Spiritual Dimension of Human Sexuality

Abstract

SUMMARY The quest for spiritual maturity may be likened to a spiritual odyssey. This paper represents research concerning the spiritual dimension of human sexuality. Diminishment and loss are givens of the senior years. Loss is exacerbated in relationships defined by fidelity and commitment. Four headings outline the paper; an extensive bibliography supports and documents the essays. End to Innocence: we are next. Common parlance dwells on myths of aging, while (here are distinct realities of aged sexuality. Loneliness can be devastating; there must be more creative societal responses to the human condition of old and alone. Love Revisited: read, sexual desire and love. Historical perspective re-examines eros and agape, literature, which is bigger than life, is a much neglected resource – and an illuminating one. When confronting mystery, the poet and novelist may provide the language we need to comprehend the phenomenon of love (and grace). Human Sexuality and Spirituality; Hebrew-Christian and Eastern religions (Taoism and Tantric Sex) have somewhat to say in terms of sexuality and spiritual pilgrimage. Acquiescence: human values of touching, intimacy, friendship, and vulnerability must be considered.