Women of the Light: The New Sacred Prostitute [Paperback]

Kenneth Ray Stubbs (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0939263122 | ISBN-13: 978-0939263127 | Publication Date: September 1994

Nine women share their work and their insights from their lives as teachers of sacred sexuality. The sexual meditation teacher, the nurse, the porn star, the masseuse, and others reveal who they are and their vision of the sexual and the spiritual.

Editorial Reviews

Review

These life stories are profound teachings and will confront and enlighten the reader -- The Journal of Sex Research

This fascinating and highly readable book makes the convincing case that sex work can be a source of sexual healing... -- Whole Earth Review

This is a truly radical book, one that documents living women bringing together spirituality and sexuality in surprising and moving ways. -- American Library Associations Booklist

About the Author

Kenneth Ray Stubbs, Ph.D., is a certified sex educator. He is the author of ten titles on sexuality, including Erotic Massage: The Tantric Touch of Love, which has sold over a third of a million copies.

Product Details

• Paperback: 255 pages
• Publisher: Secret Garden Pub (September 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0939263122
• ISBN-13: 978-0939263127
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.7 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #448,804 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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47 of 49 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Light the Way, May 30, 2002

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This review is from: Women of the Light: The New Sacred Prostitute (Paperback)

This is not an easy review to write because the truth is that Dr. Stubbs' work has totally changed my perspective as to the reasons why women and men participate in sexual work. I am amazed with the information and it's presentation and could hardly put the work down as each chapter opened my mind to the sacredness and necessity of this area of service to humanity. I heard the voices of these women and their concern for the healing of clients and their dedication to wholeness. The material was organized in an easy to understand and intimate first voice monologues that were both compelling and entertaining; at night I could hardly put the work down. The subject matter is essential for every woman to read as we try to find our way through the mis-information that our society has given us about our role and seek to appreicate the gift of sexuality.

20 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Liberation In Print, February 26, 2002

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Nut Butterfly (Tucson, AZ USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Women of the Light: The New Sacred Prostitute (Paperback)

Reading WOMEN OF THE LIGHT has been a true healing for me. I could never have imagined the totality of validation and self-recognition I've gained from meeting the stories of these nine wombn. It's all too easy in this often closedminded society, to quickly reject the term "sacred prostitute" as oxymoronic. However, the collection wombn featured in this book will challenge any reader to open their world view of the sacred, of wombn and of vocational integrity. For this alone it's a must read!

Mr. Stubbs, I am more free now as a healer and a wombn than before I read your book, and I know that the seed of this liberation will continue to root more deeply and flower for a long time to come.

14 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Women of the Light, April 15, 2002

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nicole christine (Arizona) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Women of the Light: The New Sacred Prostitute (Paperback)

Women of the Light is spiritually and sexually liberating! "The Masseuse" chapter and the "Conclusion: From Sexual Sterotype to Archetype" by the editor are particularly powerful in the ways they elevate consciousness about the sacredness of sexuality and healthy sensuality.