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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
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      • 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 III: OWNING SEX > Chapter 12: Arousal

Chapter 12: Arousal

What turns me on? How do I get turned on? What if I don’t?

A few samples of the contents of Chapter 12:

Therapy
Fantasy Takes a Breath
Delightful Magic
The Seventh Wave
Cosmic Shivers
Uplifting Fantasies?
Fantasies after Savage
Watching Over Me
After “Watching Over Me”
Forbidden

(The book contains much more.)

Random Quote

The ways in which the intimate sphere of marriage has been melded with the dark purposes of state control in order to use women as slaves and servants make it impossible to view violence between a married woman and man as “private.” It is not private. It echoes throughout our world, throughout our schools and neighborhoods, and throughout history.

— Cary Tennis

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Defining Reality

White Supremacy Culture

The Toxic Brew

“Sex”

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