Sticky Monkeyflower

Positive Qualities: Balanced integration of human warmth and sexual intimacy; ability to express deep feelings of love and connectedness, especially in sexual relationships

Patterns of Imbalance: Repressed sexual feelings, or acting out inappropriate sexual behavior; inability to experience human warmth in sexual experiences; deep fear of sexuality and intimacy

Definition: Through human sexuality one can come in deepest contact with another human being. The strongest soul ecstasy is afforded through such communion, but also the most painful soul illness. This distortion and suffering is especially pronounced in our modern society. That which is most profound is often the most profaned; indeed, human sexuality is publicized, commercialized, and exploited in every possible manner. Sticky Monkeyflower heals those who are challenged in their efforts to understand and affirm their true sexuality. Such persons have a deep fear of intimacy and human contact, sometimes avoiding relationships altogether. Often, they mask their fear by over-compensation, choosing numerous superficial sexual relationships which do not really engage full-hearted participation or emotional vulnerability. Such souls, at their very core, fear exposure of the Self to another human being. Thus, the expression of sexuality is often shallow or devoid of real presence. Sticky Monkeyflower helps such souls come in contact with the true feelings of the Self, and especially the relationship of sexual impulses and desires to the authentic emotions of the heart. When the soul honors this true Self, it is guided by the warmest impulses of love and compassion in its expression of human sexuality.