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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 [...]
Third Part of Ten-Part Video Dialogue with Ervin Laszlo and Marc Gafni: Evolutionary Love, the True Nature of Reality, & Unique Self Enlightenment
Watch and listen to this 14-minute video, the third part of a 10-part dialogue with Ervin Laszlo and Marc Gafni in Tuscany on the topic of Evolutionary Love – envisioning a new Renaissance that will take us to the future. In it, Ervin Laszlo introduces the concept of love and entanglement through physics, while Marc unpacks evolutionary love and its place in structures and society. Watch previous posts from this series, The New Renaissance, & Love as an Erotic Force, or The Second Shock of Existence. Enjoy the third part of the dialogue here: Ervin Laszlo introduces the [...]
Ervin Laszlo & Marc Gafni: The Second Shock of Existence
Watch and listen to this 15-minute video, the second part of a 10-part dialogue with Ervin Laszlo and Marc Gafni in Tuscany on the topic of Evolutionary Love–envisioning a new Renaissance that will take us to the future. Listen to the first part here. Enjoy the second part of the dialogue here: Marc Gafni introduces the first and second shocks of existence: The first shock of existence is the emergence of separate self. We move from hunter/gatherer, whose concern is survival in a small clan to early horticulture, the emergence of the human being. The emergence of separate [...]