Sexuality is one of the themes that runs through Nectar of Time. Below is everything in the Nectarium that touches on it.
Where it comes up 2
Within this theme 6
Quotes 1
Insights 2
- Naming what's repressed dissolves it
What stays repressed does the most harm. Saying it out loud and looking at it directly makes it far lighter, which is why talking openly about sexual shame brings breakthroughs.
- Tradition makes us call desire love
Sheela observes that when two people are attracted, 'love' suddenly appears because tradition, religion and culture only permit sex in its name. She would rather people be honest about…
Practices 2
- Speak your shame out loud
Bring repressed shame, including sexual shame or trauma, into the open by naming and talking about it: 'giving it a name and a face'. Nev says this alone often dissolves it.
- Be honest about desire
Instead of dressing attraction up as 'I love you', say honestly what you want. Sheela says honesty is easy for her because she was raised on it, and asks whether a relationship without…
Stories 1
- Immigrant child discovering her roots
Nev's parents moved to Toronto in 1996, when she was nine months old, and she grew up Canadian with only brief summer trips to the Balkans. Living there, she came to understand her father's…