Robert Bly Lecture: Logos, Eros, and Passivity (1988)

Robert Bly offers a vivid definition of the twin energies of Logos and Eros, each with their own intelligence and relationship to the body, and with a third state of being, passivity, which negates the other twoand which has come to dominate the modern world. This is an exclusive recording of the 1988 Minnesota Mens Conference. Register and attend the next Conference by visiting Founded by Robert Bly in 1984, the Minnesota Mens Conference celebrates the telling of old stories, the gifts of poetry and music, and opening our hearts to grief, wildness, and joy. We all have a yearning for lives of richness and meaning; this fiveday conference is a unique opportunity to enrich ourselves in a community of other men.