David Bryen

David Bryen will read from his book:  “The Man Loves the Wine She Serves Through Her Body:  An Erotic Encounter with the Divine Feminine”.

Emerson wrote “In silence we must wrap up much of our life, because it is too fine for speech, because also we cannot explain it to others, and because we somewhat cannot yet understand.”

David Bryen retired to Ajijic three years ago from a 36 year practice as a depth psychotherapist and marriage counselor.  His book celebrates the struggle and ecstasy when the immensity of the Divine Feminine exploded in his heart.  In order to chronicle and keep sane through the disorientation, he wrote poetry as the only way to honor the profundity of what was happening.  When it was time to bring the ecstatic poetry to the world, his dream gave him twelve koans that describe the process of initiation into the Divine Feminine, form the backbone of his book.  

Having written from the “deepest mysteries, at the edge between what goes seen and unseen, where words are known rather than heard,” David will present the backdrop of his book, explore the role of the koans, read some of his poems, and briefly explain the role of his dream life in the design and creation of The Man Loves the Wine She Serves Through Her Body:  An Erotic Encounter with the Divine Feminine.

David said: “I have always felt that the impact of my poetry was to awaken, announce, and invite us to participate in that which parallels us.  Poetry does not save the soul; it makes the soul worth saving.”    

Reviewers have written:

• “Your poems drip wisdom and could only have come from the pen of someone honed and refined in the fire, washed in the waters of spirit,  at peace with paradox,  and one with truth.  Taken individually, the poetry is strong and sensual, but when read as a whole, a more courageous voice is heard.  This is more than the heart of a poet; this is an exploration of what is divine.”
• “I recommend this book to anyone willing to help reclaim the divine dimension of erotic love.  Like Thomas Moore’s  The Soul of Sex, David Bryen’s poems speak to the mystery and majesty of Eros, rather than trying to explain or moralize it.  Such literature is not for the faint of heart, but love, in whatever form it graces our lives, rarely is.” 
• “This book not only demonstrates the poetic voice of the soul, but the rich wisdom gathered from a lifetime of working in the deep material of the psyche.”  

“My life work is to wrap words around my awakening, which, in reality is too obscure for existing language. “