Uses of the Erotic: The Erotic as Power
Audre Lorde explores the power of the erotic as a force of empowerment for women, challenging societal suppression and reclaiming the importance of deep, unapologetic feeling in personal and collective liberation.
centraleurasia.orgThe very word erotic comes from the Greek word eros, the personification of love in all its aspects—born of Chaos, and personifying creative power and harmony.
This internal requirement toward excellence which we learn from the erotic must not be misconstrued as demanding the impossible from ourselves nor from others. Such a demand incapacitates everyone in the process.
In order to be utilized, our erotic feelings must be recognized. The need for sharing deep feeling is a human need.
Audre Lorde’s essay The Uses of the Erotic