Jack-in-the-Pulpit No. IV, 1930 by Georgia O'Keeffe The Host Beloved, My longing for you has quietly prepared me to receive you. I have swept the dust from forgotten corners. I have lit the lamp within my heart. I have perfumed the rooms of my soul with remembrance. Like the earth that does not call the rain, but quietly softens to receive it, I have become ready for you. I have allowed my doors to soften, preparing themselves to open, like the flower that does not chase the bee, but unfolds...

Beyond abstinence: a psychosexual, relational and spiritual perspective Introduction Pornography consumption can affect the ability to feel desire in real-life encounters. In recent years, problematic pornography use has been increasingly recognised within clinical settings, as well as in cultural and religious contexts where the topic has remained silent for a long time. Much of the current conversation has advanced in identifying neurobiological factors such as dopamine dysregulation, the...

An invitation to inhabit the body without rushing The Breath At times, desire is quietly understood as intensity. As if, in order to feel, we need to intensify, more stimulation, more speed, more force. It can feel as though the body needs to be pushed to its limit in order to respond. And yet, there is also another language, another doorway, another kind of invitation. The language of softness. A language where pleasure does not always need to be pursued, and where even orgasm can soften...