The Two Hands of God

Alan Watts has put together a great book on how what seems like explicit dualism, is really implicit polarity/unity. He explores a range of historical and mythological information to find out how we have come to this modern Protestant idea of separating good and evil so exclusively. He shows through......more

Very dense, very informative. For the first time I realize the unfortunate linear uniqueness of Christianity. Non Judeo religions, it seems, have a CYCLE of life-death-rebirth. Whole new way to look at life! NOT just Heaven and Hell as the ultimate end. Scary scenes of the latter and beautiful accou......more

I don't know why I'm reading so much Alan Watts currently. I think I just really like his way of interconnective thinking, with a spirit of poetry and play and the beauty of polarity. This book is about the fundamental dance of polarity - diversity - in all Creation, and our diverse human interpretat......more

Great message about the interconnectedness of all things, especially seeming opposites. However, the book would have been much more affective without the very heavy handed use of theological and mythological examples. That is not to say that the examples were not pertinent, just that they could have......more

I think there are two big hangups that Western Religions have that are sort of foundational to their whole game, and they sort of share the same sinister root. Those two hang ups are the Devil (Evil) and God as Judge (versus God as Player or Actor). These observations are not mine alone, but the dis......more