Reuniting - March 2008 Newsletter

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March, 2008
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Oxytocin Revisited

...Oxtocin sounded like the most romantic stuff. Everyone wanted to know if it came in pill form. At last it seemed like humanity had a convenient scientific shorthand for discussing the increased wellbeing associated with intimate union and romance. The benefits could apparently all be lumped together as “the gains from increased oxytocin.” We thought so too.....

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Have A Laugh at the Gender Gap

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Letters from the Trenches

...When i was younger i use to sleep with girls. I would describe my childhood as a very happy one. I was mostly carefree, had many friends, and enjoyed all the pleasures life had for me, without complaining like i often do now. I think one of the keys to me being happy back then was that i use to sleep with my female cousins who were about my age and a little older. I also use to sleep with my aunt. I read you piece on the Making love energetically and also the couple on the bridal chamber. It reminds me of the great feelings i had when i would wake up from sleeping with all those females. I DIDN'T JUST JUMP OUT OF BED! I awoke, took a deep breath, look out the window, smiled ...

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PEACE BETWEEN THE SHEETS News

Healing between the sexes can also go on outside the bedroom. If you're trying to transform your feelings of uneasiness from past relationships, volunteer to be a Courtly Companion. Find out what the other half of the human race has been going through. Guaranteed to increase your compassion. (Ladies, there are several splendid gentlemen currently awaiting Companions.)

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Recipe for A Healthy World

Carl Jung recounted the following story, told to him by Richard Wilhelm, who lived in China for many years:

There was a great drought where Wilhelm lived; for months there had not been a drop of rain and the situation became catastrophic. The Catholics made processions, the Protestants made prayers, and the Chinese burned joss-sticks and shot off guns to frighten away the demons of the drought, but with no result. Finally the Chinese said, 'We will fetch the rain-maker.' And from another province a dried up old man appeared. The only thing he asked for was a quiet little house somewhere, and there he locked himself in for three days. On the fourth day the clouds gathered and there was a great snow-storm at the time of the year when no snow was expected, an unusual amount, and the town was so full of rumours about the wonderful rain-maker that Wilhelm went to ask the man how he did it. ...

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Even great sex can end in post-coital blues

Advice from Brian Alexander, MSNBC contributor

Why would a guy get depressed following great sex and only feel better after a fast getaway? ...

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