Sexual desire is the most powerful of human desires. When fueled by the energy of this desire, men and women develop some incredible qualities, including visualization and imagination, courage and willpower, and the ability to persist despite all obstacles and difficulties. . Sexual energy is so powerful that it is the source behind all creative achievements considered “genius.” When a person is able to transmute or sublimate this powerful life force, his imaginative capacity and creative energy become unstoppable.

Harnessing and redirecting our sexual energy often requires strong willpower, especially today with overly sexualized images that bombard us in the media, television, the Internet, movies, concerts, and even watching the way some people behave. dress in public settings. Some people feel that they SHOULD express their sexuality regardless of its detrimental effect on others (eg, luring someone away from their spouse, forcing someone against their will, or betraying their partner’s trust). Some people go to the other extreme and deny, repress and avoid dealing with their sexuality, in other words they actually repress and block their creative energy.

When we live in fear of our sexuality or allow our sexual desires to take precedence over our willpower, we become nothing more than a human animal sniffing out its next prey or cowering in fear of becoming prey. When we embody all of our sexual energy and harness the emotional quality for noble and beneficial results, we tap into our own spiritual capacity that Napoleon calls our “sixth sense.”

Any of the healthy mental stimulants (such as love, the desire for fame, power, or money, the effect of music, friendship, a master mind, mutual suffering, or autosuggestion), according to Napoleon Hill, author of Think and Grow Rich, “will temporarily or permanently increase thought vibrations.” Of all the possible influences, the desire for sexual expression is the most powerful, and the use of narcotics and alcohol, while temporarily enhancing creativity, is the most destructive.

One of my enlightened instructors, Dr. Mary Calderone, taught us that sex and love go hand in hand. I never forgot that. In fact, it has become a basic premise of my couples therapy. Napoleon Hill explains so clearly WHY sex and love go hand in hand. When filled with sexual desire for the sole purpose of having a “sexual” outlet, a man’s or woman’s actions can be disorganized, distorted, and even destructive. But when sexual desire is “mixed with the emotion of love,” it is the most powerful combined force for creation, procreation, and life in a healthy society.