Sex for the Soul Seven Secrets of Sensual Intimacy for Spiritual Ecstacy by Edie Raether

Author:Edie Raether [Necunoscut(ă)]
Language: ron
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

The Heart of the Matter

object of one’s affections into the ideal image of the perfect mate. Unfortunately, says Allan Fromme, author of The Ability to Love, the loved one “will be as deeply, richly, enduringly able to love as we believe we are ourselves … When disillusionment comes, it can be painful indeed.” Few of us are prepared through school, families or church to recognize the difference between romantic interest and infatuation. For most people, relationships are a gamble. Far too many people spend their entire lifetimes searching for the “right” love in the wrong places. The place to start is a full recognition of the important connection between sex and the soul.

Perhaps the most subtle and dangerous of all of the misconceptions is the distorted view that sexual intercourse equals human sexuality. The sex act itself, no matter how meaningful and pleasurable, is only one way to communicate our sensuality, sensitivity, and selflessness. Our intimacy, a direct heart-to-soul connection with another human being, can only occur when we are grounded in our own mature, healthy, and fulfilled selfhood.

Jett Psaris and Marlena Lyons, authors of Undefended Love, tell us that the way we felt about ourselves when we first fell in love is the way we can feel all of the time. They contend that:

To cut through our personal differences, to reach the unveiled part of ourselves that is deep enough to express the most profound and untamed aspects of our being means learning how to love and be loved without defenses and without obstructions. It means cultivating the capacity to be emotionally present even when we feel exposed or vulnerable; learning to relinquish the many strategies we have employed to feel safe and in control; and finding the courage to 65

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