Evolver Spores: The Future of Love

Evolver Spores: The Future of Love

Wed, June 15

Since the Sexual Revolution of the 1960s, the West underwent a transformation in how the erotic impulse is lived and expressed, for both better and worse. On the one hand, the loosening of sexual repression was necessary to pry open and relax a closeted, morally constricted society. On the other hand, the excess of sexual license led to exploitation of female sexuality for commercial purposes, to the dissolution of responsibility seen in the collapse of marriages and the disintegration of families. Our society is now deeply conflicted, contradictory - often blatantly hypocritical - in its approach to love, sexuality, eroticism, and intimacy. Homosexuals and bisexuals remain subject to legal and cultural interdiction; political careers can be immediately ruined due to erotic indiscretions; meanwhile, crude exhibitionism and inebriated excess is encouraged in “Spring Break” gatherings and on TV shows.

In this Spore, we will explore The Future of Love in all its facets, from breakthroughs in evolutionary psychology around the origin of current mating patterns to the potential for elevating eroticism by restoring a sacred and Tantric dimension to relationships. Tantric practices seek the union of opposites to dissolve boundaries between Self and Other to realize divine love and non-duality. This month 40+ regional groups can explore love from the sacred to the profane, as well discussing gender identity – straight, lesbian, bi, transgender, and everything in between - and how it shapes culture and perception.

At 10:30pm EST (7:30 PST), MedMob, a group dedicated to creating synchronized meditation through “FlashMobs,” will lead a 10-minute meditation with the intention of bringing more love into the world – an event that is open to all. Click below to connect with your local Spore or email remi((at))evolver((dot))net to jumpstart your own.

AUSTRALIA: Sydney
CANADA: Calgary, Toronto , Vancouver
EUROPE: Budapest, Dundee, London, Vienna
USA: Asheville, Atlanta, Austin, Baltimore, Bloomington, Boston, Boulder, Buffalo, Chicago, Columbus, Denver, Iowa City, Little Rock, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Mount Pleasant, Murfreesburo, Naples, FL, New Orleans, New York City, Omaha, Philadelphia,Phoenix, Pittsburgh, Portland, OR, Sacramento, Salt Lake City, San Antonio, San Francisco, San Francisco East Bay, Santa Barbara, Seattle, Tacoma Tallahassee, Wilkes-Barre SOUTH AFRICA: Cape Town

http://www.evolver.net/future_love_spore

(Special thanks to our Spore sponsor this month, Inner Traditions. They are celebrating the book release of "The Ayahuasca Visions of Pablo Amaringo”) Image: (Heart) by JRyle79 courtesy of Creative Commons Licensing.