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ISBN: 0060186976

ISBN13: 9780060186975

The Soul of Sex: Cultivating Life as an Act of Love

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In our age of science and psychology it's tempting to think of human sexuality in terms of biology and interpersonal relationships. But this new book by Thomas Moore regards sex as an experience of the soul and emphasizes the themes of fantasy, desire, meaning, and morality. In The Soul of Sex, Moore turns especially to religion, mythology, literature, rites, stories, and visual imagery that see in sex some of the most profound mysteries of life. He finds spirituality inherent in sex and at the same time explores the many ways in which spiritual values can sometimes wound our sexuality. He recommends chastity and celibacy for everyone--as aspects of sexuality and not only as literal lifestyles--and presents them as a means of developing a sensuous spirituality.

The Soul of Sex also establishes the principle that one can't have a fully satisfying sex life in a world that is asexual and antierotic. Thomas Moore recommends many ways in which society could tone down its moralism and create a public life that is erotic, one that affirms desire and pleasure. He sees widespread attention to sex in the media as a symptom of our failure to find a positive place for sex in the culture, and he spells out an Epicurean way of life in which the simple, deep pleasures of good food, friends, family, home, and intimacy with nature provide an appropriate erotic base for a fulfilling sex life.

This is a book for any individual of any gender or lifestyle who is trying to integrate sex into the rest of life. It is also a tool for couples, helping them to explore their sexuality with honesty, appropriate emotional complexity, civility, and comfort. Moore argues that sex should be at the center of life and at the top of our priorities and if we don't give sex its due, it will haunt and consume us. But when sex has a soul, deep pleasure and meaning find a common home, and in that sense this book is a sex manual for the soul.

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Love Personal Growth Philosophy Of Life Sexuality Spiritual Connection Health Health, Fitness & Dieting Health, Fitness & Dieting Politics & Social Sciences Psychology

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Rich Exploration of the Senses

Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
Spiritual writers have always assumed we're trying to get to some loftier plane than this one, where there's lots of love but no sensuality. A sort of endless group hug, perhaps. Without entwining sex with its sentimental partner, love, this book examines the deeper meaning and life-affirming need behind our fascination with sex. Thomas Moore isn't the easiest writer to understand, I find I have to switch to some more lyrical level of my brain to follow him, but his elliptical style fits this subject well. And it's a hidden subject, one that vanishes if you look at it too directly. For all the joy and depth that sex brings to our lives, we treat it rather shoddily, plastering it with coyness, burying it in morality, or handing it off to biologists for dissection. The danger lies not in the concealment, for the elusiveness adds to the intrigue and mystery, but in thinking that we can separate sexuality and sensuality from the fabric of our lives.

Awesome

Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
the best yet ... infomative , poetic , lovely , insightful , accepting , nourishing , wise , real , human ... something to eat in small , tasty and tasteful nibbles ...

A WONDERFUL BOOK!

Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 26 years ago
If you have never read a book by this author before, you will be pleasantly surpised. Second only so far to THE RE-ENCHANTMENT OF EVERYDAY LIFE, it is definitely one of my favorites. And I am quite a fan. His writing is rich in insight-- it has been a long time since I truly felt that reading a book was an *experience*. This is. And a profound one at that. There are a lot of "self-help" books out there, and there a lot of "sex books" as well. This has something NEW, and much deeper, to add, without taking on the persona of either of the above. An artful book if ever I saw one.

The book beautifully touches the ageless heart and soul.

Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 26 years ago
Thomas Moore weaves a beautiful picture of human sexuality that goes beyond and through the crude and shallow side show billing that sexuality seems to carry today. I enjoyed reading this book from cover to cover.

Real life experience

Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 26 years ago
The author has taken sufficient care to present a real life experience in such a lucid and vivid manner. The contents may serve as a invaluable guide to the novices in SEX. Also, as a reference to adults
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