CONSCIOUS CONCEPTION
ELEMENTAL JOURNEY THROUGH THE LABYRINTH OF SEXUALITY
By Jeannine Parvati & Frederick Baker
Conscious Conception is the comprehensive reference for fertility awareness.
All natural methods of family planning, both ancient and current, are
presented within the larger context of sexuality and an evolving spirituality,
which embraces the religious wisdom traditions and goes beyond.
The book is for anyone who wants to prepare before conception for the
great journey as partners in creation: commonly known as becoming PARENTS.
Couples who are labelled "infertile" will discover new possibilities and
ways to naturally conceive. This book is also for anyone exploring
fertile sexuality and desires a way to avoid contraception and pregancy
both at once. The information is shared with the hope that every baby
can be a welcomed baby AND strengthen sexual relationships. Rather then
rely upon medical device, chemicals or surgeries, the invitation of Conscious
Conception is to experience fertility as not in the way of sexuality,
but rather, that fertile sexuality is THE way of spirituality.
Subject: Re: thank you
Date: 16 Aug 2001 18:59:18 -0600
Eszter wrote:
Dear Jeannine and Rico!
I just wanted to let you know - there is another person whose life has
been affected forever by your words and your hearts. A friend of mine
just lent me the book "Conscious Conception" and tapes with Jeannine's
lectures. The information I am receiving is resonating in me.
I am a 32 year-old woman from Hungary currently living in Port Townsend,
WA. I would like to use what I learnt from you to try to heal myself
and my husband. We have been together for more than 8 years and
something has always kept us from having a child. We have shied away
from the responsibility and have seen children as a burden. This just
cannot be right! I would like to be whole again and as a 32-year-old
woman learn to be WANTING a child - inviting a spirit.
I am very greatful to you and wish you the best to keep up the good
work.
Thank you - koszonom: Eszter
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The authors boldly guide us through such real issues as abortion, adoption
and choosing the gender and birth time of our babies yet always within
a larger story of SOUL ~ myth, metaphor and our evolution of ideas about
sexuality and by extension, creation. One prevailing concept in Conscious
Conception is that we can put to rest the victim of fertility archetype
which has been at best the inspiration of great literature/tragedy for
millennia, and at worst has released much pain and suffering upon our
Earth. We can become conscious of our capacity to co-create ~ as simple
as knowing when one is hungry or thristy, we can know when we are fertile
and act in ways which are best-for-life. This natural knowing is
aided by attention to not only our physical bodies and fertility cycles,
but our dreams and desires. What is emerging at the end of this millennium
is the realization that fertility awareness is a SOURCE experience, one
which puts us in direct relationship with creative energy. By becoming
conscious of our fertility, we become more creative.
It is our choice in what form we show the world our love ~ a baby is but
one option. Conscious Conception transcends the pro-choice and pro-life
polemic. Conscious Conception is both at once ~ simply stated, it's instruction
is to "Choose Life".
The propaganda which is put out by the contraceptive industry results
in many unwanted children and abortions. All contraceptive methods have
failure rates ~ which mean real conceptions. Natural Family planning has
the best statistics in effectiveness for one reason ~ when there is any
possibility of pregnancy, abstinance is practiced. When fertile, regardless
of contraceptive promises, babies can be conceived, and sometimes are.
| I have a deep need to retreat
and feel almost... psychic, I am intolerant to sarcasm and mockery
however humorously intended. My
womb has started contracting, but no blood yet... that will come tonight
or tomorrow. In the mean time I will take time out to tune into myself
as I know next week I will be full of energy and ready to start 'doing'
again. I recently received Jeannine Parvarti Bakers 'Concious Conception'
from a sister and I only
read it during my moon time as this is the only time I am truely receptive
to her message... what she shares goes so much deeper than the words on
the page and I feel I would miss so much if I read it at other times...
in fact come to think of it I have quite a few books on the go and I read
them all at different times of the month. How wonderful it is to be female.
Lisa Wilson
Newcastle Upon Tyne
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Included are detailed ceremonies for healing previous abortions, both
public and private rituals to resolve the past and be more present in
the unfolding fertility story now. Abortion is not moralized as being "wrong" ~
rather, it just hurts and is increasingly unneccessary as the practice
of Conscious Conception/ Fertility Awareness is spread throughout
the world. Again, contraception is deconstructed to show its inevitable
failure while in contrast, when cyclical abstinance is employed, there
are no conceptions.
Plus the world's best kept secret ~ fertility awareness inclusive of abstinance,
enhances a long-term monogamous relationship in many ways that usage of
contraception cannot. It also is optimal in short-term relationships as
the praticioners need fear no untimely pregnancy.
What would the world look like if every baby was a wanted, welcomed baby?
If women knew ourselves and honestly communicated our truth in regards
to fertility to our lovers? What if teens learned fertility awareness,
which embraces the best of all ideas about sex education, and developed
a real self to esteem? Conscious Conception describes such a world ~ a
world of the POSSIBLE FAMILY. Freebirth, waterbirth, total breastfeeding,
the family bed and attachment mothering are shared amongst many other
topics as extensions of the optimal beginning in life ~ conscious conception
between passionate partners with life.
It sounds simple ~ by knowing when we are fertile, we can still express
sexual love yet not conceive babies merely by not having seminal intercourse.
Women are usually fertile for 1/3, 1/4 or 1/5th of the monthly cycle.
During this phase of fertility, sexuality can be deepened by exploring
many ways to ecstasy exclusive of intercourse. There is a courtship/ honeymoon
rhythm each month which cultivates desire and passion. Plus, the dilemma
of an unwanted pregnancy needn't interfere with the on-going deepening
of trust between lovers. Conscious Conception, in almost 500 pages, explores
why, when and how to practice effective fertility awareness, whether you
want a baby or not ~ and to its credit, expands the mysteries of life
as it does. This is an exploration of the labryinth of sexuality, where
conception is a fractal of birth, and the doorway to many dimensions of
existence, pre-existence and post-existence in the great round of being.
Richly adorned with art, notes, research and book reviews/ bibliographies,
glossary and index, CONSCIOUS CONCEPTION is a book you will have by your
bedside for many years, dipping into the wealth of information, ideas
and stories of other lovers. Be forewarned however, ~ leaving this book
out on the coffee table results in its lending, and delayed return. (Also,
though rare, just having it in ones home can result in a desired pregnancy!)
I am somewhat blown away by Conscious Conception. Especially the description of how to check your mucus. I was a little shocked, actually, because it made me aware of how insidious the patriarchal clinical view of sexuality is. Even those of us who teach NFP are describing the whole thing as if we were on the table in stirrups. Bless you.
Marie Zenack
Author with Robin Lim
The Natural Family Planning Handbook:
A Lifestyle of Non-violence
Fertility Awareness Teacher for 30 years
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