Men's Work Reading

Soul Mates: Honoring the Mysteries of Love and Relationship

Thomas Moore
1994
Relationships & Intimacy

Moore extends his care-of-the-soul framework to intimate relationships, arguing that genuine partnership is not primarily a matter of communication skills or conflict resolution but of the willingness to honor the mystery, darkness, and sacredness that any deep relationship contains. He draws on Plato, Renaissance alchemy, and depth psychology to show that soul mates are not found but created through the courage to remain present to each other's depth — including the parts that frighten, challenge, or wound. For men who approach relationships as problems to be solved rather than mysteries to be inhabited, this book offers a fundamental reorientation. A necessary complement to his more widely read Care of the Soul.

About the Author
Thomas Moore
Former Catholic monk and Jungian-influenced author whose writing on care of the soul, dark nights, and depth in daily life has been foundational in the human potential movement.
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