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What does it mean?
Love is hard to define; it involves domination in the soul, sympathy in the mind, and desire in the body.
In plain terms
Love mixes power, connection, and physical desire.
What can you take from it?
Love is complex and multi-layered.

Where it applies

  • romantic relationships
  • therapy
  • writing

Putting it to work

  • explore your feelings deeply
  • recognize mixed motives

Questions to consider

  • What does love mean to you?
  • How much of love is physical?

Another view

Not all love involves a desire to dominate.

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