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"With
utterly no apologies,
Rinella takes on the
difficult task of reuniting
sex and spirituality,
which have been so painfully
severed over the last
few hundred years of
European cultural and
religious history. He
courageously refuses
to compartmentalize
or to shroud his lifestyle
in the closet: after
all, how could anyone
write a book about the
fundamental unity of
everything in spirit
and leave out sex?"
writes Dossie Easton
in the Foreword to Philosophy
In the Dungeon.
Click here to purchase Philosophy In the Dungeon (print edition)
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From
devout Roman Catholic,
to Pentecostal minister,
to Transcendental Meditation
student, and finally
to a national position
of leadership in the
BDSM community, writer
and teacher Jack Rinella
is fully able to discuss
spirituality in relation
to sex, and in particular
kinky sex. Jack carefully
leads the reader through
the oftentimes circuitous
journey of sex and spirit
to both an balanced
view of human purpose
and richly kinky view
of sexual ecstasy. In
his easy-going way,
Jack encourages all
his readers to embrace
their life as having
the potential of being
a profoundly spiritual
experience that is well-grounded
in common sense and
filled with lots of
fun.
With his usual straightforward
and open approach, Jack
presents the reader
with a well-thought
journey through a variety
of spiritual philosophies
frequently using the
most intimate details
of his own spiritual
and sexual experiences
to illustrate his point.
Advocating a holistic
approach, his mantra
is that sex must be
reclaimed as a "deeply
moving visitation of
divinity" and one
must not give up or
separate their spiritual
practices from their
kinky lifestyle. "To
thy own self be true"
Jack repeatedly reminds
the reader, emphasizing
that true spiritual
flows from one's authentic
self.
Not content to simply
providing us an Philosophy
based on emotion, Jack
is careful to include
a myriad of examples
from his extensive study
of both Religion and
Philosophy. While Jack's
personal experiences,
both mystical and sexual,
provide an intimate
and amazing testimony
to Reality, they are
well-bolstered with
references to the great
philosophers, spiritual
teachers, and mystics
of the world. From the
myths of ancient Sumer
and Greece, to the sages
of India and China,
to the philosophers
and spiritual mentors
of the centuries, Jack
gives us a rich understanding
of what it means to
be human and the amazing
possibilities that come
with being kinky.
As with many of his
books, Jack's insights
provide guideposts that
can be useful to any
human seeking deeper
meaning in their lives.
However make no mistake
Jack speaks directly
to the kinky practitioner
reminding those of us
outside of mainstream
sexual practices that
the journey is what
is important, not the
destination, and that
the journey can be pleasure-filled
as well as deeply significant.
The
Table of Contents:
Introduction
In the Beginning
It's All in Your ---
Spirit As the Ancients
Knew It
The Power Exchange
A Pause to Reflect
Unity
Life As Process
Life In Stages
According to Your Faith
True Spirituality
Practical Spirituality
Sex Magic
What's Next
Click
here to view the
complete Table of Contents
Click
here to download
the Introduction and
Chapter One.
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a matter of sharing between two people."
