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Temple: A Collection of Ecstatic Poetry
Temple" by Joseph Montgomery is among the most profound and wondrous compilations of poetry that I have beheld. I was unprepared for the journey that I was embarking upon. With vivid word-painting and penetrating insight, "Temple" is a work of Awakening. The author takes his reader on a journey of true transformation- it is as if each poem is filled with the kind of words which brings the reader, as an explorer, more fully into his or her own Self... a quest of sacred love, a journey of Spirit, a Path of Love and Awakening." Brandon Thompson, M.A., Associate Core Professor of Psychology at Sofia University, author of "The Long Road Home: A Collection of Poems from an Open Heart
264 pages, Paperback
First published April 14, 2014
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About the author
Joseph Montgomery
3 books1 followerJoseph Montgomery is a Kentucky author whose relationship with writing has lasted since boyhood. Inspired by Tolkien, Spielberg and Satoshi Tajiri, his first inspirations was world-building, spending hours of his playtime creating stories, creatures, and most of all, the worlds for them live in.
After grade school he went on to achieve his BA in Creative Writing. It was at University where he learned to love poetry... With inspirations such as Ginsberg and Alex Grey, he was reaching for the transcendental.
After his introduction to Rumi and Hafiz, Joseph stepped forward with his first publications in the genre of Ecstatic Poetry... a genre of deepening his writing by using it as a devotional practice, a probe, into his personal truths.
Now Joseph is returning to his roots... he is now seeking a name in the genre of Mythical Fiction, world-building, and engaging fiction... a new universe for Episodic narratives to unfold and thrive in his reader's hearts.
After grade school he went on to achieve his BA in Creative Writing. It was at University where he learned to love poetry... With inspirations such as Ginsberg and Alex Grey, he was reaching for the transcendental.
After his introduction to Rumi and Hafiz, Joseph stepped forward with his first publications in the genre of Ecstatic Poetry... a genre of deepening his writing by using it as a devotional practice, a probe, into his personal truths.
Now Joseph is returning to his roots... he is now seeking a name in the genre of Mythical Fiction, world-building, and engaging fiction... a new universe for Episodic narratives to unfold and thrive in his reader's hearts.
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October 23, 2015
It was superb! (and a little racy in parts... I found myself blushing)
My favorite introductory passage (which I think draws you into the experience of this literary masterpiece) begins with the statement:
"A temple is a body, or selected structure, for divine experience -- a type of refuge for our spiritual efforts. It is a place to suspend our daily problems in order to connect with something higher than our suffering. When we walk into a Temple, we remove our shoes and hats, these objects we wear to navigate in the world. Beliefs, opinions, speculations, obligations, we leave them on the mat at the door. We seek to reside in a Temple with bounding faith in ourselves and our relationship with something (anything!) Holy and Divine."
My favorite introductory passage (which I think draws you into the experience of this literary masterpiece) begins with the statement:
"A temple is a body, or selected structure, for divine experience -- a type of refuge for our spiritual efforts. It is a place to suspend our daily problems in order to connect with something higher than our suffering. When we walk into a Temple, we remove our shoes and hats, these objects we wear to navigate in the world. Beliefs, opinions, speculations, obligations, we leave them on the mat at the door. We seek to reside in a Temple with bounding faith in ourselves and our relationship with something (anything!) Holy and Divine."
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