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From Pre-Tragic to Tragic to Post-Tragic Consciousness – by Dr. Marc Gafni
by Dr. Marc Gafni Towards a Post-Tragic Politics of Eros There are three primary levels of consciousness through whose prism we experience our lives. We will call these three levels the pre-tragic, tragic, and post-tragic. Read More Papers
The Cosmo-Erotic Universe: Excerpt from A Return to Eros
An Excerpt from A Return to Eros by Dr. Marc Gafni. We live in a cosmos driven by Eros. The universe is a perfect, interconnected whole that at the same time seeks greater wholeness. The universe is radically alive, infused with presence and infinite vitality, even as it is infinitely intimate and whole. Everything rests in the beingness of spacious perfection. And yet the universe is driven by evolutionary Eros. The cosmos is not only being but also becoming. Whereas being is characterized by harmony and equilibrium, becoming is characterized by a kind of ecstatic urgency and disequilibrium. Evolutionary Eros [...]
The Murder of Eros: Excerpt from A Return to Eros
An Excerpt from A Return to Eros by Dr. Marc Gafni It is the collapse of Eros that leads to what we have called the murder of Eros. Wilhelm Reich called this “the murder of Christ.” By “Christ” he meant Eros or life force. This is one of the most common but hidden dimensions of human existence. To live an erotic life, we must guard against the murder of Eros. This is a fundamentally denied yet ever-present human impulse. Human beings may be ready to confess many sins, but all feign innocence when accused of the murder of Eros. And yet [...]