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    • Chapter 1: Facing the Problem
      • What is Sex?
      • Persephone Calls
    • Chapter 2: Getting Programmed
      • We Love You But….
      • The Culture
        • The Culture of Violence
          • Where Babies Come From
        • The Culture of Control
          • Defining Reality
          • White Supremacy Culture
          • The Toxic Brew
          • “Sex”
        • The Culture of Romance
          • My Romance
          • What’s Love Got to Do With It?
          • Limerence
          • Lovesickness
      • The Knack
    • Chapter 3: Biology’s Clout
      • Psychoneuroendocrinology
        • The PEA Cascade
        • Aging and Sex
    • Chapter 4: The Consequences
      • Am I a Masochist?
      • Buying the Victim Role
        • Intimidation
        • Am I My Craziness?
        • Buying the Dynamics of “F**ing”
      • Coping with Masochism
        • The Awful Question
        • Bartky’s Answer
        • Feminist Practitioners Answer
          • Marcus’ Split Self
        • Non-practitioner Feminist Masochists Coping
        • A Hard Look
          • The Panacea of Consent
          • Damaging the Social Contract
          • Psychological/Spiritual Issues
            • Perverting the Erotic
            • Addiction
            • How Far Domination?
            • The Energy of Tantra
            • Mortification
            • Catharsis
            • The Political is Personal
            • Escape
        • My Own Coping
      • Persephone Regrets
      • Avoidance Giving Up
  • Part II: CHANGING IT
    • Chapter 5: Healing the Culture
      • Struggling Toward Compassion
      • Picking It Up by Myself
    • Chapter 6: The Art of the Self
      • Creating Reality
      • Selfing
      • The Cage
      • Shifting Focus
      • The Illusion Fades
      • Out of the Cage
      • Right Ego
      • Beyond Projection
      • Lysistrata?
      • Recycling Hurt
    • Chapter 7: Reframing Religion
      • My Religion is Kindness
      • Finding the Goddess
    • Chapter 8: The Practice of Body
      • Deeper
      • Dancing to the Beat
      • Laughing Black Wolf
    • Chapter 9: Relationship
      • Relationship Expectations
      • Still Needy Kids
      • When He Raises His Voice
      • Choice of Words
      • Beyond Polarizing
  • Part III: OWNING SEX
    • Chapter 10: Hunting Tantra
      • Outrageous Woman Meets Sassafras Man
    • Chapter 11: Sex I Want
      • The Ground Opens
      • Beyond Al-Ith
    • Chapter 12: Arousal
      • Delightful Magic
      • The Seventh Wave
      • Cosmic Shivers
    • Chapter 13: Orgasm
      • Gift of the Wind
  • Part IV: CHOOSING
    • Chapter 14: Centering
      • Ironic Wisdom
    • Chapter 15: Direction
      • I Choose Life
    • Chapter 16: Re-vision
    • Chapter 17: No Wrap
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Persephone's Choice

Persephone's Choice

Re-visioning the Victim Goddess

Persephone's Choice > Part I: IT BEGINS > Chapter 2: Getting Programmed

Chapter 2: Getting Programmed

The world I grew up in brainwashed its children. Here’s how it got me.

A few samples of the contents of Chapter 1:

The Cult of Normality
Normal Family Life?
We Love You But…
Nice Girls Don’t
The Culture
The Culture of Violence
Where Babies Come From

(The book contains much more.)

Random Quote

In my deepest spiritual darkness, the now was the only place to go or be.

— Robert J. Wicks / Riding the Dragon

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Defining Reality

White Supremacy Culture

The Toxic Brew

“Sex”

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