title: An Evolutionary Vision of Relationships: The Spirituality of Romantic Love
author: Andrew Harvey and Chris Saade
description: Groundbreaking. Pivotal. Revolutionary. Awe-inspiring. These are some of the words that immediately popped into my head as I listened to this audio CD set. And I m not exaggerating here. There are historical moments when works of art (i.e. books, music, paintings) burst across our shared cultural landscape with a force, freshness and decisiveness that shatter our old and worn-out conception of things revealing new and vital possibilities. From my vantage point, this audio CD set is, indeed, one of these transformative works of art and its thunderous message shakes the very foundation of most everything we ve imagined and been fed about romantic love. Welcome to the wisdom and vision-filled feast of Harvey and Saade. I love how eager I am to keep listening and re-listening. I love the clarity and passion of the message. I love how brilliantly these two pioneering teachers challenge us to step beyond all trivial and narcissistic notions of romantic relationship and instead claim the true power and majesty of who we are intended to be as intimate partners. This may sound strange to say.....it s hard to put into words really.....but when I heard Harvey and Saade speak about building a romantic relationship as an expression of Divine Union dedicated to serving peace and justice in the world, I actually felt proud.....proud to be in a romantic relationship! I ve been married for nearly eighteen years and I love how excited I am to share this CD set with my beloved partner and use it almost like an inspirational study guide for deepening our romantic connection and moving our relationship forward. (Also, regarding our difficulty with trying to decide on a special wedding gift for a friend and her soon-to-be husband......problem solved! These CDs will be the perfect gift to help a new couple launch their romantic partnership).<br /> --Barry Sherman<br /><br /><br />Finally in this series we are liberated from the narcissistic trap of thinking romantic love and relationships are only about our personal, individual lives. This series explores romantic relationships in a new context and declares that global social justice and service are the central and primary purposes of our romantic unions. We have been brainwashed into the idea that the purpose of our life is to find a romantic partner and that until we do, our lives are meaningless and that when we do find a romantic relationship out lives are complete and we need not worry about anything else. These CDs are both deeply inspirational and grounded in real life practical tools. Amazing!<br /> --Casey Robertson
zlib_text: Heartfelt Praise for
  
   _Evolutionary Love Relationships_
  
  “In _Evolutionary Love Relationships_ , Andrew Harvey and Chris Saade have
  revealed the love we have always dreamed of. Their gorgeous book is a radiant
  call to evolutionary love: where sex can be holy, orgasm a conduit to the
  divine, and intimate love, the expansion of justice, peace, unity on this
  earth. It made me want to love again.”
  
  —Eve Ensler, Activist and Author of _The Vagina_  
   _Monologues_ and _In the Body of the World_
  
  “This is a daring book, a needed one and a timely one. It challenges the
  idolatry of sentimental and privatized love, yes of narcissistic love, that
  the modern age has bequeathed to us. It carries us into a new paradigm of
  relationships that integrates both the beauty and the suffering, the ecstasy
  and the anguish, of the world. It puts all efforts at human love—from
  friendship to creativity to forgiveness to love making—into the greater
  context of a sacred and evolving cosmic history and with it th