Let’s talk about one of our species most intriguing – and taboo – subjects.
Sex.
What subject has been, for thousands of years, more misunderstood and misrepresented, suppressed and repressed? We tend to alternate between scorning and overly glorifying it.
We can touch something incredibly sacred and healing in sex, yet we also use it as a weapon, preying upon women, the weak, and our youth and turning innocence into the profane.
Since before written history, sexuality – and sensuality – has been an essential aspect of our nature. We are created to be sexual creatures – humans are the only species that seeks coupling for sensual pleasure rather than strictly procreation.
The male penis has 4000 nerve endings and the female clitoris has twice that – 8000 nerve endings, though only 20-30 % of women in heterosexual relationships as compared to 91% of men experience orgasm regularly. (I believe this is simply lack of education and effort – 80-90% of women in lesbian relationships have regular orgasm.)
It is estimated that over 70 -80% percent of adults in the U.S and Europe have sex for pleasure – though that number is likely higher. It is possible that we have evolved to enjoy sex as we do to better our chances of survival, but what if there is more to it than that? What if we were meant to enjoy sex as a way to continue evolving?
Sex – good, consensual, erotic sex between adults – releases oxytocin, the feel-good “love hormone” which makes us feel more connected to our partner, as well as pain-dampening endorphins, and dopamine, a pleasure chemical also related to learning and motivation. Another happy side effect of sex? Studies have found that sex lengthens life span.
But pertaining to spirituality, what if we are hardwired to experience the sacred through sex?
An interesting study found that the same chemicals are produced in similar fashion during religious ecstasy as during sex – and meditators have been found to sometimes experience sexual pleasure during deep meditation. How many of us have experienced the feeling of deep connection to not only our partner but also to something much greater during sex?
An interesting study showed that nearly 80% of both women and men used a combination of their partner’s name and/or the word “God” during intercourse.
What if we tapped into that connection with intention?
We are most powerful when we are fully integrated in who we are. If we embraced that power and celebrated our sensuality as an essential and sacred part of not only our personality but also of our sexual experiences, we would not only be happier and healthier, but also far more connected to the Divine and the divinity within.
Something to think about. 💖
Much love and extra-big hugs.😉
– Terah
This Blessed Sacred Life 