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Chapter 74

           »Heexplainedthatalthoughwhatshesawprobablylookedlikeasexritual,HierosGamoshadnothingtodowitheroticism.Itwasaspiritualact.Historically,intercoursewastheactthroughwhichmaleandfemaleexperiencedGod.Theancientsbelievedthatthemalewasspirituallyincompleteuntilhehadcarnalknowledgeofthesacredfeminine.Physicalunionwiththefemaleremainedthesolemeansthroughwhichmancouldbecomespirituallycompleteandultimatelyachievegnosisknowledgeofthedivine.SincethedaysofIsis,sexriteshadbeenconsideredman’sonlybridgefromearthtoheaven.«Bycommuningwithwoman,»Langdonsaid,»mancouldachieveaclimacticinstantwhenhismindwenttotallyblankandhecouldseeGod.»

           Sophielookedskeptical.«Orgasmasprayer?»

           Langdongaveanoncommittalshrug,althoughSophiewasessentiallycorrect.Physiologicallyspeaking,themaleclimaxwasaccompaniedbyasplitsecondentirelydevoidofthought.Abriefmentalvacuum.AmomentofclarityduringwhichGodcouldbeglimpsed.MeditationgurusachievedsimilarstatesofthoughtlessnesswithoutsexandoftendescribedNirvanaasanever-endingspiritualorgasm.

           «Sophie,»Langdonsaidquietly,»it’simportanttorememberthattheancients’viewofsexwasentirelyoppositefromourstoday.Sexbegotnewlifetheultimatemiracleandmiraclescouldbeperformedonlybyagod.Theabilityofthewomantoproducelifefromherwombmadehersacred.Agod.

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