have read some of The Gnostic Jung etc. some yea...I have read some of The Gnostic Jung etc. some years ago, but never finished it. I had a similar experience with, 'The Red Book'. I could never sort out whether his experiences were only applicable to him as an individual, or whether they were generally applicable. One day I will return to those books, when I feel more settled in my own thinking.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09028121782477111901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683318922990064067.post-5268471908012385602019-02-12T08:42:52.236+01:002019-02-12T08:42:52.236+01:00Oh gosh, it must be 50 years ago, I was reading Pa...Oh gosh, it must be 50 years ago, I was reading Paul Tillich (Dynamics Of Faith) and was indelibly impressed with the phrase,"Christ, the sacrament of the encounter with God". Lent the book out sometime in the '70s, but understand why it was never returned. Some readings take time. Some phrases never leave us.Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683318922990064067.post-72684427358852022162019-02-12T05:13:04.651+01:002019-02-12T05:13:04.651+01:00Hi Tom,
It’s amazing don’t you think how reading...Hi Tom, <br />It’s amazing don’t you think how reading another source sometimes inexplicably sheds light on another narrative. Ah – now I see. I like the idea of ‘The Christ’ as the articular of the new revelation. Mythology and allegory was as important then as it still is today in providing meaning. Oliver Sacks (Humanity and Myth making) saw its importance, even though he remained a good natured atheist throughout his life. I saw much more to it than Sachs, but I liked his narrative. <br />Hence, I think one can see how the ancient Greek top GOD ZEUS, holding power over the lesser GODS could then morph into monotheism and eventually be part of Christianity. But it has to translate into something tangible as you suggest. <br />Best wishes <br />Lindsay Byrneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11030132436987752741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683318922990064067.post-65476204205299970282019-02-11T21:57:03.319+01:002019-02-11T21:57:03.319+01:00By happenstance, I'm currently re-reading The ...By happenstance, I'm currently re-reading The Gnostic Jung and the Seven Sermons to the Dead which I won't recommend only for the reason I know you don't like to mix your own search with prose about the paths others have followed. However, it's very good and a strong argument made by Stephan Hoeller that Jung himself was a Gnostic who had little access to the seriously suppressed written work. Did you know it was Jung who insisted the Nag Hammadi manuscripts be translated rather than sit mouldering in university archives? The first of them to come to light was named after him - the Jung Codex.<br /><br />I can't help but see the path you are walking is similar to the one he travelled but not the same. Mystics have always preferred their own ways and some share their journeys more often than others - like the poet AE, for instance,<br /><br />Out of a timeless world<br />Shadows fall upon Time,<br />From a beauty older than earth,<br />A ladder the soul may climb.<br />I climb by the phantom stair<br />To a whiteness older than Time.susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16747450215034568033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683318922990064067.post-27444530106986700602019-02-11T16:38:43.685+01:002019-02-11T16:38:43.685+01:00Thank you Vincent. I have not read enough of CGJ t...Thank you Vincent. I have not read enough of CGJ to be either very much for him, or against. In any case I tend not to join fan clubs. My reason for not having read much of his stuff [or anyone else's for that matter, but it's all a question of degree] is that I have preferred to seek out and follow my own path. What I have read, however, I have found interesting. I take it as a compliment, therefore, to have my post referred to as a Jungian template, when in fact I must accept full responsibility.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09028121782477111901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683318922990064067.post-50432315062446138682019-02-11T15:45:12.466+01:002019-02-11T15:45:12.466+01:00Thanks, Tom, eloquently presented. I sense a Jungi...Thanks, Tom, eloquently presented. I sense a Jungian template retrofitted on top of the gospels. To this pilgrim, not a Jung fan, it's a leap too far.Vincenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18297306807695767580noreply@blogger.com