Consider this: a French euphemism for orgasm is “la petite mort” or “the little death,” implying among other things, that bliss follows risk, and union requires release.

Those three components of being human - mind, body, and conscious awareness (aka spirit or soul) are in a constant bidirectional feedback loop. What one experiences gets sent out to the other two, and their reaction is then sent out to the world around you.

One of the most common threads running through stories of religious trauma is GUILT and despite what you may have heard, it’s a useless strategy for behavior modification. Read one gripping example.