Karen Brody - Open Her: Activate 7 Masculine Powers to Arouse Your Woman’s Love & Desire

OPEN HER

Activate 7 masculine Powers

to Arouse Your Womans Love and Desire

Karen Brody

DreamStream Press

San Francisco

Copyright 2014 by Karen Brody

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized, in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, without prior permission in writing from the publisher.

Published in 2014 by Dream Stream Press, San Francisco

ISBN-13: 978-0615972329

ISBN-10: 0615972322

Cover design by Vanessa No Heart

Book design by Tom Crockett

Open Her: Activate 7 Masculine Powers to Arouse Your Womans Love and Desire is not meant as a substitute for counseling. The author is not dispensing medical or psychological advice. Whenever there is a concern about physical or emotional illness, a qualified professional should be consulted. The author shall have neither liability nor responsibility to any person or entity with respect to any loss, damage, injury, or ailment caused or alleged to be caused directly or indirectly by the information or lack of information in this book.

Sexuality is a treasure trove, but it's also a minefield. It's the one life arena that's fraught with both incredible primal energy, and also the possibility for endless pain and shame. And that's just within an individualonce partners are involved everything becomes even more heightened. To navigate this potent, tricky terrain, we need impeccable guidance. That's why I was so excited when asked to write the forward for Karen Brody's book. Karen and I met, and have found great common ground as educators of sexual and emotional intimacy.

I trust Karen's approach to sexuality and relationships, and deeply respect the message she has to share with men. When it comes to practical insights that unleash the transformative potential of sexuality within intimate relationships, this book is the gold standard.

What it's not: A way to get women into bed, or a way to get them to better serve your desires. What it is: A guide for evoking ecstatic sexual union with your partner.

Karen understands that such union is first and foremost about oneself, and that when a man learns how to open to his own unfettered masculine energy, only then is he capable of truly loving his partner, and of calling forth the same true love from her.

Getting there, even to the point of knowing the value of such a path, is not an easy road for most of us men. The rough combination of testosterone and cultural conditioning finds us, when relating to women, in the mode of hot pursuit. We want to conquer, possess, get ours. All of which tends to shut most women down rather than open them up.

To make matters worse, few of us have the combination of looks and swagger necessary to pull off the kind of misguided seduction we crave. As a result, we're either left empty-handed or unsatisfied with the women we ensnare.

I experienced all of this personally in my teens and twenties. From an early age I felt both blessed and cursed by the amount of sexual energy that coursed through me. I had a wild sex life, but all on my own. That's because the women I wanted only wanted to be my best friend, and the women who wanted me I didn't want at all.

The resulting isolation, and sexual frustration, created a dark storm at the center of my existence. Luckily, I found my way to a great therapist. One day, I was complaining to her about how women only wanted James Dean, and how I could never be him.

My therapist asked me what qualities I attributed to James Dean. I told her that Dean (or really the archetype he represented) exuded such raw sexual energy that all he had to do was lean against a wall and women would throw themselves at him. At this point my therapist caught me totally off-guard.

"Would you like to meet your own inner James Dean?" she asked. I felt shocked, confused, challenged. What was she even talking about?

Using a practice called Voice Dialogue, my therapist had me move to another seat and began talking to me as if I was actually James Dean. When I joined in the dialogue, much to my surprise, I started to feel sexually confident. I could tell that I was radiating sexual energy in a new way, one that wasn't so bound up in fear and doubt.

Then came the kicker. My therapist went silent. She just looked at me. It took me a few seconds to realize that she was allowing her own sexual energy to enter the space between us in a palpable way. I felt wanted by her, as a man, as a sexual man, while knowing full well this was also a completely safe experiment.

We stayed in this incredibly charged silent gaze for at least five minutes. I can honestly say it changed my life.

But not in the way you might imagine.

I didn't go from feeling undesirable to supremely confident in my sexual attractiveness. Instead, I knew that the channels for sexual energy in me had just burst wide open. Before, my sexual energy was like a tsunami inside a garden hoseinsistent, overpowering, focused narrowly on escape and release.

Now, the generative power of sexuality spread to every part of me like the waves of an infinite ocean. Its waves seemed made of light, illuminating every aspect of my being ripe for discovery and fulfillment.

Through sexuality, you might say, I gave birth to a new self, one that unleashed the man I'd always longed to be. This was also a man that women wanted naturallythe right womenand a man who could meet them in erotic connection without halting or hiding.

Which brings us back to this book. Besides being an exquisitely reliable guide in the realm of satisfying sexual connection, Karen is also a writer of great grace and insight. She shares from a fascinating feminine perspective all of those things women long for and so seldom find in their men. She makes incredibly complex themes come to life in a clear, accessible way.

Karen has developed a schema for opening yourself that cultivates what she calls the Seven Masculine Archetypes. I didn't know it at the time, but in the aftermath of what happened with my therapist, that's what I did. Only I stumbled a lot in the process, and would have been enormously grateful to have this book as a companion on the journey.

That's exactly what you have in your hands, a true companion on the journey of awakening yourself, and also your love life. Either one would be enough. Together, they're irresistible.

Raphael Cushnir

July, 2013,

Portland, Oregon

Id like to offer my deep, heartfelt appreciation to the following people, without whom this book and teachings would not be possible.

First, thank you to my mother, Gail, who passed away just before this book made it to publication. I wouldnt have the strength to walk this path had it not been for you and what I learned from you about men and love.

To my sister, Lisa, who s unending support and belief in me gives me a place to call home in the world.

Thank you, my dear Jay. This book couldnt have happened without you. You saw me so clearly and gave me the courage to step into my lifes work. May you rest in peace. To Stephen, thank you for the amazing adventure, the heartbreak and the love. Fernando, your devotion, love and support helped bring this book to life.

To Tom Crockett, my creative editor, thank you for your masculine direction, your brilliant insights, and for providing the masculine practices that accompany the opportunities in each chapter. Theyre simply gold. Your belief in this project, and your consistent encouragement and feedback, made it possible for me overcome many hurdles and cross the finish line.

Thank you Raphael Cushnir for seeing the beauty in Open Her through your heart, and for writing a forward that inspires the awakened, masculine potential within every man.