Sex and Spirituality: Very Compatible For a Healthy Sex Life

Some people are surprised when they discover

that along with our other spiritual products and 

services, we offer hypnosis and subliminal audios 

for better s.e.x. Their idea of a spiritual lifestyle 

may mirror that of modern-day monks, nuns, and 

priests, so they can't fathom how s.e.x. would fit 

into the picture. A spiritual lifestyle to them does 

not, and should not, include s.e.x.

For others, s.e.x. is an important part of their

spirituality. For example, they may use tantric

s.e.x. to connect with their partner on levels that

go beyond just the physical. Personally, we feel

that if you're incarnated on this planet, you may

as well enjoy it to the fullest, and that includes

(responsible, honest, and safe) s.e.x.ual expression.

But it's not surprising many feel that s.e.x. is not

spiritual or feel conscious or subconscious shame,

guilt, or fear associated with it when you consider

the influence of many organized religions' doctrine.  

Traditional religious leaders have a long history of

preaching that s.e.x., outside of marriage, is "bad,"

"sinful" or "wrong." These beliefs originate from 

puritanical times when s.e.x. was not supposed to 

be enjoyed, even within a marriage.

Through past life regression research, we've found

present-day negative unconscious feelings and

emotions about s.e.x. can sometimes result from

living one or more lifetimes of being punished for

s.e.x. or otherwise having a unfortunate experience

with it.

A 21 year-old acquaintance of ours, whom we'll

call "Sam," reflects this dynamic. He told us 

recently that he doesn't want to have s.e.x. until 

he gets married because he feels it's dangerous 

and he'd rather wait for the love of his life. While 

this might be an admirable position to some, we 

refrained from telling him the love of one's life 

sometimes doesn't arrive until much later in life, 

and that he may be denying himself some potentially 

invaluable experiences.

Sam was raised by very religious parents and his

outlook on s.e.x. has certainly been influenced by

their fear-based views. However, he seems to 

feel an unusual amount of fear about casual s.e.x.

While meditating, we spontaneously perceived 

what may have been Sam's most recent past life in 

which he, or the body his soul was incarnated into

at the time, died in 1984 of AIDS contracted through 

promiscuous s.e.x. Because of that, it's certainly 

understandable why Sam would have the intense

subconscious drive to want to be (more) careful

(this time).

Unfortunately, we also perceive Sam as someone

who would be much more comfortable with

s.e.x.ual variety. He'll try to tame that desire and

will likely succeed temporarily, but as we've seen

happen before many, many times with others in

similar situations, eventually the repression may

result in unhealthy, even destructive expression.

Because of this, whether or not abstinence is truly

spiritual, we believe, is debatable.

Others seem to have a very free-spirited attitude

about s.e.x. They don't understand why a bare

breast, a thong at the beach, or a s.e.x.ually open

relationship, for example, causes so much

commotion. It's very possible that these non-

conformists experienced lifetimes in past cultures

where s.e.x. or public nudity was not considered

"bad" or "dirty" but simply natural, fun, creative,

and a major part of their happy lives.

What about karma, fate, free will, and s.e.x.,

you ask? Based on our empirical research, one's

s.e.x.uality and what is largely experienced

in relation to it does appear to be karmic and

predestined. But since you also have free will 

in conjunction with your personal fate, s.e.x. is as

spiritual as you choose it to be. As long as you

are acting responsibly, safely, and honestly, and

you are not hurting yourself or anyone else in the

process, you are not creating any negative karma.

Scott Petullo

http://www.scottpetullo.com/

Stephen Petullo

http://www.holisticmakeover.com/

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