SOUL OF SEX audiobook

If you enjoy a classic exploration of the social, historical and spiritual aspects of sex then this book is for you! Stimulating and intellectually satisfying it makes for an introspective read. Goes great with dark chocolate haha!

The Soul of Sex is more than just "cultivating life as an act of love." It's a read for those who want to more intimately accept humanity's sexuality and love-drive. A beautiful book...

Omggg this book.. perfect read for Sensual Taurus season. This dude is on one and I’m here for it. For instance, he writes, “When you walk through a door and don’t have at least a slight sexual experience, perhaps the door should be changed.” I’m like.. what??? But then I think about the satisfying click when I shut my bedroom door .. it totally resembles penetration. There’s just so much I loved about this book. Recommended for anyone who has sex and/or a soul.

Some of this was too abstract/philosophical for me, but mostly I nodded in agreement. Also there was something wrong with the audiobook I borrowed from a local library—it ended in the middle of a sentence! But that's not Moore's fault.In sum: "Then we will have discovered the deepest secret of sex, that it is life itself, precisely in its holiness rather than in its secularism." Amen.

"No sexo, uma vida íntima de fortes emoções e vívidas fantasias envolve uma pessoa real para criar um momento de excepcional intensidade, quando a vida atinge a sua plenitude e a razão nos foge. Este é um momento em que as brincadeiras amorosas têm primazia, e em que contudo nada poderá ter implicações mais sérias. Até mesmo quando o sexo não é arrebatador ou perfeito, conduz-nos a um nível muito além do terreno. Os olhares e toques levam a uma espécie de transe, um estado alterado de consciência, uma esfera de sensações fantásticas e eventos imaginários, uma realidade distinta. A alma anseia por essas saídas da realidade literal, portanto não causa espanto o facto de o sexo ser tão irresistível. Mas é a alma, então um corpo inanimado, que sente o desejo e não resiste a satisfazê-lo. Um estado alterado, como um transe sexual, não é vazio. Muito ocorre durante esse afastamento da existência diária, embora tal actividade especial realize coisas na alma que podem ser muito diferentes das que almejamos na vida comum. No sexo, podemos descobrir subliminarmente muitas verdades sobre os nossos parceiros, nós mesmos, os nossos relacionamentos, a paixão e a própria vida."

Moore argues that sex should be at the centre of life and the top of our priorities and if we don’t give sex its due, it will haunt and consume us. But when sex has soul, deep pleasure and meaning find a common home and therefore this book is a sex manual for the soul. “It is better to lie on a bed of straw and be free of fear, than to have a golden couch and an opulent table , yet be troubled in mind.” Epicurean friendship is a central need for the soul and it gives sex a comfortable base. Affection and lust are two different emotions, both an important part of sex. An Epicurian life offers a rich and fertile ground for soul filled sexuality and is a philosophy of life in which sexual longing and pleasure have a home.The farmer and his wife making love in the field as a way to make the field fertile are doing the same thing the earth is doing as it lives out its life, deepening their bond and increasing the quality of their life together.

This is my second read of this tome. I enjoyed it even more than the first time.

BRABO HEIN

I found the book frustrating, because I think he has a great message about sex but it was buried beneath his style of discussing everything in terms of mythology. The book's basic message was that sex is a part of what it is to be a “soulful” person. Sex is sacred, it is beautiful, it is holy. Our culture is completely confused about sex, and because we believe it's perverse we have become completely obsessed by it but get no satisfaction. He called for our culture to grow up and find a more mature attitude toward sexuality.I loved his comment in the introduction: “Given our obsession with sex, we need to get more of it, not in quantity but in quality. It’s like a person addicted to junk food. He eats as much as he can because there is nothing there. If he were to eat real food—unprocessed, close to its earth origins, wonderfully prepared—he might leave the addiction behind. We need more sex, not less, but we need sex with soul.”If you want to feel better about the role of sex in life but don't want any explicit discussion of sexuality, this is a great book.

The title alone is what pulled me in. I really enjoyed this book in the beginning. The author explores the sexual archetypes commonly found in Greek and Roman mythology and treis to make a case for incorporating sexuality and spirituality into life for a greater existence. Sex and Religion in society are usually on opposite ends of our moral spectrum but Moore gives examples of Art and other areas of life where incorporating sex as a way to connectwith the divine and to the very forces that move life itself. It was a good book.

This book is the best I've read regarding sex and the soul, one of the best in general. This book is filled with amazing insights and intelligence. I wish more people would read this book, apply it and teach their children the principals and practices in this book. I believe we would be a more secure, loving and non-judgmental society. This book is truly a great work!

A serious examination of a fundamental topic.

It's Gud

Serendipitously, I found this at a second hand store. One of the best summaries of religion, mythology and life.Last third of the book drifts, but still a great volume.

A hidden gem. A must-read for any hedonist.

I loved this book. I love sex. I see sex and love in every thing around me and so does Thomas Moore. This is one of my all time favorite books.