Whoa. This book was a revelation. I found myself nodding along with so much of the information within. Thomashauer put into words concepts I've long believed but couldn't voice. This book goes beyond just being a typical feminist tome and into the realm of spiritual awakening. The author beautifully elevates a woman's sexual core to the realm of dynamic divine creation, a bridge between the worlds, as it were.

And while I'll admit that at times the blatant pussy worship can get a little uncomfortable, I wholeheartedly believe that was Thomashauer's purpose: to force us to face our own discomfort, our internalized shame and beliefs that we're somehow broken / fucked up / wrong simply for being female and having female genitals that are there not just for procreation, but to bring us pleasure.

The idea that pleasure is at the heart of our inner knowing... and it's pleasure that kicks into gear our intuitive GPS system, is revolutionary, yet it makes so much sense. Following our desires - both physical and emotional - leads us to higher states of growth than we could have ever imagined if we'd been unwilling to go after what we truly want.

I did have one beef with the book, however, and it's the author's insistence on home birth over hospital birth. It's not only incredibly narrow-sighted, but downright dangerous. She insists that women "have been doing just fine" for millennia delivering babies on their own. But it wasn't that long ago that childbirth was the number one killer of women AND babies. I would be dead now if I'd attempted a home birth, as would a number of other women I know. I'm all for female empowerment - but not at the very real risk to our lives and the lives of our babies.

Aside from that one major complaint, I found the book incredibly powerful and in some ways life-changing. The exercises within are worth the price of the book alone. I'm grateful to have read this book when I did; I have no doubt it's going to profoundly change the way I live my life from here. ( )

I was absolutely ready for the message of this book. It's life-changing. It will be hard for many to wrap their minds around the ideas inside but I urge everyone to give it a try. This book needs to be read far and wide. ( )