Blake said that the body was the soul's prison unless the five senses are fully developed and open. He considered the senses the 'windows of the soul.' When sex involves all the senses intensely, it can be like a mystical experience.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Sex is elevated to a spiritual experience when it fully engages all the senses, aligning with Blake's view of the body.
- In plain terms
- When you use all your senses, sex can feel like a spiritual experience.
- What can you take from it?
- Full sensory engagement can elevate physical acts to spiritual ones.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Can physical acts be spiritual?
- How do your senses connect you?
Another view
Not all sexual experiences are intended to be spiritual.
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