Answers to Frequent Questions about Sacred Sexuality

Answers to frequent questions about sex.

So, to begin:

What is Sex?

The word sex is derived from the Latin "secare," meaning "to cut off." The roots of this word indicate the androgynous nature of our ancestors (as described in all religions, and even by Plato), and that fact that sexual cooperation between man and woman only began when the two halves of the androgynous being were "cut off" from one another. Vestiges of this ancient past are readily visible in the physical shadows of the man's inert nipples and the woman's clitoris (a shrunken penis). Our androgynous past is described in the Bible, by Plato, and is hidden in symbols in every mystical tradition. Thus, "sex" refers to the joining of what was separated long ago: male and female. Yet, there are levels and levels of sexual activity, ranging from the simplest forms of sexual union among minerals, plants, and animals, up to the divine sexual acts that create planets, solar systems, and universes. Sex is far more than what society thinks it is.

Answers to Questions about Sex