Journey toward Wholeness

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Journey toward Wholeness

• Psychosexual Development and Human Integration

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Sexuality ReligionAn evolving relationship

• Identification
• Neolithic, goddess
• Separation/ Alienation
• Emerging dualism,
• fear of eros
• Integration
• The task before us
• Paul Ricoeur

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Spirituality of Incarnation

• the Word became flesh.
• John 114
• Sarx (Flesh)
• Word (Logos)

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Em-Bodiment

• To be incarnate at this time and place, with our
  unique background.
• Caro salutis est cardo The flesh is the
  pivot-point of salvation.
• Tertullian

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In-Carnation as Journey

• Being in a body isnt the same as becoming
  incarnate.
• Embracing the human condition.

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Escapes from Incarnation

• Repression
• Flight from our body.
• Addiction
• Fusion with our physical-emotional drives.

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Toward Mature Loving

• Psychology
• Growth
• Development
• Maturity
• Integration

• Spirituality
• Grace/gift
• On-going Conversion
• Chastity
• (W)holiness

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Chastity

• A School for the gift of the self

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Discipleship and Sexuality

• Lay Down Your Life.
• There is no greater love than this
• Take Up Your Life.
• You cant lay your life down, if you havent
  taken it up.

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Taking Up Your Sexual Energy

• Another way of describing psychosexual
  development.
• The long journey toward integration

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What Is Psychosexual Development?

• All life unfolds.
• Person-in-process.
• Psycho-cognitive-emotional-spiritual-physical-soci
  al growth.

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Peek-a-Boo Metaphor for Growth in Intimacy

• You can see me!
• Relationships are joyful.
• I will be in charge of my self-disclosure.
• Some day, you can see my dreams, hopes, pain,
  vulnerable feelings.

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Stages of Psychosexual Development

• Prenatal
• Childhood
• Adolescence
• Adulthood

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Cycles of Psychosexual Development

• Awakening
• Exploring
• Relating

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Our Inmost Self

• You created my inmost self, knit me together in
  my mothers womb. A wonder am I
• --Ps 13913-14

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Prenatal Psychosexuality

• Primal rhythm of sexual response begins.
• Biological influences on sexual orientation.
• Strength and intensity of sexual arousal.

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Toward Integration

• Interioritydeepening
• self-awareness
• Responsibilityemerging sense of agency
• Creativitydeveloping passion, generative
  spirit.
• Intimacyincreasing capacity for
  self- disclosure.

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Integrated Sexuality

• Compassion Personal Warmth
• Tenderness Gentleness with People
• Good Self-Esteem
• Healthy Self-Awareness
• Ability to Take Risks
• Psychic and Emotional Flexibility
• Body Comfort

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Compartmentalized Sexuality

• Judgmental Attitudes Toward Others
• Critical, Punitive, Secretive
• Subtle Lack of Genuineness
• Grandiosity or Low Self-Esteem
• Careless or Overly Cautious
• Superficially Charming or Aloof
• Rigidity (rigid orthodoxy).

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On-Going Integration

• What still hurts?
• What needs healing?

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Ongoing Integration

• How Can I Still Grow In the Skill and Art of
  Intimacy?