Since the Abrahamic Biblical
tradition sanctions only one sexual act—genital ejaculation
for procreation—it
is very difficult to have a calm discussion
about eroticism. Playboy's Hugh Hefner is the Secular
high-priest of what we consider a very impoverished erotic
movement—"Free
Sex!"—that dominates through and expresses Warrior's
Quest values. We find
its vision to
be that of "mutual masturbation" as sexual fulfillment.
In sharp contrast, we
discuss "Intending" (on Pathway
C).
When
you make yourself present to your Beloved through Intending,
then, the ritual tools and acts (masks, fellatio, dildos, anal penetration,
as well as hand-holding, breathing together, gazing) are quite secondary.
You present and creatively employ your body as a ritual instrument
of intimacy.
The practices
and rituals of sensual preciousness move one away from the violent
eroticism
of
the Abrahamic Book
(the abandonment
of the
feminine
in Genesis;
being "motherless children"), and are highly sensitive
to acts—intentional or otherwise—of abuse on the physical,
mental, spiritual and intimate levels.
Internet pornography has provided a venue for every
type of sexual act—A to Z. We find most to be anchored in degradation
rituals, mostly for women. We accept that legal-age and
consenting adults can basically do whatever they want in their private
moments—however,
this doesn't mean that what they do is acceptable. Any violation
of respectful intimacy, for us, is unacceptable. If you sensually
immerse yourself in most of these porn sites you begin to clearly
sense the
deep and pervasive lack of honor and respect for the other as intimate
Beloved. We described this
as "sex toy intercourse."
The sexual abuse of children is the core theme of
the Abrahamic story of origin, Genesis. One sect, the Roman
Catholic, has been exposed as a haven for priestly child abusers.
They have—so
it seems for centuries—made manifest Lone Male sexual dominance
in its most savage expression. Their most sacred
icon is one that
makes child abuse present and manifest.
Clearly, for most people, sexual acts of any kind
are unacceptable if they are integral to intimate interactions that
dishonor, disrespect, violate and abuse another person.
