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GAY SPIRITUALITY: The Role of Gay Identity in the Transformation of Human Consciousness
GAY PERSPECTIVE: Things Our Homosexuality Tells Us about the Nature of God and the Universe
SECRET MATTER: updated, revised & expanded edition from Lethe Press with Afterword by Mark Jordan
GETTING LIFE IN PERSPECTIVE: A
Fantastickal Gay Romance set in two different time frames
THE FOURTH QUILL, a novel about attitudinal healing and the problem of evil  TWO SPIRITS: A Story of Life with the Navajo, a collaboration with Walter L. Williams  CHARMED LIVES: Spinning Straw into Gold: Reclaiming Our Queer Spirituality Through Story, a collaboration with Steve Berman and some 30 other writers
THE MYTH OF THE GREAT SECRET: An Appreciation of Joseph Campbell
IN SEARCH OF GOD IN THE SEXUAL UNDERWORLD: A Mystical Journey
Books on Gay Spirituality: White Crane Gay Spirituality Series
Articles and Excerpts:
Read Toby's review of Samuel Avery's The Dimensional Structure of Consciousness Funny Coincidence: "Aliens Settle in San Francisco" About Liberty Books, the Lesbian/Gay Bookstore for Austin, 1986-1996 The Simple Answer to the Gay Marriage Debate A Bifurcation of Gay Spirituality Why gay people should NOT Marry The Scriptural Basis for Same Sex Marriage
Q&A about Jungian ideas in gay consciousness What Jesus said about Gay Rights Common Experiences Unique to Gay Men Is there a "uniquely gay perspective"? Interview on the Nature of Homosexuality What the Bible Says about Homosexuality Mesosexual Ideal for Straight Men Waves of Gay Liberation Activity Wouldn’t You Like to Be Uranian? The Reincarnation of Edward Carpenter Why Gay Spirituality: Spirituality as Artistic Medium Easton Mountain Retreat Center Andrew Harvey & Spiritual Activism The Mysticism of Andrew Harvey
Joseph Campbell's description of Avalokiteshvara You're Not A WaveJoseph Campbell Talks about Aging What is Enlightenment? What is reincarnation? How many lifetimes in an ego? Emptiness & Religious Ideas Experiencing experiencing experiencing Going into the Light Meditations for a Funeral Meditation Practice The way to get to heaven Buddha's father was right What Anatman means Advice to Travelers to India & Nepal The Danda Nata & goddess Kalika Nate Berkus is a bodhisattva John Boswell was Immanuel Kant Cutting edge realization The Myth of the Wanderer Change: Source of Suffering & of Bliss World Navel What the Vows Really Mean Manifesting from the Subtle Realms The Three-layer Cake & the Multiverse The est Training and Personal Intention Effective Dreaming in Ursula LeGuin's The Lathe of Heaven The Joseph Campbell Connection The Mann Ranch (& Rich Gabrielson) Campbell & The Pre/Trans Fallacy
The Sinfulness of Homosexuality Proposal for a study of gay nondualism Marian Doctrines: Immaculate Conception & Assumption Monastic or Chaste Homosexuality Is It Time to Grow Up? Confronting the Aging Process Gay Consciousness changing the world by Shokti LoveStar Alexander Renault interviews Toby Johnson "The Evolution of Gay Identity" "St. John of the Cross & the Dark Night of the Soul." Religious Articulations of the Secret The Moulting of the Holy Ghost The Hero's Journey as archetype -- GSV 2016 The Gay Hero Journey (shortened) Teenage Prostitution and the Nature of Evil Allah Hu: "God is present here"
Facing the Edge: AIDS as an occasion for spiritual wisdom What are you looking for in a gay science fiction novel?
The mystical experience at the Servites' Castle in Riverside A Most Remarkable Synchronicity in Riverside The Great Dance according to C.S.Lewis The Techniques Of The World Saviors Part 1: Brer Rabbit and the Tar-Baby
How Gay Souls Get Reincarnated Joseph Campbell, the Hero's Journey, and the modern Gay Hero-- a five part presentation on YouTube In honor of Sir Arthur C Clarke Intersections with the movie When We Rise Toby at the California Institute Toby's friend and nicknamesake Toby Marotta.
Harry Hay, Founder of the gay movement About
Karl
Heinrich Ulrichs, the first
man to really About Michael Talbot, gay mystic The Gay Spirituality Summit in May 2004 and the "Statement of Spirituality" Book ReviewsBe Done on Earth by Howard E. Cook Pay Me What I'm Worth by Souldancer The Way Out by Christopher L Nutter The Gay Disciple by John Henson Art That Dares by Kittredge Cherry Coming Out, Coming Home by Kennth A. Burr Extinguishing the Light by B. Alan Bourgeois Over Coffee: A conversation For Gay Partnership & Conservative Faith by D.a. Thompson Dark Knowledge by Kenneth Low Janet Planet by Eleanor Lerman The Kairos by Paul E. Hartman Wrestling with Jesus by D.K.Maylor Kali Rising by Rudolph Ballentine The Missing Myth by Gilles Herrada The Secret of the Second Coming by Howard E. Cook The Scar Letters: A Novel by Richard Alther The Future is Queer by Labonte & Schimel Missing Mary by Charlene Spretnak Gay Spirituality 101 by Joe Perez Cut Hand: A Nineteeth Century Love Story on the American Frontier by Mark Wildyr Radiomen by Eleanor Lerman Nights at Rizzoli by Felice Picano The Key to Unlocking the Closet Door by Chelsea Griffo The Door of the Heart by Diana Finfrock Farrar Occam’s Razor by David Duncan Grace and Demion by Mel White Gay Men and The New Way Forward by Raymond L. Rigoglioso The Dimensional Stucture of Consciousness by Samuel Avery The Manly Pursuit of Desire and Love by Perry Brass Love Together: Longtime Male Couples on Healthy Intimacy and Communication by Tim Clausen War Between Materialism and Spiritual by Jean-Michel Bitar The Serpent's Gift: Gnostic Reflections on the Study of Religion by Jeffrey J. Kripal Esalen: America and the Religion of No Religion by Jeffrey J. Kripal The Invitation to Love by Darren Pierre Brain, Consciousness, and God: A Lonerganian Integration by Daniel A Helminiak A Walk with Four Spiritual Guides by Andrew Harvey Can Christians Be Saved? by Stephenson & Rhodes The Lost Secrets of the Ancient Mystery Schools by Stephenson & Rhodes Keys to Spiritual Being: Energy Meditation and Synchronization Exercises by Adrian Ravarour In Walt We Trust by John Marsh Solomon's Tantric Song by Rollan McCleary A Special Illumination by Rollan McCleary Aelred's Sin by Lawrence Scott Fruit Basket by Payam Ghassemlou Internal Landscapes by John Ollom Princes & Pumpkins by David Hatfield Sparks Yes by Brad Boney Blood of the Goddess by William Schindler Roads of Excess, Palaces of Wisdom by Jeffrey Kripal Evolving Dharma by Jay Michaelson Jesus in Salome's Lot by Brett W. Gillette The Man Who Loved Birds by Fenton Johnson The Vatican Murders by Lucien Gregoire "Sex Camp" by Brian McNaught Out & About with Brewer & Berg Episode One: Searching for a New Mythology The Soul Beneath the Skin by David Nimmons Out on Holy Ground by Donald Boisvert The Revotutionary Psychology of Gay-Centeredness by Mitch Walker Out There by Perry Brass The Crucifixion of Hyacinth by Geoff Puterbaugh The Silence of Sodom by Mark D Jordan It's Never About What It's About by Krandall Kraus and Paul Borja ReCreations, edited by Catherine Lake Gospel: A Novel by WIlton Barnhard Keeping Faith: A Skeptic’s Journey by Fenton Johnson Dating the Greek Gods by Brad Gooch Telling Truths in Church by Mark D. Jordan The Substance of God by Perry Brass The Tomcat Chronicles by Jack Nichols 10 Smart Things Gay Men Can Do to Improve Their Lives by Joe Kort Jesus and the Shamanic Tradition of Same Sex Love by Will Roscoe The Third Appearance by Walter Starcke The Last Hours of Ancient Sunlight by Thom Hartmann Surviving and Thriving After a Life-Threatening Diagnosis by Bev Hall Men, Homosexuality, and the Gods by Ronald Long An Interview with Ron Long Queering Creole Spiritual Traditons by Randy Conner & David Sparks An Interview with Randy Conner Pain, Sex and Time by Gerald Heard Sex and the Sacred by Daniel Helminiak Blessing Same-Sex Unions by Mark Jordan Rising Up by Joe Perez Soulfully Gay by Joe Perez That Undeniable Longing by Mark Tedesco Vintage: A Ghost Story by Steve Berman Wisdom for the Soul by Larry Chang MM4M a DVD by Bruce Grether Double Cross by David Ranan The Transcended Christian by Daniel Helminiak Jesus in Love by Kittredge Cherry In the Eye of the Storm by Gene Robinson The Starry Dynamo by Sven Davisson Life in Paradox by Fr Paul Murray Spirituality for Our Global Community by Daniel Helminiak Gay & Healthy in a Sick Society by Robert A. Minor Coming Out: Irish Gay Experiences by Glen O'Brien Queering Christ by Robert Goss Skipping Towards Gomorrah by Dan Savage The Flesh of the Word by Richard A Rosato Catland by David Garrett Izzo Tantra for Gay Men by Bruce Anderson Yoga & the Path of the Urban Mystic by Darren Main Simple Grace by Malcolm Boyd Seventy Times Seven by Salvatore Sapienza What Does "Queer" Mean Anyway? by Chris Bartlett Critique of Patriarchal Reasoning by Arthur Evans Gift of the Soul by Dale Colclasure & David Jensen Legend of the Raibow Warriors by Steven McFadden The Liar's Prayer by Gregory Flood Lovely are the Messengers by Daniel Plasman The Human Core of Spirituality by Daniel Helminiak 3001: The FInal Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke Religion and the Human Sciences by Daniel Helminiak Only the Good Parts by Daniel Curzon Four Short Reviews of Books with a Message Life Interrupted by Michael Parise Confessions of a Murdered Pope by Lucien Gregoire The Stargazer's Embassy by Eleanor Lerman Conscious Living, Conscious Aging by Ron Pevny Footprints Through the Desert by Joshua Kauffman True Religion by J.L. Weinberg The Mediterranean Universe by John Newmeyer Everything is God by Jay Michaelson Reflection by Dennis Merritt Everywhere Home by Fenton Johnson Hard Lesson by James Gaston God vs Gay? by Jay Michaelson The Gate of Tears: Sadness and the Spiritual Path by Jay Michaelson Roxie & Fred by Richard Alther Not the Son He Expected by Tim Clausen The 9 Realities of Stardust by Bruce P. Grether The Afterlife Revolution by Anne & Whitley Strieber AIDS Shaman: Queer Spirit Awakening by Shokti Lovestar Facing the Truth of Your Life by Merle Yost The Super Natural by Whitley Strieber & Jeffrey J Kripal Secret Body by Jeffrey J Kripal In Hitler's House by Jonathan Lane Walking on Glory by Edward Swift The Paradox of Porn by Don Shewey Is Heaven for Real? by Lucien Gregoire Scissors, Paper, Rock by Fenton Johnson Toby Johnson's Books on Gay Men's Spiritualities: Gay Perspective Things Our [Homo]sexuality Tells Us about the Nature of God and the Universe  Gay
Perspective is available as an audiobook narrated
by Matthew Whitfield. Click
here
 Gay Spirituality Gay Identity and the Transformation of Human Consciousness  Gay
Spirituality
is now
available as an audiobook, beautifully narrated by John Sipple. Click here
Charmed Lives: Gay Spirit in Storytelling edited by Toby Johnson & Steve Berman  Secret Matter Lammy Award Winner for Gay Science Fiction updated  Getting Life in Perspective A Fantastical Romance  Getting
Life in Perspective is available as an
audiobook narrated by Alex Beckham.
 The Fourth Quill originally published as PLAGUE Two Spirits: A Story of Life with the Navajo with Walter L. Williams  Finding Your Own True Myth: What I Learned from Joseph Campbell The Myth of the Great Secret III  In Search of God in the Sexual Underworld  The Myth of the Great Secret: An Appreciation of Joseph Campbell. This was the second edition of this book. Toby Johnson's titles are available in other ebook formats from Smashwords. |
Toby Johnson & Kip Dollar are proud to be included among the 700-some couples in this wonderful book (page 602).  Days of Love Celebrating LGBT History One Story at a Time Elisa Rolle Publisher “Elisa - My Reviews & Rambling” 760 pages, 6x9 trade paperback Days of Love chronicles more than 700 LGBT couples throughout history, spanning 2000 years from Alexander the Great to the most recent winner of a Lambda Literary Award. Many of the contemporary couples share their stories on how they met and fell in love, as well as photos from when they married or of their families. Included are professional portraits by Robert Giard and Stathis Orphanos, paintings by John Singer Sargent and Giovanni Boldini, and photographs by Frances Benjamin Johnson, Arnold Genthe, and Carl Van Vechten among others. From the Author: I have always liked love stories, and to me, even if you only spent one day in blissful happiness, then it was a love story. Moreover, love stories blossoming despite everything have always fascinated me, when they should not, when it was unlikely and dangerous. I see the following pages like a family photo album, the enlarged LGBT family sharing their memories: you will read about couples who managed to stay together for more than 70 years, but also those who were able to have only some days of happiness. 70 years or 1 day, those men and women fought, and some are still fighting, for their love, and that is what makes them special. Click on link to order from Amazon.com Days of Love Here's a list of reviews and comments about this book: A book about equality, Days of Love will be a welcome addition to any bookshelf. By David McFarlane @Northern Ireland Gay Rights Association http://nigra.org.uk/book-review-days-of-love/ Reading Elisa Rolle’s impressive bio offers a glimpse into how much work she must have done in putting together this exhaustive tome. By David-Elijah Nahmod @Echo Magazine http://www.echomag.com/days-love/ The book also reminds us that in these times when equality is moving forward, there were a number of people who came before us, paving the way for LGBT rights to be crystallised. By Paul Szabo @The Gay UK http://www.thegayuk.com/magazine/4574334751/BOOK-Days-Of-Love-Celebrating-LGBT-History-One-Love-Story-At-A-Time/9442157 It serves as a reminder of the importance of love, how powerful it is and how much it should be cherished. By Amie Love @Amazon https://www.amazon.com/review/R1RU8ZMQ9QOR1N/ref=cm_cr_pr_perm?ie=UTF8&ASIN=B00MZG0VHY Days of Love lays to rest the well-established myth that LGBT couples aren't capable of sustaining life-long relationships. @Midlands Zone http://issuu.com/midlands-zone/docs/zone_low_res__adrian_/c/sui43wz At 750-plus pages, with a full index, it's going to be one of those bedside regulars for at least a year, with a few essays to read each night. By Jim Provenzano @Amazon https://www.amazon.com/review/RY5MZH5D9QCUH/ref=cm_cr_rdp_perm At first, the book seemed like a daunting, scary task to read because of its size, it has over 500 pages. However, once the reader begins to investigate further, the size of the book becomes a non-issue and becomes a brilliant story book. [...] I especially enjoyed reading and learning about those relationships that lasted more than 50 years, and in some cases it was documented that after one of the partner's death, the surviving partner would often die shortly after, as if to say that not even death could separate them. These men and women, members of our LGBT community, were pioneers and started opening doors for civil rights. By JJ Vega @Connextions Magazine http://issuu.com/connextionsmag/docs/issue17/34 A new book chronicling 2,000 years of same-sex love stories, from Alexander the Great to the latest Literary Award winner, makes the perfect Valentine’s Day gift. By Gordon @Bent Magazine http://mag.bent.com/2015/01/book-days-of-love-celebrates-lgbt-history/ This is for lovers, Ditch the roses for Valentine's Day and pick up this book of LGBT love stories instead. By Amy McDonnell @DIVA Magazine http://www.divamag.co.uk/category/lifestyle/this-is-for-lovers.aspx Thank you so much, Elisa Rolle. Undoubtedly, "Days Of Love" is one of the greatest gifts to the LGBT community. @Amazon https://www.amazon.com/rev…/R15EBXLAA6DA6I/ref=cm_cr_pr_perm… It's sitting out on our living room coffee table--partly to boast to friends that Kip and I are included in the collection of couples and partly to pick up and read and ponder other gay people's lives and loves down through time. It's a beautiful book. By Toby Johnson @Amazon https://www.amazon.com/review/REVSURWDF1HF1/ref=cm_cr_pr_perm?ie=UTF8&ASIN=1500563323 Wonderful book and I will often return to it and enjoy all the photo's and stories. Truly a labour of love. By Sylvia @Amazon https://www.amazon.com/review/R1R2A1GJW2X4O3/ref=cm_cr_pr_perm?ie=UTF8&ASIN=B00MZG0VHY Ultimately one can only applaud Rolle for her diligence. Despite centuries of history silencing LGBT relationships, a brief perusal of Days of Love should convince any skeptic that there have always been LGBT people seeking love. As we bask in these heady days of social acceptability and legality of same-sex marriage, we are reminded that many people past and present paved the way for our civil rights, not the least of which is the right to love whomever we want. by Brian Bromberger @The Bay Area Reporter http://ebar.com/arts/art_article.php?sec=books&article=892 Worth it for reference, worth it for the reminder of how much love and art and blood sweat and tears gay people have put into the world, often unknown until after death. By Ajax Bell @Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23013197-days-of-love#other_reviews I purchased a print edition for my local PFLAG group, because I believed that in a world where there is so much negativity towards the LGBT community, our members needed to hear the positive message of enduring love. By Eden Winters @Amazon https://www.amazon.com/review/R39FNM7W9LFC9B/ref=cm_cr_pr_perm/?ie=UTF8&ASIN=1500563323 The individual stories range from historically interesting to politically important to whimsically charming [...] As we see the world views changing in a positive way towards the LGBT community, some of the people in this book were pioneers without even knowing it. They loved who they loved and didn’t apologise for how they felt. @LOTL, Lesbians on the Loose http://www.lotl.com/Culture/Days-Of-Love-Celebrating-LGBT-History-One-Story-At-A-Time-182/ Chronicling 2,000 years of gay relationships from Alexander the Great to the latest Lambda Literary Award winner, Elisa Rolle's curated collection of love stories is more than inspiration, it's aspiration! By Jesse Archer DNA Magazine Australia It's our history and cannot be ignored! By Fay Jacobs @A&M Books https://www.amazon.com/review/R222NP5MBMVPWL/ref=cm_cr_pr_perm?ie=UTF8&ASIN=B00MZG0VHY A beautiful book of amazing photos and stories. By LeeA P @Amazon https://www.amazon.com/review/R35DJ0G42HB9A3/ref=cm_cr_pr_perm?ie=UTF8&ASIN=1500563323 I was blown away by the wealth of information between these pages. While reading, I was amazed by the research that had gone into it. Just thinking about the time and energy this author has spent compiling these facts about each couple, past and present, is mind boggling. by Lynn @The Novel Approach Reviews http://thenovelapproachreviews.com/2014/09/07/sunday-spotlight-review-days-of-love-by-elisa-rolle/ Days of Love is sitting on our coffee table--right where it will stay. Great for browsing or reading one story at a time. by Paul Alan Fahey @Amazon https://www.amazon.com/review/RHA7GTWNXO6IS/ref=cm_cr_pr_perm?ie=UTF8&ASIN=1500563323 Thank you to Ms. Rolle for her exhaustive research, her inclusiveness, and for making such a work available. by Lee Lynch @Amazon https://www.amazon.com/review/R1Q9XHF1NTAYL7/ref=cm_cr_pr_perm?ie=UTF8&ASIN=1500563323 This is a real dip in and out of Tree Book. A glorious history of LGBTQ love stories. By Moogie @Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23013197-days-of-love#other_reviews A truly epic and comprehensive directory of LGBT love down the ages. A real achievement. By Jack Scott @Amazon https://www.amazon.com/review/R3SSDCT1DWURFF/ref=cm_cr_pr_perm?ie=UTF8&ASIN=B00MZG0VHY It’s truly amazing being included in this books that looks at hundreds of LGBT couples, both historical and present day. By Jeff Adams http://www.jeffandwill.com/2014/08/24/days-of-love-celebrating-lgbt-history-one-story-at-a-time-by-elisa-rolle/ Through laughter and tears, love endures. By J. Lawrence @Amazon https://www.amazon.com/review/R2WFEH20HXJVF7/ref=cm_cr_pr_perm?ie=UTF8&ASIN=B00MZG0VHY Gary and I were honored to be included in Elisa Rolle's historically significant and beautiful book, Days of Love, which chronicles LGBT couples throughout history. Many of the contemporary couples – like Gary and I – share their stories on how they met and fell in love, as well as photos from when they married. It was a massive undertaking on Elisa's part, and I think it's an important part of our collective history and future. By Wade Rouse. http://waderouse.com/content/other_projects.asp?id=Books |
Toby Johnson, PhD is author of nine books: three non-fiction books that apply the wisdom of his teacher and "wise old man," Joseph Campbell to modern-day social and religious problems, four gay genre novels that dramatize spiritual issues at the heart of gay identity, and two books on gay men's spiritualities and the mystical experience of homosexuality and editor of a collection of "myths" of gay men's consciousness.
Johnson's book
GAY
SPIRITUALITY: The Role of Gay Identity in the Transformation of
Human Consciousness won a Lambda Literary Award in 2000.
His GAY
PERSPECTIVE: Things Our [Homo]sexuality Tells Us about the Nature
of God and the Universe was nominated for a Lammy in 2003. They
remain
in
print.
