In Erosology, the notion of the sacred is threefold. It entails:
1. Awe and mystery
2. The ecstatic embodied experience
3. Mind and reason
The awe and mystery component of the sacred relates to the metaphysical worship of Eros, replete with its feelings of passion and belonging to something greater and bigger than oneself. This element of the sacred is about connection to the sacred cosmos.
The ecstatic embodied experience involves the experience of passionate love itself. This is the lived experience of the erotic mind, primarily realised through coitus, erotic thoughts and even the practice of tantra. This element of the sacred is about connection to the other.
The mind and reason component of the sacred is where texts are most significant. This about philosophy and debate, which leads to trascendence, glorification and opening of the mind. Any texts which promote this in erosology could rightly be referred to as sacred texts. Some stalwart texts include:
Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex
Donna Frietas, The End of Sex
Alain de Botton, Essays in Love
Pablo Neruda, Selected Poems (including, especially, "I do not love you")
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