Ep. 25 – Religion and Sexuality

<p>Bringing awareness to ecstatic grace, Alan Watts enlightens us on the sexual archetypes formed by religion.</p><p><strong>Two cultural icons. Two unique perspectives... <em>One understanding of the presence of the way.</em></strong></p><p><strong><em>Ram Dass' Love Serve Remember Foundation and the Alan Watts Organization invite you to open your mind, open your heart, and tap into the living truth of Alan Watts and Ram Dass. Learn more about this special </em>4-week Virtual Course:</strong><a href="https://www.ramdass.org/alan-watts-ram-dass-course/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><em>"</em>The Presence of the Way: The Dharma of Alan Watts and Ram Dass" </strong></a></p><p>Today's podcast is sponsored by BetterHelp. Click to receive 10% off your first month with your own licensed professional therapist:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.betterhelp.com/alan" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">betterhelp.com/</a><a href="https://www.betterhelp.com/get-started/?go=true&amp;transaction_id=10258b0f6a2e5ccb045682cc927b61&amp;utm_source=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=281&amp;utm_medium=Desktop&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_term=ramdass&amp;not_found=1&amp;gor=start" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">alan</a></p><p>In this recording, Alan Watts lectures on:</p><ul><li>Baptism, confirmation, and religious initiation</li><li>Masturbation and other supposedly sinful behaviors</li><li>Defiance and wickedness</li><li>The material world and sexuality</li><li>The Semitic vs. Greek perspective on sex</li><li>Sexual energy for reproduction rather than pleasure</li><li>The fall in the Garden of Eden</li><li>The institution of marriage</li><li>Women throughout western literature</li><li>Love and the illogical promises we make</li><li>Prudism and extreme monogamy</li><li>Subtle eroticism in the Victorian era</li><li>How repression may lead to being overcame</li><li>Libido as a fundamental reality</li><li>Sexuality in religious iconography</li><li>The function of sexual play beyond utilitarianism</li><li>Se