Soul Mates audiobook

Not sure what to do with the thoughts/feelings that have gripped me since reading Moore’s book. Over and over he writes of the “soul-work” we’re all challenged to engage in.And really all along the way and right to the end he’s making an argument for facing off with and confronting everything that transpires in our lives without judgement, that love is the ground and life affirmation the end all: the good and bad, the dark and despairing, the difficult and confusing, the grand and glorious, the joyous and uplifting, all of it revealing and important in seeing clearly who and how we are in the world, and what we want to be. He’s saying let it play out, pay attention, keep truckin’, even at your worst, the lowest moment in your life, imagine it, the darkest most challenging and insufferable moment of your life, he’s saying stand firm, lean in, be vulnerable, take the blows, be angry, be sad, be firm, be assertive, let go or give in, do not resist, and/or resist, yes yes, let it play out, be who you are and be who you aren’t, fearlessness and courage ever so paramount. There’s no fixed entity, ego, there’s just you in a moment, creating, acting, thinking and feeling. LIVE and LOVE!This is not easy, to be fully engaged and alive to all of what we are and what our soul mates are. And here’s the deal, we don’t connect with everyone, some folks touch us immediately, attract us, we gravitate to them, and it can be absolutely inappropriate, and you can see pain and suffering in it, but it’s near unavoidable, you have to navigate the difficulties, listen, see, hear and feel, decide, or not decide, yes yes, live and love. There’s insight and understanding that provokes and unsettles, and an odd and paradoxical feeling of comfort and confidence right along side a crazed fear and anxiety.Much to ponder here. I am a changed person and there’s more to come as it all plays out. That’s what good books do to you. ♥

Another amazing installment in Moore's lifelong quest towards avodacting the mysterious and unfathomable depths of the human soul and how it can possible amalgamate to another equally enigmatic human soul. Moore confronts moralism in sexuality as well as pondering the needs of soul - in that it often wants detachment just as much as attachment, coldness as well as passion. Though I consider myself a lover of soul and proponent of the soul's journey, Moore never ceases to press further into the process and combats the arid analysis of relationships and the "lets fix it" mentality through practical means, and encourages relationships to delve into every aspect of the relationship - even the vices - in an effort to hear what the soul of your being has to say. Always challenging, never simple, forever entrenched in the mythology of Jungian and Grecian archetypes, I find Moore more and more (hah) offering me a truth older and safer than I know...If I had to sum up a few Moorian tenants:1. Be a friend to yourself.2. Do not repress even the slightest inkling/desire inside of you (he does not encourage acting upon every inkling but facing all the parts of yourself, the shadows as well as the sunlight, in an effort to let the soul be heard).

This book helped to inspire a song I wrote for my soulmate:Here is just a few words:"Just two imperfect people, perfectly made for each other.Willing to go the distance to find the perfect comfort for every imperfect heartache.Just two imperfect people, perfectly made for each other...."I appreciate Thomas Moore writings and understanding, even more so the way in which he communicates so that one soul can understand their mate.

Moore discusses the nature of soul, its role in intimacy and the soulful dimensions of love, family, marriage, friendship and community. Moreover he illustrates his approaches based on various materials from Sufi writings, psychology, Greek mythology and his practice as a psychotherapist.Based on his approach, Moore emphasises on soul mate is important form of relationship. He defines it as “someone to whom we feel profoundly connected, as though the communicating and communing that takes place between us were not the product of intentional efforts but rather a divine grace.” He thinks that soul has its ways of personified us as human. And soul mates are those who support us in discovering our self and life…. Hope this book leads to find the soul mates of the readers…

I had no idea about what I would learn when I began to read Thomas Moore’s SOUL MATES. I must say, I was moved by Moore’s simple yet deep discourse, in which he entwines soul (separate from spirit and body) and mates (friendships) in a way clergy might not have adequately succeed. In his Introduction, Moore prepares the reader to accept or reject long held soul factors in unusual ways; as regards relationships, sex, and community. SOUL MATES sees issues such as; incompleteness, rough edges and loose ends as more of life's ongoing emotions, not to be rushed to conclusion but to be steeped into time for a fitting outcome. The “meat” of SOUL MATES covers friendships, intimacy, love, marriage, sex, faithfulness and much more. A good, clean read.

I am so grateful for this book and for the person who lent it to me to read at this time in my life. I have gained such new perspective on the way I live my life. Here are a few of my favourite discoveries in this book: Soul is always attached to what is actually happening, not necessarily what could or will be. Soul in relationships: Allowing yourself to observe more than act in a relationship, to feed your imagination more than rationalize with it, you get closer to the alchemical gold in your heart, the profound insight and abiding wisdom. Even thought attachment can feel like a burden, the soul wants to be attached, involved, and stuck because it is such intimacy that it is nourished and deepened. The best soul-work is to take a great deal of time in the phase of getting to know yourself. Life will follow upon reflection. Trust that a genuine shift in imagination will result in a change in life. Your soul may try to move itself against your resistance and ignorance of it, so only by loving your soul in its entirety, you will really love yourself. Soul and marriage: If we see marriage as commitment of two to each other, we overlook its soul. The point in marriage is not to create a material, human world, but rather to evoke a spirit of love that is not of this world. So forget about following a manual, and rather build a shrine to it, find its god and goddess, be its priest rather than its technician. Soul and family: Blaming our struggling human parents for the utterly deep mysteries distracts us from our own responsibilities. By divinizing our parents, we dehumanize them. When we idealize the family, we demonize it. We oversimplify the challenge of our own existence. Soul in friendships: The soul recognizes the hidden treasures in each other and forge the alliance. Cultivate friendships in an indirect manner. Soul in conversations: What matters is not how much you expose about yourself in conversation, but that your soul is engaged. Find forms of expression that emerge from and touch the soul, like writing letters, songs, sending postcards, etc. Soul and sex: Sex is the soul's limpid mirror, its litmus and its gesture. it can be an invitation to the soul to come out and play. Soul and endings: part of the pain is that it evokes memories of other endings, bitterness may emerge from a great struggle of ego against fate. If we embrace the pain, however, we can say that even though it may be a failure in life, it had been Brought to term successfully for the soul. Every relationship has its limitations, and a death experience like endings are the only way towards true beginnings for the soul. Soul never learns but it metamorphose. So be initiated into should through your experiences, even if they are similar and they are seen as failures in life. Soul has its own music with its rhythms and tempos inherent in it. There will be times of rest, pauses in music. When we feel a lessening of love, we could enter that feeling and discover rhythms of our own soul. So don't be afraid of entering the silence and watch how soul is expressing itself at that moment. Lastly, you can't have a genuine community unless you feel like a true individual, and you can't be an individual unless you are deeply involved in community!

I wish Thomas Moore was my grandfather and that I could regularly phone him up for advice broader in scope than linked-for-life monog romances, this book is full of grounding and beautiful insights on all types of person-to-person relationshipslove being a person in this world full of other people gd

I’ve always wondered why some couple split, and then at sign of trouble, say to the one person they promised never to leave, Adios amego?....and why other couple go the full distance?For myself, I am far Far FAR from perfect, and have failed so much more than I have successes.The greatest lesson I’ve learned in life, I’ve learned from my wife, not by what she says, rather, by how she lives. Interpreting that into my own words: “L❤️VE as much as you want to be Forgiven,F💔RGIVE as much as you want to be L💞VED”This book “SoulMates” is not a book of secrets to make any marriage last?For these truths are already in your heart, ya just gonna open, listen and live them...Read the book.

Quite good insight into soulful life. Since was looking a bit more on soulful relationship in terms of friendship so agreed with author here and there generic manner.

SOULMATES: HONORING THE MYSTERIES OF LOVE AND RELATIONSHIPS BY THOMAS MOORERating: 5/5 stars 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 Looks like: The Bible mixed with StarhawkFeels like: An interesting take on the soulSoulmates: Honoring the Mysteries of Love and Relationships by Catholic writer Thomas Moore offers an intriguing and wholly unique perspective on interpersonal human relationships. Moore infers that we should not be approaching human relationships from the perspective of personal possession or validation, but from the perspective of the soul itself. This book provides an interesting explanation on why most human relationships fail as well as offers ways on how best to learn from these experiences.Some notable chapters I read include:III. THE INTIMATE IMAGINATIONIV. SHADOWS OF INTIMACYV. PLEASURES OF SOUL MATESOverall, I agree with a lot of what Moore has to say in regards to love and the human soul, and definitely think that we would all have much more fulfilling lives if we approached one another from this perspective.

Our journey on earth is to purely experience the infinite, fertile, and richly complex landscapes of the soul through our mortal existence — this book brings to the fore deep meditation, reflection, and engaging introspection on the sublime and intensely intimating ways of the soul's expeditions in one life. Thomas Moore's words are not mere words, but a significant cosmos of offerings on the interiority of the soul world, meant to navigate and shift perspectives, alter rigid patterns of thinking, and get the reader immensely close to the soul's relationships with many realities. It is a book to cherish, revisit from time to time, and most importantly to use as an anchor when meeting any aspects of life that involves a relationship — with the self, or another person, community, religion; just about anything. I can't emphasise, how important this book is, especially when confronted with a disintegrated reality.

Perhaps I should return to certain passages of this work all through my life to find new insight into myself. I have had a life long struggle with ideas I’ve seen to be polar opposites – religion & science and sensuality & intellect where Moore seems to view the facets of life as different qualities to feed the soul, not to be denied and all of value to the soul. The insight I found within these pages is vast, but one passage in particular on page 179 stuck with me. ‘Even intelligent, sophisticated people who don’t consider themselves moralistic often become drawn into moralisms in areas where they are emotionally vulnerable.’ That is exactly what I’ve been doing with my sister in sermonizing on her tendency to cling to a man just because she can’t face being alone. The subtitle of ‘honoring the mysteries of love and relationships’ is something I full intend to do.

This is one of those books where you're never quite sure at any paragraph if what you're reading is pure wisdom or just another insipid platitude. Which way you go with it seems to be your choice. And perhaps that's fitting. That said, I really liked this book. Thomas Moore seemed to take a fresh approach to relationships that tried never to hide behind tradition or moralism. He urged patience in understanding yourself. And he advised listening intently to those dark moments of the soul when you feel faced with impossible choices. Insipid platitudes? Pure wisdom? Maybe a little of both.

Began to read this book this year...very intuitive and soul-touching. Stopped reading it..need to pick up again soon. So much of Thomas Moore's writing is so familiar and true, as if it were a part of me all along. Plan to restart/continue this book soon. Not sure what has kept me from doing so yet...perhaps the connection it had with me, regarding that particular time in my life. Although I have not read the entire book, I would strongly recommend reading it...without fear or hesitation of what it may reveal.

Thomas Mooore enlarges the circle of soul mates beyond the romantic relationship. Reading this one comes away with the understanding that any relationship can be soulful when its dynamics are not shadowed by conventional notions. In other words soul mates have genuine connections where the heart is open and accepting of the other.

I think that the best advice one can gain from this book is to explore both the darkness and the light in love and life and see them as necessary cycles that will and must unfold. Live life as poetry unfolding. A very worthwhile read.