We are conscious of an animal in us, which awakens in proportion as our higher nature slumbers. It is reptile and sensual, and perhaps cannot be wholly expelled; like the worms which, even in life and health, occupy our bodies. Possibly we may withdraw from it, but never change its nature. I fear that it may enjoy a certain health of its own; that we may be well, yet not pure.
Chastity – Women
The basis of sexual transmutation is the retention and transformation of the sexual energy, not just the physical matter. Therefore, this applies to woman equally as men.
Chastity – Dante, Goethe and Eros
In his Symposium, Plato terms the theory of the beautiful the “mysteries of Eros”. He defines love as the divine yearning immanent in all humanity, for a great, all-embracing force which can inspire and fill the heart with enthusiasm. This force is beauty revealing itself in the body “as the glowing trace of heaven”. It is the only force capable of giving the soul that mysterious clarity of vision which can lead to true beatitude. And the flame of love in its primal fire is at its highest when the most intimate bodily and spiritual union with the beloved is achieved. It must be understood that Plato stresses the importance of spiritual union – in which he sees the sacred duty of Eros to humanity. If, today, many men consider women solely as a means of enjoyment, they have a completely false conception of the true happiness Eros can provide.
Chastity – Demoniac Element in Sexual Urge
When the sexual urge can no longer be controlled and assumes exaggerated and incalculable dimensions, it enters the dark depths of the soul where the mind can exercise no influence, and where demons hold sway.
Such frantic sexual urges conquer only to succumb. They rule only to turn the individual into a slave; they breathe voluptuousness and cupidity only to bring death and destruction upon themselves and those affected by them. People so possessed by demons experience life as an enjoyment of death. They take their abysmal pleasures in destroying those they love no less than themselves.
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