I decided that if something so lovely and transcendent could exist in this world, it couldn’t be all that bad, and I healed my soul and became a 1% statistic in that without formal treatment, which I asked for but which was essentially unavailable to me at the time, I left my eating disorder in remission, and to this date have not had a relapse. When I discovered sex, which I held out for until I was sixteen and had been with the boyfriend I loved for two years, it was magical, and it literally saved my life. Body issues and shame for my body and my sexuality were very successfully imparted to me by a combination of some old-fashioned ideas from my parents, some very religious friends growing up, emotional abuse, and the fact that I was an ugly duckling. There’s a personal story behind it I was anorexic and bulemic as a teenager.
A liberated and respectful attitude towards sex, and reverence of it, is a big part of what attracted me to the Craft. For me, sacred sexuality is an important part of my faith.
