Eros, Love & Sexuality : The Forces That Unify Man & Woman [Paperback]

John C. Pierrakos (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 1, 2001

This book discusses the three great aspects of the life force: eros, love and sexuality. The free flow of these aspects if our greatest source of pleasure. When we stay open, we experience these aspects as the one life force that generates all activity, all creativity. The author founded the therapeutic work of Core Energetics which seeks to integrate the higher dimensions of the psyche into our physical existence.

Editorial Reviews

Review

....John Pierrakos's work is "a desire to heal the split within". He uses "core energetics" to unify body, mind, emotion and spirit in a conscious evolution toward a fuller life in the body. ...in the realm of human consciousness Eros is seen as transformative energy, love as unifying energy, and sexuality as creative energy. Exploring the full potential of these forces, as well as blockages of them in both personality and body, is the book's main thrust. Pierrakos speaks with authority and compassion, and while he admits that the topic he tackles is enormous, this succinct little volume adroitly sums up the arena. Notes from a participant on an Eros, Love & Seuxality workskhop led by the author are also includled as well as biographical material. -- NAPRA Review

About the Author

John C. Pierrakos, M.D. (1921 - 2001) was a psychiatrist, body-psychotherapist and an authority on consciousness and human energy fields. He began his work as a student and colleague of Wilhelm Reich, then as a co-founder of Bioenergetics and finally, the founder of his own Institute of Core Energetics in New York City. He is considered one of the great innovators of body/mind therapy, changing the direction and scope of psychotherapy.

Product Details

• Paperback: 123 pages
• Publisher: Liferhythm (July 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0940795213
• ISBN-13: 978-0940795211
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5.7 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,239,673 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Discover books, learn about writers, read author blogs, and more.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

23 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Love and sexuality as the foundation of human reality, October 17, 2001

By 

Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Eros, Love & Sexuality : The Forces That Unify Man & Woman (Paperback)

In Eros, Love & Sexuality: The Forces That Unify Man And Woman, the late Dr. John Pierrakos drew upon his more than fifty years of professional experience and expertise to provide the reader with a succinct summation of what he had learned in the body/mind therapy movement which had so deeply affected the discipline of psychotherapy in the last half-century. Basically, this was the realization that eros, love and sexuality are the foundation of human reality. They flow through the entire being of men and women, and provide a source of energy and pleasure that drive much of the human experience, accomplishment, and dysfunction in the world today. Eros is a unique experience, a kind of bridge connecting sexuality and love. Eros must be continually rekindled because it is meteoric in nature, quick to flame and just as quick to flame out. It is rekindled through self-revelation as we disclose ever deeper and more central truths about our selves, as well "open our souls" to those we love. Erose, Love & Sexuality is a highly recommended and welcome addition to psychotherapeutic literature and especially recommended to the non-specialist general reader with an interest in human psychology and the mind/body connection.

2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Open your heart, August 3, 2008

By 

Karen S. Wako "wamwano" (silver spring, MD 20902 USA) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: Eros, Love & Sexuality : The Forces That Unify Man & Woman (Hardcover)

keeping ourselves open and continuously discovering the many aspects of our partner is what keeps love alive and that is what this book is about.many times we like to pigeonhole people and think of them in fixed terms therefore making it difficult to know them more and more.I loved this book.