Reclaiming Eros: Sex as Medicine, Art, Activism and Prayer

This course is the culmination of over two years of immersive study in the work of Mogadao Depth Sexuality and the Erotic Basis of Being philosophy. While a diverse array of sophisticated and accessible practices and techniques for cultivating vitality, sexual health and ecstatic potential are central to this work, its true heart and soul is an utter reorientation of how we conceive of and relate to our sexuality. Within the Post-Daoist framework of Mogadao, we enter into a vital and necessary re-valuation of Desire and an understanding that to come into contact with our foundational erotic energy is to come into contact with the blueprint of our soul. This work is built upon a Queer foundation and understanding of the sexual soul, meaning that no matter who one is sleeping or not sleeping with, desiring or not desiring, we are working to come into contact with a level of radical authenticity that lives far beyond the reach of cultural norms and conditioning.

In these 6 weeks, we will dive deep into both the philosophy and the practices, beginning to approach our Jing, our primordial procreative essence, and to carefully build an intimacy with self and soul that not only cultivates ecstatic potential, but offers new conceptions of health and new approaches to healing, calls upon our most vital creativity, offers resilience and sovereignty within a culture that profits from a lack of both, and ultimately brings our soma into union with our intellect, our emotions and our spirituality, so that each gesture and decision and increment of life becomes imbued with the radical, sacred beauty of Eros.

We will not be engaging in any explicitly sexual activity online during the course, nor will we be sharing sexual energy within the group. All genders are welcome, and there may be occasional separate gender work depending on the trajectory of this particular group. Transgender and Gender Fluid folks are welcome to attend whichever group feels the most relevant and safe for their needs and the sanctity of the overall container.