by Andrew Jasko | Sep 19, 2019 | Nondual Theology and Philosophy, Psychedelics, Psychology, Religious Trauma and Spiritual Abuse, Sexuality, Spirituality
Transpersonal Hour Interview: Healing Religious Trauma and Experiencing Divinity: Watch my interview on the Transpersonal Hour Show with Anna Bobikova about realizing your divinity and healing religious trauma. The talk criticizes fear-based elements in religion and...
by Andrew Jasko | Apr 26, 2019 | Religious Trauma and Spiritual Abuse, Sexuality
Interview on Liz LaPoint ‘s The Naked Advice Blog on The Impact of Religious Sexual Teachings and Healing
by Andrew Jasko | Apr 17, 2019 | Psychology, Religious Trauma and Spiritual Abuse, Sexuality, Spirituality
Many religions teach ideologies that psychologically traumatize millions of people. Yet few helping professionals are trained to help people heal from religious trauma. Religious abuse can result in anxiety disorders, PTSD, spiritual suppression, sexual dysfunction,...
by Andrew Jasko | Jan 26, 2019 | Psychology, Religious Trauma and Spiritual Abuse, Sexuality
Sexual violence is commonplace in the biblical narrative. It is perhaps most X-rated in Jesus’s recommendations for mutilation of the male anatomy in castration and emasculation. As a young boy, I was terrified when I heard Jesus’s suggestions that I mutilate myself...
by Andrew Jasko | Sep 19, 2018 | Religious Trauma and Spiritual Abuse, Sexuality
Many leave Christianity 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...
by Andrew Jasko | Aug 12, 2018 | Religious Trauma and Spiritual Abuse, Sexuality, Spirituality
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....
