OPEN HER Activate 7 masculine Powers to Arouse Your Woman’s 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 Woman’s 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. TABLE OF CONTENTS Foreword Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter One: The Artist Chapter Two: The Poet Chapter Three: The Director Chapter Four: The Warrior Chapter Five: The Sage Chapter Six: The Dark Knight Chapter Seven: The Lover Conclusion About the Author FOREWORD 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 individual–once 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