by Patrik Olterman | Dec 14, 2015 | ISTA, LGBTQ, Life is my religion, Love, MCC, Sex
For freedom Christ has set us free. Stand firm, therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery. Galatians 5:1 (NRSV) It is a pertinent question, why did god give us freedom? Why where we burdened with choice? Hindsight being 20/20 it seems that it was a...
by Patrik Olterman | Nov 22, 2015 | Marriage & Relationships, Pirate Theology, Sex, Theological reflection
After more than half a decade of deconstruction I face this question. It all started with deconstructing our worldview and how we view god. Moving on to deconstruct our traditions and our ways of being Christian. This is not weird and is done all the time. In...
by Patrik Olterman | Nov 15, 2015 | Sacred Sexuality, Sex
A friend of mine pointed out that I talk a lot about tantra, but I never explain what it is. So here is my attempt at offering a brief view on what tantra is and the tantric tradition has to offer. Wikipedia defines tantra as: Tantra, also called Tantrism and Tantric...
by Patrik Olterman | Nov 13, 2015 | Life is my religion, Marriage & Relationships, Polyamory, Sacred Sexuality, Sex
Another week has past since I posted “Our sacred journey” and there have been countless of private messages and questions, ranging from: “How dare you?” to “Congratulations, now tell me how I can get there.” Although in every conversation there is this...
by Patrik Olterman | Nov 9, 2015 | Sacred Sexuality, Sex, Theological reflection
Love is such an important word. Regardless of who you are and what path you follow love is somehow at the centre of things. Love is a many splendoured thing, love lifts us up where we belong, all you need is love! (Moulin Rouge) In the sacred scriptures of the...
by Patrik Olterman | Nov 6, 2015 | Marriage & Relationships, Relationships, Sex
Anyone that was around when Hanna and I met knows that we had such an energetic attraction that generated sparks. And anyone we ever met assumed that when we got married that vibrant passion was carried into the marriage and into the bedroom with us. Nothing could be...
