Sexual Secrets: The Alchemy of Ecstasy - Brossura

Douglas, Nik; Slinger, Penny

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0892818050 ISBN 13: 9780892818051

Casa editrice: Destiny Books, 1999

Riassunto

· The #1 guide to sex and mysticism, redesigned in full color for the new millennium.

· More than 600 illustrations of the erotic sentiment, 200 in full color.

· More than 1 million copies sold with translations in 19 languages.

· Combines the wisdom of the great Eastern sages with images from the West to present a celebration of creative sexuality.

Sexual Secrets is the definitive guide to sex and mysticism, revealing the wisdom of the sages of India, Nepal, Tibet, China, and Japan whose teachings on sexuality unveil how physical love can be the pathway to spiritual liberation. Containing more than 600 illustrations--the most comprehensive collection of images expressing the erotic sentiment--and with more than one million copies sold in more than 19 languages, Sexual Secrets unlocks for everyone the experience of ecstasy once sealed in the ancient texts and art of the East.

In celebration of its 20th year in print, Sexual Secrets has been completely revised and redesigned and includes 200 color illustrations to complement Penny Slinger's unsurpassed black-and-white illustrations, which evoke all the major cultures of the East. Working from contemporary models and from ancient pieces originally commissioned by kings and emperors, Slinger blends images of the West with the sentiments of the East to further enhance the experience of the text and to help in the transmission of the secrets--a celebration of creative sexuality.

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Recensione:

...a remarkably complete book stocked with the knowledge of esoteric Asian traditions, never before seen by Western eyes. -- The Village Voice

A massive compendium, furnishing just about everything you always wanted to know. -- The Book Reader

An intriguingly illustrated, thoroughly researched collage designed to enhance sexual consciousness. -- New Age Magazine

For twenty years Sexual Secrets has been the spiritual person's guide to celestial copulation. Flesh meets faith inside this book and each is the better for it. -- ForeWord, October 1999

Opulent cocktailable sexbiggies. -- The Village Voice

Sexual Secrets gathers together the best parts from several different traditions of erotic lore. -- Sheela Ardrian, New Witch, Autumn 2002

Sexual Secrets is a timely, well-rounded masterpiece. This reviewer's reaction can be summed up in two words: BUY IT! --Yoga Journal

L'autore:

Nik Douglas (1944-2012) studied Oriental art, philosophy, medicine, and related sexual practices while living for eight years in the Himalayas. He studied with Indian physicians, adepts of Tantra, and Tibetan lamas, at the same time mastering Sanskrit and the Tibetan language. He organized numerous exhibitions of Eastern art and was called upon by leading museums and private collectors to authenticate Oriental art and writings.

An honors graduate of the Chelsea College of Fine Arts, Penny Slinger is one of Europe’s leading erotic artists. Her work has been exhibited widely and hailed as “dynamic, progressive eroticism, an exploration of female sexuality.” Her illustrations for Sexual Secrets evoke and represent all the major cultures of the East and are inspired by centuries of artistic achievement. Working from life and from ancient images originally commissioned by kings and emperors, Slinger blends the images of the West with the sentiments of the East.

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• Editore: Destiny Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0892818050
• ISBN 13: 9780892818051
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 334