Spirituality and Sex

I just hope the OP was drunk when she started this really odd thread. Originally Posted by Lucas McCain

One can only imagine

Nope, not drunk.
Just intellectually stimulated by this subject.


And .... give the opportunity for some to show their level of intellect.
Not surprised by what I see ......

I think you lost interest in erotic discussion when you listed notorious mass killers. Do you not see it?

Most normal people would find it disturbing not stimulating.

That's funny ..... because you are unaware of the PM's I've received from lurkers who are very interested.
You dudes just don't get it ..... the fact that folks are not posting to a thread .... doesn't mean they are not intrigued by it .... and the OP.


No reason for you to troll a thread if your not interested.
Why even post to it unless you have a genuine comment instead of an attempt to blast the OP.


I thought the MODS issued a reminder of the ECCIE policy of users getting banned for
such action.

I think you lost interest in erotic discussion when you listed notorious mass killers. Do you not see it?

Most normal people would find it disturbing not stimulating. Originally Posted by Shep3.0

I found it very disturbing! This threAD should be shut down asap!

That's funny ..... because you are unaware of the PM's I've received from lurkers who are very interested.
You dudes just don't get it ..... the fact that folks are not posting to a thread .... doesn't mean they are not intrigued by it .... and the OP.


No reason for you to troll a thread if your not interested.
Why even post to it unless you have a genuine comment instead of an attempt to blast the OP.


I thought the MODS issued a reminder of the ECCIE policy of users getting banned for
such action. Originally Posted by Torre Tames

Don't go crying to the mods about trying to get people banned. You think this is intriguing and it's not. Why are you trying to have people banned for stating the obvious?

I would go on, but elaborating about the shit you find interesting in your original post about sex and these cults are pretty disgusting to me. And elaborating any further about what you find interesting kind of breaks every rule about minors on this board. But hey, glad you find murder and statutory rape interesting when it comes to the sociology of sex.

I get what you intended to say, but you could not have used 3 worst examples in your original post to say it.

THIS THREAD is about how sexuality and spirituality are connected. Originally Posted by Torre Tames

Tell that shit to the underage victims of all of those clowns you find to be interesting who led them to a lifetime of therapy if god willing they even lived through their sexual abuse.

oops

I'm done with the banter. These guys' opinions mean nothing to me.
Why they become so upset when spirituality is brought up?
Perhaps they have never experienced it, which is terribly sad.

So, back o the REAL subject at hand:
Because of recent discoveries between sex and spirituality, more psychologists have addressed the phenomenon.

Here is a statement from a well known writer , Robert Peng:
"The volatile and wild nature of sexual energy convinced some religious traditions to view it as an impediment to spiritual development,
and to some degree this belief still continues to perpetuate in the popular imagination because of the confusion, heartache, and pain that sexual intimacy can cause.
If we ever hope to secure long-lasting happiness, we must heal our socially conditioned distortions about the relation between sexuality and spirituality.
We truly must spiritualize sex".

History shows Sex has been manipulated through the use of a spiritual connection.

Jonestown
Charles Manson
David Koresh
Etc

As much as I do believe these two aspects are related .... there is also THE OTHER kind of sex.

The curiosity lies in ... how many of us feel a spiritual shiver when they are sharing moments of unbelievable sex?
If so....do you fight the feeling?
OR ... are you one that has no inclination it could be a spiritual experience? Originally Posted by Torre Tames

Actually, the OP has this backward at least in the context of citing the above cults because of the "leaders" of these cults manipulated the spirituality of their members with "sexuality" or just sex. They allowed themselves to be brainwashed while serving the sexual, financial, and criminal exploits of the dictator.

No reason for you to troll a thread if your not interested.
Why even post to it unless you have a genuine comment instead of an attempt to blast the OP.


I thought the MODS issued a reminder of the ECCIE policy of users getting banned for
such action. Originally Posted by Torre Tames

You post a creepy thread in co-ed and then want members banned because they post their opinion?

It might not have been so weird had you left off the part about the serial killers\psychos. Can't you even see that???

OP, what is your definition of spirituality? What do you feel is the difference between a “spiritual connection” and “cult manipulation”? I could make an argument that some of those cult followers felt they had a very deep spiritual connection with their leader. In order to have a proper discourse, defining words and concepts for mutual understanding is vital.

lots of biases and assumptions coming thru these parts. smdh

If OP is asking if anyone reaches a "spiritual existence" in the context of finding peace and harmony outside the cults she quoted then I would say yes. Really great sex is one of the few peaceful moments I have experienced over the years.

Actually, the OP has this backward at least in the context of citing the above cults because of the "leaders" of these cults manipulated the spirituality of their members with "sexuality" or just sex. They allowed themselves to be brainwashed while serving the sexual, financial, and criminal exploits of the dictator. Originally Posted by FunMonday

Yes. This is actually part of my field of study and this is exactly what happens. The examples in first post are all manipulative killers that couldn't give a rat's ass about spirituality except for using it as a way to manipulate their followers...ending in mass deaths.

On top of that, they were all sociopaths who probably can't even understand the concept of their own spirituality.