Blackburn’s and Wade’s interviews with sexual pioneers – people who
openly identify themselves using terms such as “sacred intimate” or
“sacred prostitute” – are filled with profound insights, tenderness and
humor; the thoughtfulness and integrity of the interviewees will
undoubtedly shatter many preconceptions. Blackburn and Wade demonstrate
that it is possible to reclaim the sacred role of the prostitute and
that doing so would help liberate us all.
Mark A. Michaels (Swami Umeshanand Saraswati) and Patricia Johnson (Devi Veenanand), authors of The Essence of Tantric Sexuality
Spirituality has been separated from sexual pleasure for too long in
our culture. Reclaiming Eros puts it back where it belongs – in the
healing energy of our most intimate relationships.
Gina Ogden, Ph.D., author of The
Heart and Soul of Sex: Making the ISIS Connection and Women Who Love
Sex: An Inquiry Into the Expanding Spirit of Women’s Erotic Experience
Sacred prostitutes and sexual healing may look like impossible
fantasies in our sex-negative culture, but in Reclaiming Eros,
Blackburn and Wade introduce us to a wondrously diverse group of women
and men dedicated to the practice of sacred sex as an underground
journey to the light. This lucid unfolding of emotional, spiritual and
sexual mysteries adds up to one of stupendous affirmation: Eros can
make you whole.
Dossie Easton, Marriage and Family Therapist, Co-author with Janet W. Hardy of The Ethical Slut and Radical Ecstasy: SM Journeys to Transcendence
Contributers: Suzanne Blackburn, Isa Magdalena, Joseph Kramer, Ph.D.,
Steve Howard, Ph.D., Nut Tmu-Ankh Butterfly, Annie Sprinkle, Ph.D.,
Alex Jade, Julie Berger, Betty Dodson, Ph.D., Singing Deer, Rudolph
Ballentine, Ph.D., Margaret Wade, Collin Brown, Cléo Dubois, Emaya