The Authentic Lover: Reclaiming love's beauty and power (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780998155302)

What if everything you have been taught about love and sexuality is keeping you from experiencing true intimacy? In this groundbreaking exploration of human connection, Chris Hakim reveals how four invisible enemies - violence, pettiness, vanity, and our reproductive agenda - sabotage our capacity for authentic love. Drawing from evolutionary psychology, ancient wisdom traditions, and decades of personal inquiry, The Authentic Lover offers a radical yet practical path to transforming our most intimate relationships. Discover how to: ❖ Move beyond the competitive "mating marketplace" to find genuine connection❖ Transform sexual energy into a source of spiritual vitality and deep communion❖ Navigate the tension between biological drives and conscious choice❖ Cultivate four essential qualities of love: gentleness, grace, charm, and mysteryFrom medieval courts of love to the love encounters of the Tuareg, from Zen warriors to Sufi mystics, Hakim weaves together insights that challenge our assumptions about attraction, commitment, and what it truly means to love without condition. This is not another relationship manual promising quick fixes, but an invitation to embark on the hero's journey of the heart.The Authentic Lover is essential reading for anyone ready to move beyond the superficial and discover love as a path of awakening - challenging, transformative, and liberating.

Author: Chris Hakim
ISBN-10: 0998155306
ISBN-13: 9780998155302
Publisher: Wise Love Books
Language: English
Published: 04/01/2017
Pages: 202
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.53lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.46d