The wound of love is the love that inflicts the wound and departs. It’s very interesting and very psychological connection between a God who loves and leaves.
St. John of the Cross treats this as something to be desired, because it inflicts a wound that then leads to the increased longing for satisfication or satiation from the beloved.
– David Odorisio, PhD
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 answers 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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About David Odorisio, PhD
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:
- Thomas Merton in California: The Redwoods Conferences and Letters
- A New Gnosis: Comic Books, Comparative Mythology, and Depth Psychology
- 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.
Stayed connected with David Odorisio, PhD
- www.ahomeforsoul.com
- https://www.instagram.com/thomas_merton_california/
- https://www.pacifica.edu/faculty/david-odorisio/
- https://twitter.com/MonkRocker
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
- The Song of Songs
- Eros: Greek God of Love and Sex
- Beguines – lay religious group
- Ignatius of Loyola
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