Reconciling Our Sexual and Spiritual Selves

Sex and it's relationship to a meaningful spiritual life is a topic largely ignored, but greatly disparaged by organized religion, nonetheless, this is a burning issue that exists just below the surface of our conciousness. We live in a society where we are bombarded by sex, but mainly for the purpose of personal gratification in the purchase of some good or service. The media has taken the sexual disconnect created by religion and has made it a physchologically loaded abstraction and absurdity. The tradegy of this is that many apply these concepts to their lives and relationships which, I believe, has resulted in the sexual pathology that surrounds us. We are living in the eye of a storm! Can we talk about it?

We have bee socialized to believe that sex should be confined within the context of marriage, but if we historically examine this, we will find it is mainly women who have been confined by this frame of reference.

We have bee socialized with the notion that though sex can be a pleasurable experience, that to enjoy it too much puts one character into question.

These are just two of the of many issues regarding our sexuality that confront and influence us all, whether religious, spiritual, or unbeliever. The FLOW wants to hear your comments, questions and concerns regarding reconciling our sexual and spiritual selves in today's society.