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After
Sunday with Jazbell in a CLI Circle context,
Stoney wakes up on Monday morning and finds the
world he knew just two days ago has
vanished. He muses about Jazbell,
about his love for her, about life; he describe his feeling and
shares many insights. Then, in
reaching out to contact Jazbell, it seem she has
gone to New York without so much as a word to
him.
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We
now hear our story from Jazbell's
perspective. Her Sunday CLI Circle
experience with Stoney has had an equally
profound affect upon her. The
denial of her attachment to Stoney has been
blown away and she finds herself in a powerful
tug of way between running to him and running
away.
Without
a word to him, she flies off to Europe, under
the excuse that it's a business trip, but soon
finds she can't simply run away. She
returns home and on the way stops in Denver to
seek the assistance of her dearest friend.
The two women offer us some deep insights into
the the pros and cons of relationships and the
possible ways to solve this seemingly unsolvable
tug of war. She then turns to her
life-long mentor and friend, Intendr, for some
additional insights about life, love, and
relationships. Intendr also takes us deep into fears,
emotions, and intentions underlying the the concept we call
marriage. Then he offers ways to transform marriage from an
institution onto a loving partnership.
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Jazbell
returns to Stoney and they talk in detail about
their differences and similarities and how
people accommodate each other's
styles. Jazbell still does not
acknowledge her feeling to Stoney.
Then,
in
a lighthearted story format, Jazbell takes the
us back to her childhood and shares with Stoney
many of the gifts of knowledge and wisdom that,
over the years, her mentor, Intendr, has taught
her.
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Stoney
gets to experience a large and well organized
CLI Circle and finds it very pleasant and very
different from what he expected and also
different from his first and private CLI Circle
where he and Jazbell were the only
players.
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Stony relates to us his first encounter with
Sex
as a Spiritual Experience: Orgasm,
like everything else in life, is limited
to what we believe and expect it to
be. In the greater reality; however,
orgasm is a multifaceted jewel that can be
experience in dozens (if not hundreds) of
different ways. As an example,
here's a quote from chapter eight:
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When
I connected with that light, it was as if I
exploded. I, as Stoney, disappeared.
I was no longer me experiencing an orgasm.
I became the orgasm. I became
completely engulfed in the experience.
I was the experience itself. I
cannot even begin to
describe where I was or what I experienced, or
how long I stayed in that altered state.
All I know is that it was exquisite, ecstatic,
profound, and beyond anything that can be
described in words.
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Stoney
is pleased, surprised and delighted as he
experiences Jazbell in social CLI
Circle. He's also surprised at how
the party progresses. Here's a quote
from chapter nine:
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For
most of the people present, including both Jazbell
and me, sexual desires soon fade into
the background. Much to my surprise,
the evening becomes a social event like one
might expect at a party where clothing was worn
by all present. There is, however,
one very significant difference — nobody here
is trying to get into anybody else’s pants.
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Again
on the morning after, Stoney wakes up and finds
his world has change. He again muses
about Jazbell and about life. He
describe his feeling and shares many insights.
He also starts wondering where the form we call
"heart-shaped" comes from because that
shape is a poor representation of an actual
heart. In only a matter of minutes
the answer is kneeling before him. He then
again reverts to writing poetry this time
describing the day he found out about sex.
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Jazbell
is finally forced to choose between running away
and confessing her love for Stony.
She has a long heart to heart talk with her
mentor which pushes her into seeing what is
beneath her fear of commitment. After
much beating around the bush, Jazbell and Stoney
finally acknowledges their love for each
other. The discussion of
relationships moves to a deeper more intense
level.
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The book ends with a chapter titled
"The Gift." You'll
have to read the book to find out what the gift
is.
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