{"product_id":"the-authentic-lover-chris-hakim-9780998155302","title":"The Authentic Lover: Reclaiming love's beauty and power","description":"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, \u003cem\u003eThe Authentic Lover\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003cem\u003eThe Authentic Lover\u003c\/em\u003e is essential reading for anyone ready to move beyond the superficial and discover love as a path of awakening - challenging, transformative, and liberating.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Chris Hakim\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0998155306\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780998155302\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wise Love Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 202\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.53lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.46d","brand":"Chris Hakim","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48113006051583,"sku":"9780998155302","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3b13bfa9-8d94-4339-b275-8d72c78646d4.jpg?v=1769612418","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-authentic-lover-chris-hakim-9780998155302","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}