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"Pues el puente que conecta lo espiritual y lo político es precisamente lo erótico, lo sensual, aquellas expresiones físicas, emocionales y psicológicas de lo más profundo, poderoso y rico de nuestro interior, aquello que compartimos: la pasión del amor en su sentido más profundo." barres

muchas veces renunciamos a indagar en lo erótico y a considerarlo una fuente de poder e información, confundiéndolo con su antítesis, la pornografía. Ahora bien, la pornografía es la negación directa del poder del erotismo, ya que representa la supresión de los sentimientos verdaderos. La pornografía pone el énfasis en la sensación sin sentimiento.

She never fails to amaze me

The erotic functions are sharing any deep pursuit with another person. Sharing of joy, physical, emotional, psychic or intellectual.
I feel the power of the erotic through music and dancing.

“And that deep and irreplaceable knowledge of my capacity for joy comes to demand from all of my life that it be lived within the knowledge that such satisfaction is possible, and does not have to be called marriage, nor god, nor an afterlife.”

“The principal horror of any system which defines the good in terms of profit rather than in terms of human need, or which defines human need to the exclusion of the psychic and emotional components of that need—the principal horror of such a system is that it robs our work of its erotic value, its erotic power and life appeal and fulfillment.“

“To encourage excellence is to go beyond the encouraged mediocrity of our society is to encourage excellence. But giving in to the fear of feeling and working to capacity is a luxury only the unintentional can afford, and the unintentional are those who do not wish to guide their own destinies.”

Ça fait un moment que je veux lire cet essai, mais tbh, j'étais vachement intimidée, j'avais peur de ne rien comprendre et que l'anglais s'ajoute comme une barrière supplémentaire. Mais j'ai trouvé une traduction vraiment top, et armée d'un bon iced latte, je m'y plonge enfin !