Integrating Intimacy

Integrating Intimacy

Reclaiming Eros

Ancient Kemetic insights on intimacy

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Nina Everflow
Jul 22, 2025
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When we hear the word Eros, most of us think of the Greek god of love and sexual longing—winged, impulsive, sensual. In modern times, the erotic has been reduced even further: either hyper-sexualized and commodified, or suppressed and shamed. Yet Eros, in its original form, was never just about sex—it was the sac…

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