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| Teaching at Seduction Is A Spiritual Practice |
Recently I taught my beloved workshop, Seduction Is A
Spiritual Practice. What I love so much
about teaching this work is that every time I teach, I find I am the biggest
student of us all. I learn so much from
what everyone in the class has to say and what everyone experiences. We are
taught by the culture that seduction is an evil, manipulative, sexual force
possessed by only by the perfect. In my
experience of living seduction as a spiritual practice and way of life, I find
this could not be further from the truth.
What I learned this time from teaching and learning in
class is this: seduction is love. Look
around your life and you will see all the things that have truly seduced
you. You will also see what it is you
truly love.
Take Super Bowl Sunday in my house. My husband had planned an amazing meal of
fried chicken, my favorite beer, rice and beans, and chocolate ice cream for dessert. Saying he is an amazing cook is the
understatement of the century. When he mentioned what was on the menu, my
sirens of “Gluten! Meat! Alcohol! Dairy!” started blaring away. I am no Puritan, but for some reason, in my
psyche, fried chicken seems like a cardinal sin. There is just something about it that feels
so demonic and wrong, and yet, soooo good.
I eat whatever I like, whenever I like, but usually I lean
towards that which does not put me in a food coma. Yet, there was no doubt in my mind; I was
going to eat this fried chicken and like it. It had seduced me. But not in the
“Okay, fried chicken, it’s Super Bowl Sunday, and I don’t want to eat you but I
am going to anyway, because you have put me under your spell!” kind of way. That would be simply a seduction of the mind,
and I never make a move unless I’ve been seduced mind, body and soul.
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| This guy can fry my chicken any time! :) |
Seduction is holistic. When something seduces me, it is
because I have taken into account the collective impact it will have on my self
and those around me. I did not eat this
food because I wanted to go on some crazy, artery-destroying bender. This food
was lovingly prepared, chosen with care, and marked the celebration an event
that meant something to the man I love.
I ate to the point just beyond satisfaction, and got a little buzzed
from the beer. Today, I feel a little
bloated and had to pull the cord a few extra times to get the engine
started. But that’s okay. I knew it was
coming. In my experience, to really love something that takes you high, you’ve gotta be ready
to love the fallout, too. I had a great time, loved the delicious food, and
enjoyed watching my husband relish the satisfaction of me clearing my plate.
So there you have it.
Seduction is love. We give in to
what we love. Sometimes that is hard to
admit. Like the fact that it is 11 AM
and I have not yet brushed my teeth. I
must love this morning breath! But not really.
It’s just that I love being able to let the creative juices pour without
interruption more than I love fresh breath at this moment.
While I’m brushing, tell me in your comments: do you feel
like seduction is love? Do you see that seduction is not a force of
manipulation or control, but it is actually an act of giving up control?
Inquiring Cavaliers want to know.
P.S. - Single rooms are almost full for the May Seduction Retreat in Chester, CT. If you'd like to join us, do! www.seductionretreat.com
