Many leave religion simply because they are women

by Andrew Jasko | Sep 19, 2018 | Religious Trauma, Sexuality

Many leave religion simply because they are women. The bible was written by men and for men. God has a penis. Patriarchy informs the entire biblical worldview. There is no escaping that (try as liberal Christianity may); there is only damage control. Women often find...

The Sex Revolution: Wedding Sex and Love

by Andrew Jasko | Aug 12, 2018 | Religious Trauma, Sexuality, Spiritual Growth

Many of us have learned to associate sex with hurtful things. Reclaiming Sexuality means breaking those negative associations by giving yourself healthy, life-affirming messages. Sex is not about shame, abuse, or fear. This is what sex means: Love. Life. Pleasure....

Is there greater meaning in life than art?

by Andrew Jasko | Aug 10, 2018 | Sexuality, Spiritual Growth

Is there a greater meaning in life than art? What is the point of it all: All the dramas we live through and create, the ant hills we spend our lives building knowing there’s a maniacal toddler lurking in the shadows? The whole universe is engaged in an unending act...

Masturbation as a Meditative Practice in Sexual Self-Restraint

by Andrew Jasko | Aug 10, 2018 | Sexuality, Spiritual Growth

Masturbation has been a sweet tool for me in learning sexual self-restraint. I have tended to give my body away too easily, driven by raw desire in the moment. I want my kiss to really mean something. Any part of myself I choose to open to another; I want that to mean...

In a relationship with Jesus? You’re seeing a sexually abusive guy

by Andrew Jasko | Jul 19, 2018 | Religious Trauma, Sexuality

Millions of Christians have a relationship with Jesus, a spiritual romance of sorts. I used to be in an abusive relationship with this man, so I consider it my moral responsibility to warn my Christian friends of his behavior. The first step to breaking free of abuse...

Sex is the bliss of creation

by Andrew Jasko | Jul 8, 2018 | Religious Trauma, Sexuality

I wanted inspiration for my seminar on reclaiming sex for religion, so I went on a medicine journey. Wild! I experienced myself as a woman being fucked by a man. Vagina, clitoris, breasts–I felt them all, in my energetic feminine body (or something like that?) How...