The journey that ends in return - a Taoist poetry slam (chapter 40)

Episode 28 changes things up a bit from my normal approach. Today, we'll look at chapter 40, an extremely short chapter that leaves a lot open to the imagination. We'll start with a discussion of chapter 40, the self-giving nature of the divine, and the way that death and resurrection are built into the fabric of the universe. Then, I will follow a thread of meaning that I discovered in the chapter and develop it through a Taoist poetry slam, using four of my own poems and a few others to take us on a journey through our own spirituality.

1. A look at chapter 40, the self-giving nature of the divine, and death and resurrection
   • First poem: David Jones' paraphrase of chapter 40
2. The cyclical nature of life and more about the metaphor of the spiral/helix
   • Second poem: Cycles
3. Finding meaning in our past and our future
   • Third poem: The first chapter of the book of Ecclesiastes
   • Fourth poem: The eye of the storm
4. The in-between spaces: disorientation and confusion
   • Fifth poem: I live my life in a widening orbit
5. Some real talk: wrestling with my own faith
   • Sixth poem: The edge of my longing

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