Are we seeing a resurgence in mystical practices? How is eros foundational to an interpretation of scripture? What can mystical writings teach us about attachment theory?

Find out the answer to these questions and more in this week's episode of The Learn to Love Podcast, where your host Zach Beach interviews the professor, editor, and researcher David M. Odorisio, PhD on The Wound of Love: Mysticism & Eroticism.

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Learn more about your guest below:

David M. Odorisio, PhD is Associate Core Faculty at Pacifica Graduate Institute, where he teaches in the Mythological Studies and Psychology, Religion, and Consciousness MA/PhD programs. David received his MA in the History of Christian Spirituality from St. John's University (Collegeville, MN) and his PhD in East-West Psychology from the California Institute of Integral Studies (San Francisco).

David is the editor of four volumes, including: Thomas Merton in California: The Redwoods Conferences and Letters; A New Gnosis: Comic Books, Comparative Mythology, and Depth Psychology; Merton & Hinduism: The Yoga of the Heart; and co-editor of Depth Psychology and Mysticism. David teaches courses in the areas of psychology and religion, comparative mysticism, and contemplative spirituality. He currently serves as Co-Chair of the Mysticism Unit for the American Academy of Religion.

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Subjects mentioned in the show:

Bernard McGinn, The Essential Writings of Christian Mysticism (anthology of sources)

Classics of Western Spirituality Series (Paulist Press)

John of the Cross, Dark Night & Living Flame of Love (Selected Works)

Teresa of Avila, Interior Castle

Marguerite Porete, The Mirror of Simple Souls

Mechtild of Magdeburg, The Flowing Light of the Godhead

Hadewijch of Antwerp, Selected Works

Daniel London, The Cloud of Unknowing, Distilled

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