Dear Lover: A Woman's Guide To Men, Sex, And Love's Deepest Bliss by David Deida - Audiobook
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Are You Ready to Open to Love’s Deepest Bliss?

Every woman knows the fairy tale: find the right man, give him what he wants and needs, and he’ll love you forever. But when the myth you’ve been asked to believe fails to deliver―when you sense you’ve been settling for far less than you know in your heart is possible―how do you attract and keep a man capable of meeting what you most passionately yearn for?

In Dear Lover: A Woman’s Guide to Men, Sex, and Love’s Deepest Bliss, David Deida explores every aspect of the feminine practice of spiritual intimacy, from sexuality and lovemaking to family and career to emotions, trust, and commitment. Presented as a collection of letters from a man to his “dear lover,” here is this internationally acclaimed writer’s invitation to practice love as a living art as you discover:

• Why your man is always your choice―and how to choose a man of deep integrity who will satisfy the needs of your body, heart, and spirit • “Sexual essence” and the three stages of loving: how to understand your fluctuating capacity to experience divine connection with another • Knowing when to end a relationship and how to deal with the “him-shaped void” your absent man leaves behind • Daily exercises to help you and your partner move from separation to openness in two-bodied devotional trust

Ultimately, what every woman wants is to give and receive love fully. Whether you’re partnered or alone, Dear Lover reveals that “your love is the same love that yearns to open at everybody’s heart. You will attract and inspire a man as willing and able to open as you are. Constant yearning is the call to open and give yourself to all as love’s offering.”

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ISBN-10

1591792606

ISBN-13

978-1591792604

Print length

200 pages

Language

English

Publisher

Sounds True

Publication date

November 30, 2004

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6 x 0.5 x 8.95 inches

Item weight

9.2 ounces


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“In the area of sacred intimacy, David Deida is holding a lightning bolt. He sheds an astonishing light.” ―MARIANNE WILLIAMSOR, author of A Woman's Worth

“As a woman, I've never felt so understood and validated. Finally, a clear and brilliant guide to unraveling the mystery of relationships.” ―MARCI SHIMOFF, co-author of the New York Times bestseller Chicken Soup for the Woman's Soul

“I feel that Deida has reached a new level of poetic genius in his writing, and his understanding of feminine psychology astounds me.” ―MIRANDA SHAW, PH.D., author of Passionate Enlightenment: Women in Tantric Buddhism

“We all taste God, taste Goddess, taste pure spirit in those moments of sexual rapture, and wise men and women have always used that rapture to reveal Spirit's innermost secrets. David Deida is such a wise one.” ―KEN WILBER, author of Grace and Grit

About the Author

** David Deida**

Acknowledged as one of the most insightful and provocative teachers of our time, bestselling author David Deida continues to revolutionize the way that men and women grow spiritually and sexually. His ten books are published in more than 30 languages worldwide and are required reading in university, church, and spiritual center courses. His workshops on a radically practical spirituality have been hailed as among the most original and authentic contributions to the field of self-development currently available.

David Deida has been included in The Watkins Review Spiritual 100 List, designating the most spiritually influential people worldwide. He is a founding member of Integral Institute, and has taught and conducted research at the University of California-San Diego School of Medicine, University of California-Santa Cruz, San Jose State University, Lexington Institute in Boston, and Ecole Polytechnique in Paris, France. Some of his books include Blue Truth, The Enlightened Sex Manual, and the 20th Anniversary Edition of the international bestseller, The Way of the Superior Man.

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David Deida

David Deida

Acknowledged as one of the most insightful and provocative teachers of our time, bestselling author David Deida continues to revolutionize the way that men and women grow spiritually and sexually. His ten books are published in more than twenty-five languages worldwide and are required reading in university, church, and spiritual center courses. His workshops on a radically practical spirituality have been hailed as among the most original and authentic contributions to the field of self-development currently available. Deida is included in the Watkins Review Spiritual 100 List, designating the most spiritually influential people worldwide. He is a founding member of Integral Institute, and has taught and conducted research at the University of California-San Diego School of Medicine, University of California-Santa Cruz, San Jose State University, Lexington Institute in Boston, and Ecole Polytechnique in Paris, France. Some of his recent books include Blue Truth, The Enlightened Sex Manual, and the 20th Anniversary Edition of the international bestseller, The Way of the Superior Man.

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Cecilie

Cecilie

5

This book has transformed my relationship standards

Reviewed in the United States on September 21, 2023

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Dear Lover changed the way I think about relationships and gave me permission to seek a deeply spiritual connection with another human being. I was always looking for the kind of love that Deida writes about and yet I felt guilty looking for more than 'checked boxes' from my lovers. The kind of love Deida describes is my new barometer for connection and prerequisite reading for my future relationships.

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7 people found this helpful

ScottSgr

ScottSgr

5

I bought it for a friend

Reviewed in the United States on February 19, 2014

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I bought it for a friend after reading The Way Of The Superior Man, this book's companion. She doesn't believe in God and couldn't get past the mention of a higher power, so I guess atheists don't get to benefit from Mr Deida's wisdom. For everyone else, I think he has the best understanding of the male/female dynamic out there.

My friend's other complaint was that the information was too new and too different from what Dr. Phil and everyone else teaches. She said that if the contents of this book were legit then everyone would already know this. That complaint should be an encouragement for every person out there who thinks Dr. Phil is an idiot and is afraid to buy a relationship book for fear that it will contain the same old warmed-over nonsense.

If nothing else, this book contains NEW information, stuff you haven't heard before, stuff I look forward to trying out on the next open-minded woman I meet.

I won't go into a relationship again with a woman who can't grasp this. I think Dr. Phil works for the divorce lawyer's lobby and David Deida is on our side, and since this book is tragically out of print, you can get it cheap and take a chance on finding that one in a million relationship.

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10 people found this helpful

Danielle M. Gundlach

Danielle M. Gundlach

5

Must read for the modern man

Reviewed in the United States on March 6, 2019

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Wow, ancient wisdom delivered in a way that the modern man can learn the secrets of sacred sexuality and how to unleash his full potential across all aspects of life. I’ve been studying obscure ancient text on this subject of sacred sexuality and find David to be the foremost expert on bringing the wisdom found and lost in today’s world back using skilled communication to make it easy to understand the secrets of masculine energy that any man can tap into if they have the understanding. Nowhere else can you find such an updated comprehensive guide to some of the worlds most illuminating information that in its self can transform a man, his world and the world at large. Most read if you identify with being masculine.

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13 people found this helpful

Helen Davies

Helen Davies

5

to truly open up and love with all you have - to go beyond your ...

Reviewed in the United States on August 26, 2014

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One of the deepest, most profound books I ever read. I just finished it - it changed my way of seeing myself in a relationship forever and helped me understand that it was ME pushing others away - and not the other way (which I thought most of the time they were doing).

It takes a lot to open up, to truly open up and love with all you have - to go beyond your inner shells, to love yourself so deeply that you inner light can shine into the world - without a doubt.

I am so happy that I read this book - and this is, by the way, one of the books I read through without reading another one next to it. It caught me once and never let me go... of course my ego sometimes said to me: that's not true, the other person has just as much to do with it all - as you have - but in the end, my ego go quieter and quieter and was finally silent, the further I got into this book.

I especially love the letters at the beginning from each chapter.

David Deida has a deep and very beautiful way of writing. I am lucky that I found it - it's one of the best guide books I ever read (and, yes, I am VERY honest: I read many...)

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23 people found this helpful

aivones77

aivones77

5

Great read

Reviewed in the United States on November 26, 2022

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My s/o loves this author so I decided to check it out. Loved it! I learned a lot about myself and how to open myself to receive the love that is available for me.

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