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Polyamory
Sacred
Space Institute
- The Sacred Space Institute is a group of intimate peers
with the common commitment of supporting each others spiritual evolution as well
as planetary transformation. Toward this end, we freely share resources,
including information, technical skills and equipment, love, wisdom, nurturing,
erotic energy, and financial opportunities. We come to this work from many
different spiritual paths and a wide variety of life experiences and
professional training. Our backgrounds include clinical psychology, chi kung,
yoga, holistic health, tantra, massage, film making, journalism, business,
nutrition, and dance. Our intention is to create a context in which the arts of
whole systems healing and sacred sexuality can be applied, taught and developed,
given professional legitimacy, and disseminated to a wide international public.
Whole systems healing is a multilevel process which encompasses mind, body, feelings, sex, and spirit. It includes an individuals relationships with the different parts of oneself, with each other, and with all of creation. A whole systems approach recognizes that treating one isolated symptom or problem is only partially effective at best and can actually be harmful. Instead, we consider the complete individual along with his or her family, community, and society. We view health as the natural outcome of fully allowing and integrating every aspect of self and opening to an experience of unity with others and with the Divine. Since sexuality is an area where many people experience both internal and interpersonal conflicts, and it is often left out of holistic health care, we focus our attention here.
Polyamory Awareness and
Acceptance Ribbon Campaign (PAARC) - Polyamory isn't "swinging."
The difference between the two is quite simple. In swinging, the emphasis is on
sex. And while sex is as important to polyamory as it is to monogamy, the true
emphasis is the same as that of monogamy: love.
Polyamory is not "cheating." It is a relationship structure
built with the knowledge and approval of all partners involved. No secret
relationships exist in polyamory. Openness, honesty, communication, trust... All
the things that are key to a monogamous relationship are vital to polyamory.
Polyamory is not out to replace monogamy. Just as monogamy doesn't "fit" certain individuals, neither does polyamory. The two practices are not mutually exclusive, nor opposed in any way. Like most things in life, it's a matter of personal choice.
Polyamory-Related Books - These pages review books about or related to polyamory (the practice of having multiple open, intimate, possibly sexual relationships). All opinions, positive or negative, are my own unless otherwise noted. Looking For Poly Friendly Professionals (Therapists/Counselors)
What Psychology Professionals Should Know About Polyamory – The Lifestyles and Mental Health Concerns of Polyamorous Individuals - Based on a paper presented at the 8th Annual Diversity Conference - March 12th, 1999 - Albany, New York
Relationship LLC –
Marriage perfected - Now There Is A New
Way To Tie The Knot. It is
our position that limited liability companies, "LLCs", may prove to be
the new marriage model. Marriage is presently available only to one man and one
woman. LLCs are available to everyone, couples (of any sexual mix) who wish to
pursue life together, a single parent family and groups of friends. Marriage is
based on family law, limited liability companies are based on partnership law
and the legal arrangement its "members" agree to.
Love More - We provide information and inspiration for people who are interested in evolving sustainable relationships and new relationship options. It is our belief that monogamy as a relationship style can be a valid choice but there are also other time tested, legitimate options for intimacy, sexuality, and family life that are not allowed in the country by law and by custom.
Society For Human
Sexuality - Polyamory is a relationship style (and style of living)
involving the creation of "intimate networks" of friends, partners,
and lovers. It is also referred to as "responsible non-monogamy."
Since this is done without hiding one's relationships from anyone else in one's
life, it requires a high level of integrity, honesty, and communication. One
book in particular stands out when it comes to multi-partner relationships: The
Ethical Slut by Dossie Easton and Catherine A. Liszt. The book Polyamory:
The New Love Without Limits by Deborah Anapol also has plenty of value,
particularly for long-term fidelitous networks. Additional information may be
found in our guide to sexuality
resources.
Abby And Jack - On the personal side, let me say that being bisexual just means that you recognize within yourself the ability to love or to be physically attracted to members of both genders. It means that you are able to appreciate both genders sexually. Once this part of yourself is recognized, there is often the desire to experience what sexuality is like with both genders. After this is experienced, many bisexual people find that the difference in those sexual experiences create a desire to continue partaking of that diversity. But people are not just their genders. Most people also consider sexuality to be an extension of love. That leads us to people who are polyamorous. Polyfolk find within themselves the capacity to love more than one person at a time. This can often be confusing as our society denies the reality of this possibility:
ONE NATURAL LAW OF POLYAMORY
How
you feel about one person has nothing to do with how you feel about another.
This is a given. The fact that your husband or wife may love or desire other
people does not mean that they are "missing" anything in their
relationship with you. And the fact that they may be interested in a person of
the same sex, does not mean that he feels any less attracted to you. These are
fallacies taught by our society.
The Polyamory Society - Serving
the Polyamorous Community - The
Polyamory Society is a nonprofit organization which promotes and supports the
interest of individuals of multi-partner relationships and families. Currently
the Society provides information and is building membership. This page is a
general outline of what we would like to see provided to Polyamorists and their
families. The Society welcomes input and participation.
Investigate the possibilities of a polyamorous (more than one love)
lifestyle. Ask us how you can make more love in your life, relate from
your highest self with your lovers and housemates, up level jealousy into
compersion (joy at your lovers' joy), and give them each the attention,
companionship, touch and sexual-loving they need. We'll teach you
employ empathetic active listening, imago healing, relationship imaging, Voice
Dialogue centering, tantric activation and sex magic to your love life.
Polyamory, loving more than one at the same time, is a relationship alternative probably preferable for everyone, all the time. Polysexuality, however, may be better for some people some of the time; and so, too, may all the other relationship possibilities--monogamy, single hood, even celibacy. What we advocate, above all, is CHOICE. We want you to make discerning choices that serve you, that facilitate your personal growth and evolution and at the same time honor and respect the people you love and are committed to.
You have relationship
options--open marriage, pair-bonded inclusive relating, triads (man-woman-man,
woman-man-woman, man-man-man, woman-woman-woman) polyfidelity, loving networks,
group marriage, multi-generational line marriage, etc., with heterosexual,
homosexual, bisexual, pansexual alternatives within each of these categories.
Though you consult others, ultimately, you make your own choices, choices
consonant with your stage of life, experience, needs at the time.
Polyamory.com - Resources For
Poly’s And Those Who Love Them
Welcome to Polymatchmaker.com
– Love is never wrong – The perfect place to find your poly mates! Poly
MatchMaker is a FREE service and members only site. We are not a swingers site,
nor a free sex site. What we are is a place for mature loving adults to find
others who share the Polyamory lifestyle.
Sev
For The Curious – I believe that the world and I have a lot to offer each
other. Non-monogamy is a way for me to fill my life with wonderful people,
drawing the lines where I feel they belong in my life. It's about communication,
about being honest about my feelings, and about spending my time with people who
make me happy -- with the full knowledge and consent of all my partners.
Having multiple relationships can sometimes be difficult due to time constraints. In other words, time spent with one lover is time not spent with another. However, the same does not apply to emotion. Love shared in one relationship is a positive experience, which fills me with loving energy, which benefits my other relationships.
Alt.polyamory
- This is a home page for the Usenet newsgroup alt.polyamory.
If your web browser supports news, you can read the newsgroup from here.
The Institute for 21st
Century Relationships
http://www.homeport.org/~catya/poly.html
- Personal Homepage of a Poly Couple
Stef’s Homepage
– Writings on polyamory
Our Little Quad – Polyamory For The Practical
Neopagan.net - Isaac Bonewits’ Homepage - Part Eleven: Polyamory and Other Lovestyles
Updated: 3/03/08