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John Gray

American family therapist, lecturer, and author · United States · Writers · Born 1951 · age 74

John Gray is read about 185 times a day, in 24 languages.

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John Gray is an American relationship counselor, lecturer, and author. In 1969, he began a nine-year association with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi before beginning his career as an author and personal relationship counselor.

A life in dates

2024“The British state has defaulted on its core functions while attempting to remake society.”In their words9 October 2024New Statesman, 9 October 2024

2015“With other beliefs crumbling, many seek to return to what they piously describe as “Enlightenment values”.”In their words2015

“In a traditional reading eating the apple was the original sin; but, as Gnostics understood the story, the two primordial humans were right to eat the apple.”In their wordsThe Faith of Puppets: The Freedom of the Marionette (p. 8)

“The idea of evil as it appears in modern secular thought is an inheritance from Christianity.”In their wordsThe Faith of Puppets: The Faith of Puppets (p. 18-9)

“In Kleist’s essay humans are caught between the graceful automatism of the puppet and the conscious freedom of a god.”In their wordsThe Faith of Puppets: Leopardi and the Souls of Machines (p.25-6)

“For Leopardi evil is integral to the way the world works; but when he talks of evil he does not mean any kind of malign agency of the sort that Gnostics imagined.”In their wordsThe Faith of Puppets: Leopardi and the Souls of Machines (p.35-6)

1951Born28 December 1951

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  1. The British state has defaulted on its core functions while attempting to remake society.

    Oct 9, 2024, New Statesman, 9 October 2024, Own words

  2. With other beliefs crumbling, many seek to return to what they piously describe as “Enlightenment values”.

    2015, 2015, Own words

  3. In ancient Europe, Stoics asserted that a slave could be freer than a master who suffers from self-division.

    2015, The Faith of Puppets: The Freedom of the Marionette (p. 6-7), Own words

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Spouse: Barbara De Angelis

About this person

John Gray is an American relationship counselor, lecturer, and author. In 1969, he began a nine-year association with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi before beginning his career as an author and personal relationship counselor. In 1992 he published the book Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus, which became a long-term best seller and formed the central theme of his subsequent books and career activities. His books have sold millions of copies.

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United States
Category
Writers
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Writer / Author
Status
living
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Born 1951 · age 74

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