There is a wonderful Zen story about two mountain climbers. The first, old and slightly bent, slowly makes his way up the mountain. The second, young and in good form, bounds past him, racing confidently to the summit. In late afternoon they meet aga ...
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Marc Gafni – The First face of Eros: On the Inside
The Interior Castle “What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson The cherubs in the magical mystery of Temple myth were not stationary fixtures. No, these statues were exp ...
Eros Not Sex / or The Faces of Eros – Marc Gafni
Marc Gafni posted on marcgafni.com please share comments at info@marcgafni.com Eros has many expressions. Each expression is hinted at in the temple mysteries. There are four faces of eros which, when taken together, form the essence of the Shechina ...
Marc Gafni – RECLAIMING EROS BEYOND THE SEXUAL
Marc Gafni posted on marcgafni.com please share comments at info@marcgafni.com Just as the Eskimo has an ample supply of words to describe different types of snow, a society infused with love would likewise have a menagerie of terms for different typ ...
Marc Gafni – SHEKINAH, PRESENCE, POETRY, AND PASSION
by Marc Gafni The Shechina is the feminine Divine. Her name means Indwelling Presence, ‘the one who dwells in you.’ She is presence, poetry, passion. She is the sustaining God force which runs through and wombs the world. A living mythic presence ...
Marc Gafni – SEX IN THE TEMPLE?
Marc Gafni posted on marcgafni.com please share comments at info@marcgafni.com Sex in the temple!? Sexually entwined cherubs atop the ark, and a fiery feline sexual drive living in the Holy of Holies? What are these mythic images trying to express? A ...
Marc Gafni – myth, magic and mystery
Marc Gafni posted on marcgafni.com please share comments at info@marcgafni.com The masters of the day were distressed. Adultery was spreading as rampant as plagues among the people. The authorities were at a loss as to how to curb this powerful drive ...
Marc Gafni – The Lion of Fire
Marc Gafni posted on marcgafni.com please share comments at info@marcgafni.com The best way to behold such mysteries is through the gleaming prism of story. Thus we begin with a spell-binding ancient text which sits at the core of the mystery traditi ...
Marc Gafni – MYSTERY OF THE LOST ARK
What is the secret of this ancient love hidden in the Temple’s origins? What is the mystery of the Lost Ark, crowned by her sexually intertwined cherubic lovers? Why is the mythic ark’s metaphorical recovery so absolutely crucial for our lives? C ...
Marc Gafni – RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK
Marc Gafni posted on marcgafni.com please share comments at info@marcgafni.com Remember the movie Raiders of the Lost Ark, featuring Indiana Jones adventuring through the dusty Middle East in search of the Ark of the Covenant? Lives are lost, blood i ...
Marc Gafni – MEN WHOSE NAME WAS LOVE
Marc Gafni posted on marcgafni.com please share comments at info@marcgafni.com Hebrew mysticism, beginning with Abraham, gave birth to Judaism, Christianity and Islam. All three religions in their pure forms are rooted in the Temple of Jerusalem. Hen ...
Marc Gafni – ILLUMINATION, CARE AND CAREFUL
marc gafni posted on marcgafni.com please share comments at info@marcgafni.com The unraveling of this mystery of the Cherubs is the purpose of our journey together. It will require on your part patience, passion and care. Patience as we construct the ...
Marc Gafni – CHERUBS IN THE TEMPLE
Imagine the scene: You walk into your local place of worship – church, synagogue, mosque, meditation center or whatever. The pastor or rabbi has apparently decided to redecorate while you were away on vacation. You find that he has installed at ...
Marc Gafni – EROS
marc gafni posted on marcgafni.com please share comments on info@marcgafni.com EROS: O Taste and See The world is not with us enough O taste and see the subway Bible poster said, meaning The Lord, meaning if anything all that lives to the imagination ...
Marc Gafni – The White Fire of Eros: Let it open all the doors for you…
The White Fire of Eros: Let it open all the doors for you… marc gafni posted on marcgafni.com please share comments on info@marcgafni.com So as we begin our journey to love I want you to know that I will do my best in the black fire. I have tri ...