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Contact Us Table of Contents Search Site Google listing of all pages on this website Site Map Toby Johnson's Facebook page Toby Johnson's YouTube channel Toby Johnson on Wikipedia Toby Johnson Amazon Author Page  Secure site at https://tobyjohnson.com  Also on this website: As an Amazon Associate
I earn from qualifying purchases. Toby Johnson's books: Toby's books are available as ebooks from smashwords.com, the Apple iBookstore, etc. FINDING
YOUR OWN TRUE MYTH: What I Learned
from Joseph Campbell: The
Myth
of the
Great Secret
III 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, a sci-fi novel with wonderful "aliens" with an Afterword by Mark Jordan
GETTING
LIFE IN PERSPECTIVE:
A
Fantastical Gay Romance set in two different time periods
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: GaySpirit in Storytelling, 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:
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
Gay ConsciousnessQ&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
Enlightenment
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 Gay
Spirituality
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Back to main page: The Gay Spirituality of Toby Johnson  Damien Rowse has a website
about the spirituality group in Auckland, New Zealand with a worldwide
network: TwoEye Brotherhood. Damien recommends a six-week meditation retreat completed by a gay male
couple in a simple nature hut. By offering the body limitless rest and
limitless loving energy both non-sexual and sexual, they experienced
remarkable healing and spiritual awakening.  Jim's Voice: Multidimensional and Out of the Box.
Jim Cartwright: Holistic Life Coach. "A central thread and primary wish
in my life is that I am able to inspire self-acceptance and
self-expression in all people. I’m a holistic life coach, university
professor, speech path/communication therapist, author,
singer-songwriter, and music curator who is devoted to self-care
skills/spiritual practice." Wil Fisher is a life coach and spiritual counselor/activist. Pn his site Wil-fullyliving.com,
he says: "I’m passionate about helping people live their most
unique, authentic, self-expressed, fulfilled and joyful lives! I
believe that finding clarity around your unique version of success and
happiness, and identifying what special gifts you are meant to share
with the world, then following those guideposts with courage and
passion are the keys to living a fulfilled, satisfying, and joyful
life." Dancing Shiva is a healing sanctuary
for all people looking to discover the essential teachings of Indic
tantra with its emphasis on the dance between Shiva and Shakti within
themselves. This ownership of one's “bisexuality,” common among LGBTQ
folk, provides a foundation for the men who live in community providing
transformative workshops, programs, and events with a focus on
sexuality and spirituality. LGBTQ+ historian Eric Cervini offers
brief lessons in gay history on Instagram AND on DiscoveryPlus TV. He
is author of The Deviant's War, the life of Frank Kameny. Cervini is
entertaining and cute! A great way to present unknown history. Here's a
review of The Deviant's War. Conscious Pathways is the website of Grant Shepherd, New Zealand-based workshop organizer and teacher of Tantra. "Unify your sexuality and spirituality."  The Wild Reed is
a blog by Michael J Bayly: Thoughts & interests of a queer seeker
of the Divine Presence; of a “soul dancer,” seeking to embody with
grace and vervethe mystico-prophetic spiritual tradition  Brandon Alter and Angel Lopez, healers, teachers, astrologers, tarot readers at The Spiritual Gayz.com offer resources for gay people seeking to expand their spiritual identity and to find the depth that's possible for gayz. Wonderful
interview with Andrew Harvey on Spiritual Activism as a logical
evolution of
gay consciousness on myOUTspirit.com. Read Toby's appreciation; link to interview  Williams
Institute LGBT
Stats: Facts and figures about the
LGBT
community from Williams Institute policy analysts and social
scientists. A snapshot of our high-quality research with real-world
relevance. - See more at: http://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/lgbtstats/#sthash.AlKxNvnH.dpuf
Canadian lesbian Caffyn Jesse Kelley has created a beautiful website (including complete text of her book Orientation) "Mapping Queer Meaning" The website lists a variety of images and symbolic meanings of queer, lesbian and gay identities.  Beyond Marriage Equality: QUEER FANTASY AND CHRISTIAN DISINFORMATION, WHAT DOES BEING GAY TODAY MEAN? -- A VERY interesting article by Australian gay theologian/New Age thinker Rollan McCleary about gay consciousness, Christianity, Biblical theology, astrology and mythic symbolism. McCleary comments on a whole raft of issues from Marriage Equality to sodomy to gay happiness and fulfillment.  Spiritual writer, coach, retreatmaster, and breath-trainer, Christian de la Huerta is leading spiritual adventure treks to sacred places, like Languedoc in the South of France and Machu Picchu. His website is Soulful Power. Resources For https://www.letshangout.com/content-resources-for-gay-christians.php Gay Christians  Mariangela Bettanini, whose full name as a disciple of Osho is Ma Atmo Prayan (The innermost journey), is an Italian singer living in Turkey. Her musical project, "The Invitation, songs inspired by Rumi," is 10 poems of Mevlana and put to music, receiving the melodies and the inspiration from him, to accompany her singing at the piano in English. "Come, whoever you are"... is Rumi's heartfelt and eternal poem which you can watch and listen to here.  The Gay Elder Circle is a group of gay men (more or less 55 or older), in Los Angeles, who have assembled to support and encourage each other in becoming conscious gay elders. We come from a wide-range of backgrounds and are united in our primary purpose of being useful to younger gay men and of deep service to the gay and larger community.  The General Adult Merchandise website, Adam & Eve, offers a summary of Gay Rights history in the U.S. posted by Nicky Pagett titled LGBT Civil Liberties in America: A Fight for Freedom to Be Human  Gays: Guardians of the Gates, an interview with Malidoma Somé by Bert H. Hoff, Sept 1993 issue of M.E.N. Magazine  Lingam Puja in New York City, hosted by David Townsend. Walking meditation in Riverside Park about 50 yards north on the nature trail that begins near the stairs into the park from Riverside Drive and 116th St. For info about times & dates.  Hunter Flournoy teaches how to "Touch the Divine in Our Bodies and Our Lives." Hunter has developed wonderful body positive perspectives on the spiritual life. Hunter offers events through Gay Spirit Journeys.  The Pagan Blog Project features many wonderful articles and announcements of interest by Donald Engstrom-Reese.  Wonderful article by Dr. Michael Picucci about Sexual Energy as healing and beneficial: Source Energy Optimizes Life & Overcoming the Sexual /Spiritual Split: Healing Sexual Shame and Guilt Michael Picucci passed away on Sunday, November 25, 2018. R.I.P.  Joy: Portrait of a Nun. A new film. Spiritual sanctuary, sex, sisterhood and a gathering of faeries. A bearded nun. Through an intimate lens, this feature documentary takes us on a journey with Sister Missionary P. Delight, one of the founders of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence.  Jordan Bach is a young man using YouTube, tumblr, facebook, etc to promote a positive--and spiritual--vision of gay identity. Lots of good material on his sites. Here's link to the YouTube page.  Will Roscoe is among the most important & innovative thinkers in the Gay rights Movement & Gay Spirituality specifically. Here's his website: Will's World Roscoe writes about Two-Spirit Tradition, gay myths, Native-American cultures and more…  Of special interest to gay pagans: Bull of Heaven: The Mythic Life of Eddie Buczynski and the Rise of the New York Pagan by Michael Lloyd. Order from Lulu.com  Interesting book by Joseph Dispenza, a former Catholic priest about the spirituality of gay love and about relationships between older and younger men. Older Man/Younger Man: A Love Story Joseph Dispenza has also helped with a book called The Chemotherapy Diet with Dr. Mike Herbert.  Raph Solo, a British/Lebanese rock singer tells the story of his search for love and for God. Available in digital formats from lulu.com  Gay spiritual writer Joe Perez (Soulfully Gay) is now working with the Center for World Spirituality. The site has many interesting postings in addition to Perez's. It's especially good to see an openly gay man blogging about the evolution of spirit. That's what we're here for.  Joe Perez is particularly interested in the philosophical framework--called Integralism--developed by Ken Wilber.  Rev Bill Freeman performs GLBT-affirming and Progressive Weddings in the Washington DC area. here's link to a facebook page  Yeshua21.com offers a modern, mystical interpretation of Christianity showing the real message is not to believe in doctrines, but to find, and live out, the Christ-within-you. Free download available of Getting to Know Jesus in the 21st Century.  Tzedaqyal's Blog contains essays on religion, spirituality, mysticism and history by a Swedish gay man; it's subtitled "Spirituality, Divinity & Humanity."  Ra Golden Beetle
Brotherhood of Gay Egyptian Shamanism.
"Kamitic Gay Men's Spirituality to Heal Yourself, our Community, and
the Planet." YouTube Videos, articles, ebooks from Yoruba priest Ra
Sema Ba Shokti, a blog by Shokti Lovestar, a British Faerie, described as "Tales of Queer Mystical emergence." Shokti has a blog with many wonderful articles on Gay Spirituality called Rainbow Messenger  Payam Ghassemlou MFT, Ph.D. is a gay Iranian who writes on spirituality, counseling, LGBT issues, and more. He has a psychotherapy practice in West Hollywood. His website contains interesting articles on gay psychodynamics.  Travel and adventure--"pilgrimage"--are traditional spiritual practices. Spirit Journeys offers Gay Vacations, Travel, Tours, Weekend Getaways and Men's Retreats. Spirit Journeys trips offer play, adventure and relaxation, as well as the potential for personal growth and the exploration of spirituality and sexuality.  The Narrow Way by Chris Lemig—a book subtitled A Memoir of Coming Out Getting Clean and Finding Buddha. Beautifully written meditations/essays/blogs on a gay man's path to enlightenment.  Gay Tantra. Brother William Schindler, a prolific and insightful gay spiritual writer, has created Ashram West as a spiritual community for gay men in the Tantric Hindu tradition.  Anchorhold: a space managed by David Townsend for the spirituality of gay and bisexual men. We have within ourselves the resources for our healing, liberation, and growth. Connecting with each other, we encounter the grace to lay hold of a richer, juicier life. Losing ourselves in deep play, we rediscover the bigger, freer, more joyous selves we're capable of becoming. (Related to Eaton Mountain Retreat Center).  The Study of Myth, a new Facebook website sponsored by the Joseph Campbell Foundation & the Pacifica Archives, keeping Joseph Campbell's message vital.  A WONDERFUL book about the true meaning of religion and spirituality from the joint perspectives of a gay man and a transwoman, with an only partly tongue-in-cheek title: Can Christians Be Saved?  The Land of Four Quarters is a beautiful tract of land in the Allegheny foothills of south central Pennsylvania that has been set aside to promote the twin missions of Earth Based Spirituality and Earth Balanced Living. Not specifically gay, but VERY welcoming.  The Flesh & Spirit Community is "an intentional community of queer men, based in San Franscisco, who bring enlightenment, love, liberation, healing, knowledge, power, and wholeness around issues of queer men's identity, spirituality, and sexuality.  Wonderful essay on experiencing spiritual bliss in the context of sexual lovemaking by Eric L. Hays-Strom, posted on Kitt Cherry's Jesus in Love blog  Lorin Roche, Ph.D., a zesty life-affirming approach to meditation. Very interesting site, with a good discussion of gay spirituaity by a meditation teacher in Los Angeles  Would
Jesus Discriminate? Gay rights from a Bibilical Christian
perspective. What were "eunuchs" in Bibilical times? Eva
Thayer is a wonderful "wise old woman" in San Antonio. She writes: "The
purpose of life is to enjoy it. To do that it is necessary to love
ourselves. My perception is that human me cannot love Me the way
Creator Me can. Connecting ourselves to our Creator is a sure way to
love ourselves. Read about the miracles
in
her life. Bruce
Grether's Male Mystery School -- wonderful ideas and
training in the spiritual dimensions of sexuality and masturbation Sweet
Corn provides media productions and
products that affirm self-esteem and social equality. The website, buddybuddy.com,
of Demian, an actor, director, producer, world saver includes the very
extensive Parterns Task Force for Gay & Lesbian Couples as well as
an International Guide to Gay Theater Groups.  Easton Mountain Retreat Center is a gathering place in the mountains outside Albany NY, an intentional community, which might be characterized as a gay spiritual "freelance monastery," hosts a variety of events and conferences. 
Sexual Fables by Martin Blythe is a wonderful site with revised versions of the great stories of Western Civilization, told with the sex angle written in and instead of written out. Especially, look for the gay angle in the stories Age of Consent, Women in Trousers and Vampires in Venice. BE SURE TO CLICK ON THE B&W SPIRAL called "Down the Rabbit Hole"  Here's a link to an interesting book of meditations called MESSIAH SEED by gay spiritual writer Story Waters. Check this out: Limitlessness.com 
Bruce Grether has a wonderful website on Erotic Spirituality for Men and Mindful Masturbation as a spiritual practice called www.mm4m.org  Christian de la Huerta of San Francisco's Q-Spirit has a very extensive website at Soulful Power Information about de la Huerta's important and groundbreaking book Coming Out Spiritually: The Next Step  Jesus in Love is a wonderful book, a Life of Christ, told in the first person of Jesus, but presented as a "modern person," psychologically and sexually aware. The "autobiography" of Jesus, written by lesbian Christian minister Kittredge Cherry, portrayes Jesus honestly--and wonderfully--dealing with the sexual dynamics of his human life. The book was sent to Toby Johnson for advice during preparation for publication. DO watch for it. And in the meantime, check out Kitt Cherry's website. (Look at the page called "Pray with us" for some wonderful graphics, including an attractive Jesus rising from the tomb.  An example of Modern mythopoesis: The Drums of Legenderry, a collection of fantasy short stories by writer/poet/drummer--and Foothills Family member--John Orlando. About the meaning and "magic" of rhythm.  Khaemille is American Gay High Priest initiated as a Babalawo (diviner) of the Yoruba Ifa religion as well as the founder of the House of Amun, a spiritual training system based upon the teachings of Ancient Egypt designed for Gay healers and metaphysicians. This link is to a YouTube video about the black gay spiritual Path of the Golden Beetle. He has a website at http://www.kingrasumaba.com/  The
first "Bible" was originally written by Marcion of Synope; The Savior's
name was Isu Chrestos. A similar Savior with a similar message was
Apollonius of Tyana. Students of the origins of Christianity will be
interested in reading about the precursors to the Gospels. Check out Chrestos.com
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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.
Two
Spirits is available as an
audiobook narrated by Arthur Raymond. 