Soul Ties: The Powerful Force of Sex

Soul Ties: The Powerful Force of Sex ~ Even that which is designed to heal can destroy when misused!

by Rick Wallace, Ph.D., Psy.D. | Courtesy of The Odyssey Project & The Visionetics Institute

Beyond any religious implications, there is a wealth of empirical, pragmatic, and experiential data that supports the idea that who you sleep with has a massive impact on your spiritual, mental, and physical health.

The act of sex is more than a physical experience to facilitate pleasure and procreation; it is the connecting, merging, and syncing of souls. Sex causes the brain to secrete certain chemicals that tie you to the person you are having sex with, even to the addiction level. These chemicals infiltrate every cell within your body.

Now, while some cells, like skin cells (two to three weeks), colon cells (four days), sperm cells (three days), have relatively short lifespans, others like white blood cells (one year) and brain cells (typically a lifetime) last a lot longer. These longer cellular lifespans mean that who you sleep with can influence your life for quite some time after the relationship has ended. So, the idea isn't merely the secretion of vaginal fluids or semen that is the problem here; it is also the secretion of hormones like oxytocin and vasopressin --- both of which are feel-good hormones.

Attraction, lust, sex --- all distinct --- put the hypothalamus in overdrive. Because the hypothalamus produces the chemicals related to love and attraction and sexual desire (the inherent sexual drive designed to ensure procreation), lust and attraction are often confused-- leading to disruption and frustration.

In simple, lust produces sex hormones via the ovaries and testes. Attraction produces dopamine (a part of the brain's reward pathway), a reward response produced by the hypothalamus. Proper attachment produces oxytocin and vasopressin, also via the hypothalamus. This way, sex is so much more than a physical encounter --- it is psychological and spiritual.

And for those that say you can sleep with someone and move on with no problem, you are suffering from another component of the same reality. Because sex is meant to connect, when you are promiscuous and connected to more than one person, or you have sex and quickly move on, it impacts your sense of identity, self-esteem, a sense of purpose, and psychological equilibrium. Additionally, it creates a highly oscillating spiritual center as you attempt to adjust to the frequencies of your carousel of partners.

Some of you wonder why you have this incredible person who wants to be with you, and you can't seem to make it happen. Check your soul ties. Some of you know he/she is no good for you, but you keep letting them back in. While there is a psychological component here, even it is reinforced by the sexual elements.

Neely Fuller Jr. named sex as one of the nine areas of human activity that is impacted by racism because who you sleep with impacts your thinking.

Sex must be seen as sacred and powerful, or it can destroy you. Even something that has the power to heal can destroy when misused. To put it simply, who you sleep with has massive implications that can stretch across the course of your entire life.

Conversely, sleeping with the person whose frequencies elevate yours and bring light instead of darkness (when consistently done) can be a powerful healing and element of empowerment. So, how much of your sovereignty have you surrendered through your sexual escapades? ~ Rick Wallace, Psy.D. Psy.D.