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Love, Intimacy, and the Imagination of the Heart

First United Methodist Church, Fireside Room 1838 SW Jefferson Street, Portland

We will extend the understanding of the evolution of love developed in the lecture to a consideration of love between individuals and love for the sake of the world. In our time, relationships of an intimate nature are becoming more and more difficult. We will explore some of our cherished illusions concerning love, see what ... Read more

Spiritual Psychology of Love

First United Methodist Church, Collins Hall 1838 SW Jefferson Street, Portland

Love must not forget that she is Wisdom’s sister. This lecture explores this enigmatic statement, developing an archetypal picture of Wisdom, Sophia, as the intelligence of the cosmos and how love is meant to develop in close connection with World Wisdom. We will consider love’s long but necessary separation from Wisdom and a path of ... Read more

Men and Women: Beyond the Battle

First United Methodist Church, Fireside Room 1838 SW Jefferson Street, Portland

For the last 3000 years, the “battle of the sexes” has raged between men and women. In this no-win war, both sides have been scarred. But we stay in the game because we instinctively sense that there must be something more. So how can we experience oneness in a relationship and not lose ourselves in ... Read more