What Sex Actually Does to the Human Being

The neurological state produced by genuine sexual union is indistinguishable, in its measurable brain activity, from the states reported by advanced meditators during mystical experience. The same neurochemical profile. The same dissolution of the sense of self. Science didn't discover this recently. The Tantric traditions mapped it two thousand years ago. The alchemists encoded it in symbolic language. The Sufi poets wrote about it in language so ecstatic it was repeatedly mistaken for something else. In this video we go deeper than most content ever goes on this subject. Through neuroscience, psychology, and the world's spiritual traditions, we explore what sex actually does to the human being — and why the gap between what genuine connection is capable of and how it is most commonly experienced may be one of the most significant sources of human suffering in the modern world. Topics covered: oxytocin and the brain, the default mode network, mirror neurons, physiological synchrony, Brené Brown and vulnerability, attachment theory, the loneliness epidemic, Tantric Hinduism, Shakti and Shiva, the sacred marriage, Kabbalistic mysticism, Sufi poetry, Rumi, the coniunctio, genuine union versus physical contact. The Liminal explores science, psychology, history, and spiritual meaning across topics most people think they already understand. New videos every one to two weeks. Also on this channel: Your Eye Color Reveals More Than You Think —    • Your Eye Color Reveals More Than You Think   What Your Ears Really Say About You —    • What Your Ears Really Say About You   Why Is Human Sexuality Taboo? —    • Why Is Sex Taboo?   Your Hands Are Revealing More Than You Think —    • Your Hands Are Revealing More Than You Think