Riane Eisler - Exploring Sacred Pleasure

Riane Eisler – Exploring Sacred Pleasure: Sex, Myth, and the
Politics of the Body

Aired Thursday, December 5, 2019 at 4:00 PM PST / 7:00 PM EST

“Our deepest and most powerful human yearning is for connection –
for sex, for love, for all that gives pleasure and meaning to our
lives. Yet sexual violence is commonplace, and the ‘war of the
sexes’ continues to perpetuate misunderstanding and pain. Why does
this struggle persist? What can we do to reclaim our innate power
to give and receive pleasure and to find meaning in our
lives?”

That short passage was taken from a book published 24 years ago. As
has become evident over the past few years, those words have been
growing more relevant with each passing year. The book is Sacred
Pleasure: Sex, Myth, And the Politics of the Body… New Paths to
Power and Love. Its author, cultural historian, social systems
scientist, and best-selling author of The Chalice and the Blade,
Dr. Riane Eisler, joins Sandie this week to discuss:

* The truths about sex that have been swept under the rug of
religious dogma and scientific jargon.
* The sexual myths that have corrupted male/female relationships
over the millennia
* How and why domination and violence have been eroticized and even
sanctified
* How sexuality is constructed differently in a partnership Vs.
dominator
* And, most important of all, how we can construct a society in
which the unfolding of our higher selves through physical and
spiritual union can be socially supported instead of distorted and
repressed.

RIANE EISLER is a social systems scientist, cultural historian, and
attorney whose research, writing, and speaking has transformed the
lives of people worldwide. She is President of the Center for
Partnership Studies (CPS) and Editor-in-Chief of the
Interdisciplinary Journal of Partnership Studies.

A refugee from Nazi Europe as a child, she has addressed the UN
General Assembly, the US Department of State and Congressional
Briefings, and authored over 500 articles published in outlets
including The Christian Science Monitor, Human Rights Quarterly,
and International Journal of Women’s Studies. Her book The Chalice
and The Blade: Our History, Our Future is an international
bestseller.

Connect her at: www.rianeeisler.com and
www.centerforpartnership.org