Episodes in Disguise of a Marriage

“Episodes in Disguise of a Marriage is an epic tale of a spectacularly complex and long-lived relationship that fundamentally transgresses the bipolar norms of literary and cinematic expectation for narratives about relationships.” * Jonathan Zap, author of Crossing the Event Horizon *
“Richard Grossinger has fashioned a planet-wide spiritual life by plunging into Earth’s wisdom traditions… . He offers a celebration of our erotic desire to hear each other’s full story, to touch the infinite presence of the other, and to feel the way in which this mystery of attraction drives the evolution of the universe.” * Brian Thomas Swimme, author of The Universe Is a Green Dragon *
“For years, I’ve loved Richard Grossinger’s ideas and books. They’ve inspired me, moved me, and shaped my own thinking. More spectacularly than any other writer I know, Richard merges visionary insight with raw personal honesty. I like to imagine he’s a visitor from the future, here to educate us on how to become true humans. In Episodes in Disguise of a Marriage, he offers his signature dazzling meditations on mythology, politics, spirituality, and cultural history. But there’s even more, too: an intimate chronicle of love, memory, and the slow-motion shapeshifting of deeply lived relationships… . It’s a wild, vulnerable, fiercely intelligent ride.” * Rob Brezsny, author of Pronoia Is the Antidote to Paranoia: How the Whole World Is Conspiring to Sho *
“Episodes in Disguise of a Marriage is an unfiltered account of a revolutionary relationship where openness and truth are often painful but also liberating. I was astounded by the meandering, ingenuous course of this journey and its enduring survival where both husband and wife, man and woman, are on equal grounds, true literary partners in search of eros in and out of the forever bed. That their marital bond has survived for decades is an acknowledgment that ‘pledging one’s troth’ does not have to follow traditional prescriptions but can open the heart to an extraordinary commitment.” * Laura Chester, author of Shovels & Chandeliers *
“Having escaped the curse of a suicidal birth family, Richard Grossinger has fashioned a planet-wide spiritual life by plunging into Earth’s wisdom traditions, including alchemy, cranial osteopathy, Breema … tarot. Over six decades he has shared his wisdom in a series of classics, the latest of which is Episodes in Disguise of a Marriage, perhaps his most profound work, certainly his bravest, in that it faces the tangled, dangerous, cosmic adventure of mystical quest via erotic fulfillment… . Distancing himself from the prurience of much of contemporary society, he offers a celebration of our erotic desire to hear each other’s full story, to touch the infinite presence of the other, and to feel the way in which this mystery of attraction drives the evolution of the universe.” * Brian Thomas Swimme, author of The Universe Is a Green Dragon *
“Episodes in Disguise of a Marriage is an intimate look at the workings of a multi-decade relationship, woven with beauty, passion, profound loss, and growth on all levels.” * Salicrow, author of Jump Girl *

Richard Grossinger is the curator of Sacred Planet Books at Inner Traditions and the cofounder and former publisher of North Atlantic Books with his wife, Lindy Hough. He holds a PhD in ecological anthropology and has written over 40 books on alternative medicine, cosmology, embryology, and consciousness, including Embryos, Galaxies, and Sentient Beings; The Night Sky: Soul and Cosmos; and Bottoming Out the Universe. He lives in Portland, Maine.

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