HEALING THE SPLIT BETWEEN GAY SEXUALITY AND SPIRIT

Healing the Split Between Gay Sexuality and Spirituality

A Historical, Philosophical, and Psychological Guide to Gay Eros, Spirituality, and Inner Liberation

Why do we sometimes feel more alive, free, and emotionally connected during gay sex than in the rest of our lives? And how can we bring that vitality into our relationships, creativity, and everyday existence?

Join Dr. Douglas Sadownick, psychologist, author, and pioneer of gay-affirmative psychotherapy, on a provocative journey through 2,400 years of Western philosophy, religion, gay liberation, and psychology.

Beginning with Plato's Symposium and the unresolved erotic tension between Socrates and Alcibiades, this richly illustrated companion guide explores four historical divisions that continue to shape gay men's psychological and spiritual lives:

• The Philosophical Split: Body versus Spirit

• The Religious Split: Spirit versus Sexuality

• The Liberation Split: Freedom versus Integration

• The Assimilation Split: Inclusion versus Possibility

But understanding the history is only the beginning.

Through Four Acts of Repair, you'll explore practical exercises inspired by gay-affirmative psychotherapy, Jungian psychology, psychoanalysis, and liberation psychology. You'll learn to recognize internalized shame, reclaim emotional and erotic permission, reunite the sensual and spiritual dimensions of your personality, and bring the vitality of homosexual Eros into everyday life.

Inside this illustrated guide:

• An intellectually engaging historical and psychological exploration

• Plato's Socrates and Alcibiades reimagined through a gay-affirmative lens

• Four guided workbook exercises for reflection and personal growth

• A personal permission slip to reclaim your feelings, desires, and identity

• An expanded reading list featuring major works in gay psychology, spirituality, and liberation

This guide accompanies Dr. Sadownick's Psychology for the People YouTube presentation, The Secret of Gay Sexuality and Spirituality No One Will Tell Us.

Watch the episode: https://youtu.be/4JeTuDmztPI

The goal is not more or less sex. The goal is a more libidinal life.

Explore Dr. Sadownick's books, including Sex Between Men, Sacred Lips of the Bronx, and Healing Gay Sex and Love, at https://douglassadownick.com/books.

For information about upcoming classes and the mailing list, visit www.douglassadownick.com or write to askdrdougphd@gmail.com.

Free PDF Download | Psychology for the People with Dr. Douglas Sadownick