[moonlite]

I've stopped to read Steve blog for some time, visiting it only occasionally.

Now I came to see a new thread of his path and I got interested in the reactions of people. They vary but many of the readers seem shocked even revolted by the idea as if it was something they didn't expected. Frankly, I wasn't shocked at all. The idea seems quite congruent with the most of Steve's writings here. In fact the monogamous relationship with Erin, his rather conservative lifestyle regarding family and marriage seemed out of tune with the rest of the stuff. After his post bashing religion and religious people I wondered how is it possible that he is maintaining his marriage and family in a quite ordinary way?

Yes, I think that the idea of monogamous relationship stems directly from monotheistic religions. Someone can argue that not all of them are purely monogamous, some allow polygamy like Islam for instance. But the idea in which most of us were raised - sold also by entertainment industry not only by preachers - that love means to love one person hopefully "till death do us part" - comes from idea of sacred marriage as a spiritual union of couple.
You don't have to be raised as a Christian to believe in monogamous relationship as it became part of culture and lost his obvious connection.

This is the first reason I wasn't shocked and sort of expected. Second reason is and it is also the reason I stopped to read Steve's blog for some time - that he became quite predictable for me. I was never eager to diagnose his issues because I agree with him that not knowing him personally makes any attempt hypothetical at best. However he presents symptoms so bold and paradigmatic that not naming them is a kind of silly restraint without any other real purpose than to avoid attacks from his fans. But why bother? For sure I'm not the only one who is telling this and I do not crave for any credits as symptoms are like a flashlights, hard to miss.

So - he most probably suffers from Borderline Personality Disorder. I have to admit that he is a very creative person who tries as much as he can use his highs for the greater purpose. But what he suffers from - is a chronic imbalance and I see all his personal development pursuit as a mean to overcome it. Heroic, sometimes successful but never reaching its real goal as he is avoiding to address his real issues.

This post about polyamory is a textbook example of deep denial and complex rationalizations, I'm not going to analyze it in details in this post because then it would become very long. But there is one thing in this word which can make you announce to whomever wants to hear that you live "consciously" and on higher level of consciousness that most of the people.
It is your defense against the harsh truth that your unconsciousness is leading your life instead of you leaving you less freedom than you ever realize.