The Erotic Impulse (New Consciousness Reader)
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| Rating | : | 4.28 (889 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 087477697X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 312 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-05-19 |
| Language | : | English |
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This book is a wake-up call to the erotic spirit in all of us. Drawing on the insights of counselors and the wisdom of poets, The Erotic Impulse serves up a feast of thoughts, feelings, findings, and fantasies about our erotic nature.
E. B. MULLIGAN said Highly readable and enjoyable. Essays, fiction and poetry grouped in sections -The Nature of the Erotic ImpulseErotic Initiation and PassageThe Erotic ImaginationErotic Differences Between Men and WomenThe Suppression and Denial of ErosErotic FrontiersErotic Transcendence and Self-DiscoveryFavorites -Tee A. CorinneSusie BrightBarbara WilsonLonnie BarbachGreta Christinae.e. cummingsBetty DodsonNancy Friday,Henry Miller,Anais NinJames JoyceCarol QueenFrom the back of the book - A feast of thoughts, feelings, findings and fantasies about our erotic nature. It draws on the insights of therapists, sexuality teachers, advocates, . honoring your own sexuality Mark Canter I rank this book highly, but with this caveat: It's an anthology and the quality of the essays and poems is uneven. Only a few entries (such as "Talk Dirty to Me," by Sally Tisdale) are excellent. However, what makes this book worth its price are the editor's INTRODUCTIONS to each thematic section. I think I have read the book's first general introduction about 50 times over the past ten years.. The Religious Suppression of Eros The ten pages of the late Robert T. Francoeur's "The Religious Suppression of Eros" in the section The Religious Suppression and Denial of Eros was priceless. As a Catholic priest and pro human sexuality expert with 22 books on the topic this part alone makes for the best of what an Anthology should do and be. And, the Greta Christiana "Are We Having Sex Now Or What" is and remains a classic, pointed to still by University sexuality classes for many years now. These are two of favorite essays. But I've had the privilege of meeting in person seven of the essayists: Robert Bly, Margo Anand, Betty
From the Back CoverThe Erotic Impulse is a feast of thoughts, feelings, findings, and fantasies about our erotic nature. It draws on the insights of therapists, sexuality teachers, and advocates, and the wisdom of great writers and poets.