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pluralstoriesSubmitted by acorn_squash! Thank you, acorn_squash!
“With Rafe and me, the most common form of communion is through touch. Most often I will know he is there by the sense of an enfolding and encircling presence, often a distinct pressure. And I meet him also through words, which ring in my heart—as that day on the beach in British Columbia—but sometimes manifest themselves more outwardly as well. That ‘I love you’ I so longed to hear in life has been heard many times since his death, fashioned just like on that night when I relived his death, by forming the words distinctly and powerfully in my jaw.”
Publisher’s blurb: This is a guide-book for those who are called to the path of conscious love. This powerful book, written by an Episcopal priest, tells of her intense relationship with Brother Raphael Robin, a seventy-year-old Trappist monk and hermit. The romantic yet platonic relationship that ensued between the 50-year-old Bourgeault and the 70-year-old hermit lasted five years, until his death. Both believed that a relationship can continue beyond this life, and here Bourgeault describes her search for that connection before and after Robin's death.
Why is it worth your time?: It’s a sweet story. Bourgeault seems very happy with her relationship. She trusted her own experiences, even though they contradicted what everyone was telling her. Much of the book concerns the research she did to find a theological explanation for what was happening.
Plural/1+ Tags: abuse: not mentioned, creator speaks from experience, people: the dead, relationships: romantic, type: nonswitching, type: spiritual
Content Warnings: Death and Christian mysticism; it's in the title. Also: Christian perspectives on sexuality, occasional heteronormativity & sex-negativity, hot-and-cold relationship.
Accessibility Notes: Available as a library book in print or ebook.
acorn_squash! Thank you, acorn_squash!“With Rafe and me, the most common form of communion is through touch. Most often I will know he is there by the sense of an enfolding and encircling presence, often a distinct pressure. And I meet him also through words, which ring in my heart—as that day on the beach in British Columbia—but sometimes manifest themselves more outwardly as well. That ‘I love you’ I so longed to hear in life has been heard many times since his death, fashioned just like on that night when I relived his death, by forming the words distinctly and powerfully in my jaw.”
Publisher’s blurb: This is a guide-book for those who are called to the path of conscious love. This powerful book, written by an Episcopal priest, tells of her intense relationship with Brother Raphael Robin, a seventy-year-old Trappist monk and hermit. The romantic yet platonic relationship that ensued between the 50-year-old Bourgeault and the 70-year-old hermit lasted five years, until his death. Both believed that a relationship can continue beyond this life, and here Bourgeault describes her search for that connection before and after Robin's death.
Why is it worth your time?: It’s a sweet story. Bourgeault seems very happy with her relationship. She trusted her own experiences, even though they contradicted what everyone was telling her. Much of the book concerns the research she did to find a theological explanation for what was happening.
Plural/1+ Tags: abuse: not mentioned, creator speaks from experience, people: the dead, relationships: romantic, type: nonswitching, type: spiritual
Content Warnings: Death and Christian mysticism; it's in the title. Also: Christian perspectives on sexuality, occasional heteronormativity & sex-negativity, hot-and-cold relationship.
Accessibility Notes: Available as a library book in print or ebook.
