Comments on: The Ex-Philes

By: Carl McColman

Carl McColman — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 02:10:29 +0000

I had lunch just today with an old Pagan friend who asked me if I were still polyamorous. I said no, for the simple reason that my wife and I watched too many close friends have relationships suffer — and sometimes spectacularly fail — because of polyamory.

By: zoecarnate

zoecarnate — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 01:35:45 +0000

“…I’d be jealous, especially with a polyamorous past (present?)…”

The quote of the day!!! You old dog, you.

In all seriousness, this is an intriguing story. I think you’d be quite interested to read my friend Dan Brennan’s blog. He’s about your age, and blogs about cross-gender friendship almost daily…in monastic and contemporary contexts. He has a book coming out soon.

By: Liadan Giolla Brede

Liadan Giolla Brede — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 22:42:46 +0000

Wow, your wife is a better woman than I. I’d be jealous, especially with a polyamorous past (present?).

Good luck with that.

Liadan

By: judith collier

judith collier — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 22:17:35 +0000

Now they’ll know the real you and you had a chance of making ammends and them too and somewhere in the deep unconscious, healing and confidence takes place for all of you. At least that’s what took place for me but only you can figure it out for you. it is a gift.

By: Beth

Beth — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 19:27:54 +0000

Hi Carl–
This is such an interesting thing. I don’t believe in happenstance or coincidence, but do believe in synchronicities, such as elaborated on by Jung. So the synchronicities, if we could see the pattern of your life from a 20,000 foot view…what would we see?

Jena Strong just re-posted about Joshua Bell playing in the Metro…and how many walked by with bare recognition…stunning. What patterns, contrapuntal harmonies are we missing because of our agendas? http://bullseyebaby.blogspot.com/2009/01/violinist-in-metro.html

Thanks for this, Carl. Made me pick my head up from the battlefield for a moment!