Recently I was listening to a book on tape called “Think and Grow Rich” by Napoleon Hill, which is considered the granddaddy of all personal development books. Its not just about getting rich, but getting happy, as in reality, true happiness doesn’t come from just sitting still or treading water with the crowd, rather, it comes from expanding, growing, succeeding and contributing.
In the book, Hill talks about “Sexual Transmutation” as a gateway to infinite creativity and lists some of the most famous creative geniuses in history like Thomas Edison and Einstein amongst others who had “highly sexed natures.” So what is a highly sexed nature? Its basically someone who loves sex and is driven to success at all costs to impress the opposite sex.
But here’s the catch! Just because you have a highly sexed nature doesn’t mean you should have sex all the time, in fact a majority of the time, in order to practice “sexual transmutation”, you need to withhold blowing your libido in order to express it in other creative ways. So, we may have the urge to get hot and sweaty and roll around naked every day with our partner (or anyone thats attractive), but if we resist the urge and redirect it into writing songs, painting, writing books, etc., we can “rise to the status of a genius.”
Do I Have To Stop Having Sex?
No, this doesn’t mean we abstain from sex for good either. Sex is actually medicine, perhaps the most potent of all, but only in moderation. For a man this is easily understood when after having an orgasm he’s not ready to tackle the world, he’s more likely ready to hit the hay, which can be a good thing, releasing tension, stress and becoming absolutely present healing himself in the process. On the flipside, blow too much sexual energy and there will be nothing left to create your masterpiece. How many porn stars do you know who have created marvelous inventions or became billionaires? Probably none! Of course this all goes for women as well, they just express or deplete their juju in different ways.
So what is a good guideline for having sex?
Unless you’re on vacation or your honeymoon, personally think 1-2 times per week is a healthy number for any couple, but you’ll have to test it out. Does having sex start to dampen your creative juices? If so, think about backing off a bit. On the flip side, not having an orgasm over long periods of time can actually be unhealthy as the buildup of tension and sexual substance (especially for a man) can create stress on the body, mind and spirit. For more info on this just do a Google search.
What if I don’t have a partner?
We’ve all been there, but thankfully we all know what to do here so I won’t get too graphic. If you’re rolling solo, the same applies to all of the above, you’ll just be helping yourself out.
Create Your Masterpiece!
To test this theory out I suggest the next time you have the urge to splurge, instead, pick up the pen, your guitar or your paint brush and see what comes out. I think you’ll be pleasantly surprised.
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Chad – CEO Music Launch Pad