The Enlightened Sex Manual: Sexual Skills for the Superior Lover by David Deida (2007)
, 12 Jan 2019
If you have never read Deida, want to read one of his books and are undecided on which one to choose, this is, to me, your book. Whether you read it or listen to it in Audible format, this is the clearer more practical Deida, still with all the points that make him one of the must-reads in couples relationships.
If you have read other books by Deida, you'll find that many of the things
he says here, no surprise, are a rehearse of what he said in Intimate Communion and It's a guy Thing or Instant Enlightenment :
> The difference between love, fall in love and sexual polarity;
> The differences between the ways the masculine and feminine energies manifest and relate.
> The core qualities of the masculine and the feminine.
> What attracts to the masculine and the feminine.
> The three stages of being of the masculine and feminine and the three stages of relating.
However, he's more to the point and clearer here than in the other books I mention. Deida also goes into a bit of more depth regarding sexuality and discusses:
> The six levels of sexuality.
> The darkest aspects of the masculine/feminine and sexuality.
> Monogamy, polygamy and commitment.
This audible version has three sets of guided long exercises to do, one on your own and with your partner. The aim is to create an open circulating connection of the breath, the body, heart, the divine and energy, very Tantric in essence. They help to connect partners in very powerful ways, enhancing orgasm and heart connection. Copulating with the divine is an image that I won't be able to forget.
Two little thingies.:
> The first is that Deida uses the word primitive-civilised in ways that are outdated and not considered appropriate, as they are western-centric; really some primitive cultures are way more evolved than 'civilised' ones, in many things about being civilised aren't that evolved, are an involution.
> As I've commented in other books by Deida, his comments on women abused by domestic violence should be re-written so his message is expressed in a way that doesn't sound like it's the victim's fault. I get that this is not what Deida intends at all, but most women out there might feel uncomfortable, to say the least, at reading/hearing some of the connections about feminine energy and being abused that Deida makes.
The audible edition of the book has a great sound quality, and it is
wonderfully neat and well-structured. The book is narrated by Deida
himself. Deida has a great diction and is a natural in the way
he narrates the book, without the listener feeling that Deida is reading
anything; he also has a wonderful voice, very masculine, velvety, and
sensual, which might turn on some of the ladies and get an extra bonus.
The best thing I've read from Deida, still with his usual Tantric, sexy, spiritual, untamed no-BS approach to relating.