#23 | The Divine Path of Intimacy - Jack Zimmerman (Flesh & Spirit)
“The path of intimacy for a man is an opportunity for him to become the mythic lover.”
My guest today is Jack Zimmerman, an elder in the realm of relational intimacy.
He is the co-author of The Way of Council (with Gigi Coyle), what I consider to be a key book on teaching the foundations of functional community. He is also the co-author of Flesh and Spirit: The Mystery of Intimate Relationship, which he wrote with his life partner Jaquelyn McCandless.
In our conversation, we cover the origin and foundations of the council practice. We explore the mystery of partnership: from understanding resonating wounds and the nature of projection, to how to tune into the consciousness of the Third - that relational space between you and another person.
And finally, he speaks how walking the path of radical intimacy is to partner with the evolutionary intelligence of life itself.
Enjoy.
LINKS
Flesh and Spirit: The Mystery of Intimate Relationship - Book
Ways of Council - Training and Resources
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SHOW NOTES
Introduction to the Way of Council
The magic that happens when you listen deeply
The four intentions of council
Meeting his partner Jacqueline
Approaching the book Flesh and Spirit
The miracle and the body
“God’s fear of women”
Intimacy as a spiritual path
Sharing dream time
Tuning into your Third
Intimacy is shared consciousness
The nature of projection
Intimacy is a way to heal our cultural differences
Understanding resonating wounds
Two ways to broaden the field of intimacy
Shadow as the absence of consciousness
An appetite for consciousness
The distinction between monogamy and polyamory
The rise of Lover archetypal
Circles of Lovers
Grief is an invitation to connect
