Dianea Kohl's EVOLution of an Orgasm

The sexual juiciness of the cover is quite alluring, and the title of the book held great promise when I saw it. Nuggets of truth concerning sexuality, spirituality, religion, and numerous other topics are scattered throughout the book in the riverbed of Dianea’s experience. I found the reading quite thought provoking but sometimes difficult. I finished the book with some of my
questions unanswered.

EVOLution of an Orgasm: Sex meets Spirit so we can MAKE real LOVE is essentially an autobio-graphy of Dianea Kohl as related to her religious upbringing and how her sexuality in particular was influenced by her “born-again Christian” parents. It reads like a diary and is at times blatantly revealing. In its simplest form, Dianea relates how, through tears and sexuality, a true healing of these religious emotional chains takes place. She evolves in her life to experience spirituality as distinct from religion.

Throughout the book there is a play on words—simple at first and often poignant—such as the word EVOLution in which the first four letters reversed spell LOVE. The feeling “love me” permeates the book.

It comes through loud and clear that Dianea is someone constantly “doing her inner soul work of deep emotional release and self-analysis.” One can easily see that over the years she has experienced breakthroughs in many areas. In fact, my sense is that the writing of this book is part of Dianea’s continued healing process. At the end we are left with obvious growth areas for Dianea to uncover in the future. Being an advocate of primal and personal growth, I applaud her efforts.

Regarding relationships, this reader is left wondering why Dianea wishes to pursue a polyamorous path (open to more than one sexual/romantic relationship even if not currently involved in more than one) rather than a monogamous one, which she says, “functions to help us not easily flee intimacy, the expression of vulnerable feelings, the key to Love.” The tension between these two paths left me with some unanswered questions: who would Dianea be if she pursued a path of monogamy? How will her continued personal work affect her polyamory?

In conclusion, EVOLution of an Orgasm explores sexuality and religion from one person’s personal primal perspective. If you wish to know Dianea at a very deep level and experience a fellow traveller on the path, this is a book for you.