Eros, god of love and desire, was “the fairest of the deathless gods... He unstrings the limbs and subdues both mind and sensible thought in the breasts of all the gods and all men.”1 No one, neither mortal nor divine, can resist his enchantment. Eros is the spirit of life, the cosmic power of love, and the procreative force of the universe, drawing things towards unity and bringing order and harmony to Chaos 2 (Harrison & Jane Ellen, 1955). According to the Greek Orphic religion 3 (Hamilton & Edith, 1954), in the beginning there was Chaos, the creative void that gave birth to Eros, the creative impulse or spirit, and Eros was the catalyst in the formation of Gaia, the earth goddess or physical existence. Thus, Eros, also known as Shekinah among Kabbalist Hebrews, connects body and soul, as does “ruah elohim” in Genesis 4 (Abraham & Ralph, 1994).

Author Name: Darlene Lancer

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Keywords: Healing Power, Eros

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EISSN: 1522-4821.1000144

EOI/DOI: 10.4172/1522-4821.1000144

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