ALL Paths of Sexual Expression Can Lead to the Sacred

 

The more deeply I've explored my sexuality, โ 
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Coming into subtler + subtler awareness, โ 
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The more ๐ฌ๐š๐œ๐ซ๐ž๐ I recognize my sexuality to be. โ 
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My earlier years of promiscuity or more casual sexual encounters were incredibly valuable and I would never wish to change them. โ 
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But as I've touched deeper layers,โ 
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I've learned that my body's wisdom cannot be accessed or shared without deep reverence: โ 
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1) My own reverence for the intelligence within me, โ andโ 
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2) The man's reverence for what it means to relate with me in this way โ 
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So many cultural & religious "teachings" we receive around our sexuality attempt to convey this sacredness. โ 
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But they fall so short... โ 
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Because they attempt to have us honour the sacredness of sex through prescriptive rules, shame, & morality. โ 
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๐“๐ก๐ž๐ฌ๐ž ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐ฆ๐ž๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐›๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐จ๐ง๐ž ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐จ ๐š๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐œ ๐‚๐Ž๐๐“๐€๐‚๐“ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฌ๐š๐œ๐ซ๐ž๐๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ข๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฑ. โ 
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And of course - someone who does not deeply EMBODY the wisdom of sex cannot transmit it to others. โ 
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So it becomes necessary for a woman to discover the authentic power of her sexuality by first rebelling against the oppressive "rules" she has been given for how to conduct herself. โ 
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This is why so many women "reclaim" their sexuality by doing the very things they've been shamed for. โ 
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It's essential to her empowerment. โ 
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Because first she must see that her sexuality exists for HERSELF. โ 
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This understanding is what allows me to embrace the "uncleanliness" of the sexual empowerment journey. โ 
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Discernment - while empowering to me now - was not always that way. โ 
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And ultimately ALL expressions of sexuality can be a doorway to the recognition of its sacredness.