Cosmic Sexology: An Introduction

What kind of imagery is triggered in your mind by the term ‘Cosmic Sexology?’ Are you speeding into deep space having freeky-deeky alien sex with the hottest of alien love-toys? Are you chillin’ in your bedroom with girlfriend/boyfriend panting to the rhythmic flow of lava lamps as you find yourself metaphorically rocketing ‘into orbit’ from the intensity of your interaction? Do you think of Sexology as it may be studied elsewhere in the universe? Such imagery does indeed have some bearing on the subject matter at hand, but the B-Movie connotations of such signifiers will better serve us as supplementary materials in this slightly more rigorous intellectual approach to the term. The idea of a Cosmic Sexology has to do with revealing the structural character of sexual behavior, while at the same time opening our eyes to aspects of sexuality that serve as shifting mechanisms through which we may actually ascertain the existence of extra-dimensional space-time and the implications this holds for the elevated state of awareness known as Cosmic Consciousness. Our study will be academic, to be sure. But it will also be a journey of joy. Realizing the truth about human sexuality is like that. It is the cultivation of pure joy. When life is in order, the realm of the erotic is indeed our foremost connection to all higher experience. It is the vehicle of ultimate truth, the pathway to The Absolute.

So how does sexology reveal to us these ‘shifting mechanisms’ through which we access our higher selves? It is accomplished through the techniques of structuralism. Structure must be understood as an intrinsic principle in any successful study of sexology. Our attitudes about sex are shaped by the same forces that shape every other aspect of our lives, and these may be thought of as structures of discourse. By discourse, we refer to the cultural dialectic as it is manifest at any given historical moment. This discourse is shaped by underlying currents of attitudes, beliefs, habits, customs, etc., which form the largely unconscious structures through which and upon which culture is created. The implications here are enormous. What structuralism reveals to us is a world of widely diverse cultures, all built predominantly upon foundations of belief that are utterly unexamined. In fact, it is with near accuracy that we may think of the world of human beings as a world of cyborgs capable of functioning only in obeisance to their internal programming via these currents of unconscious impulses. Indeed, the very notion of free will itself is called to task by our methodology. Structuralism aims at the excavation of these basic structures with an eye toward understanding the mechanisms by which they function in an effort to create the potential for a far more liberal and meaningful exercise of free will in the overall process of human self-determination. It will also demonstrate that it is within the world of The Erotic that the most powerful and influential cultural structures exist, and that the dialectic which creates them is of a kind highly resistant to reason. By uncovering the underlying structural truths about sexuality, we discover how to become healthier and more highly self-actualized beings, even as we also discover, by serendipity as it were, the true nature of our spiritual apparatus, which is also most accessible through the world of the erotic. We might, then, most accurately name our study Cosmic STRUCTURAL Sexology, a moniker which accounts for everything. But our original nomenclature is sufficient, as its simplicity engenders a greater sense of curiosity, and, as the poet so rightly appreciates, it rolls lovelier off the tongue.

A Few Words About Structuralism & Sexology
What are the objectives of Sexology? Are they narrow and specific, or do they encompass any and all manner of discourse in the realm of The Erotic? Not surprisingly, there are probably as many different answers to the question as there are sexologists. There is, of course, general agreement that sexology attempts to understand sexual behavior in a unified, systematic fashion, but as to exactly what kinds of phenomena warrant classification as ‘sexual behavior’ there is no such general consensus. As a relatively ‘underground’ science, there is still much in the way of precedent that needs to be established. Our Structural approach to Sexology is an effort to narrow the focus of the study of sex in such a way as to ascertain something of its essence, that which is at work in all manner of sexual behavior and expression, rather than trying to work backwards from each isolated instance of diversity in search of underlying structural elements.



Structuralism was the definitive philosophical method during the 50’s and 60’s as it evolved from a purely literary analytical tool into a system of inquiry that could treat of almost any subject whatsoever. If there was a phenomenology to something, it could be studied in terms of underlying structures. The method gave way in the late 60’s and 70’s to the school of deconstructionism, a movement based almost entirely on the works of Jacques Derrida. There are ample texts on the differences and preferences of the two schools of thought, to which I refer the reader via google search in lieu of taking unnecessary time for the discussion here. To capsulize briefly, semiotics, the study of signs, is an integral part of structuralist methodology, and it is my contention that this same study of signs is of particular value in the discipline of sexology. And, truth be told, semiotics finds itself in a pivotal role within deconstructionist thought, as well. The interpretation of signs is as useful in the dissecting of phenomena as it is in the apprehension of totalities. Therefore, in the realm of The Erotic, to deconstruct and to apprehend essential structure are two sides of the same coin. At issue is the clear comprehension of the essential structure or structures upon which sexuality OF ANY VARIETY may become manifest, and it is this which our exacting methodology will facilitate.

So I hope you'll join me for a wondrous ride through the vast universe of modern sexual discourse. With a little diligence, we will uncover some enlightening aspects of our own deeper sexual selves, and in the course of such discoveries we will learn why Sex is in reality the only true expression of religious transcendence. It is the ultimate ritual experience through which man may rise above his workaday life and enter into the realms of The Absolute.