Andrew Ramer 
Two Hearts Dancing 
A Spiritual Journeybook for Gay Men: The Companion Volume to Two Flutes Playing

Two Hearts Dancing: A Spiritual Journeybook for Gay Men isn’t a guidebook on ‘coming out’ but a guidebook on coming in–coming in to who we are as mystics, lovers, and healers. Nor is it a sequel to the gay underground classic Two Flutes Playing but a companion volume to it. The first section of this book, ‘Stories of our People, ‘ contains fourteen tales that are grounded in gay archetypes and ends with a responsive reading to be used in gay men’s rituals. The second part, ‘Poems for Our Tribe, ‘ contains twenty-four poems that are mythic, mystical explorations of embodied spirituality, sexuality, and love. These poems are followed by another ritual, which has been used in gay men’s gatherings around the world, and the book ends with a story about dying that bookends the opening story in the book, on being born.

About the author

Eli Andrew Ramer is the author of several books from Wipf and Stock including Ever After, a queer extension of the lives of 11 famous writers, Revelations for a New Millennium, and five books of Jewish stories: Texting with Angels, Queering the Text, Torah Told Different, Deathless, and Fragments of the Brooklyn Talmud. He’s a co-author of the international best seller Ask Your Angels and the author of Angel Answers. An ordained maggid (sacred storyteller in the Jewish tradition) he lives in Oakland, California up the street from an amusement park called Fairyland. For more information on his writing and teaching please visit his website – www.andrewramer.com