One of the questions I am always curious to know about a person
is for them to tell me something about themselves that other people might not guess right away about them. It could be a peculiar interest, an exciting hobby or a bizarre experience that
might not happen to everyone in their lifetime. As you apply this principle in the realm of Sacred Sensuality, one must become comfortable with the 'unexpected' and not fear exploring
different sides of their personality. I am about to share with you my response to the very same question that might amuse you. I am guilty of being infatuated with Elvis. That's right: when
Nayka drives around in her HeartacheHelper car, she is probably crooning a tune from Elvis's Best of CD. What is so spectacular about Elvis besides his amazing songwriting and singing
abilities is how he was very much in tune with exploring the various aspects of Love and relationships. My earliest childhood memories are of my father and his brother hanging Elvis records
on the wall and wearing long sideburns while crooning his various songs throughout the house. Sometimes I'd catch both of them singing competitively with each other alongside their idol, and
a few tears would brush their faces when connecting to a particular emotion in the song. Music has a powerful ability to take us as individuals outside of the EGO and into pure, unadulterated
emotion. It transforms us, it allows us to process, it can romance someone, and it can create perfect states of bliss when we need it to. It can even teach us about Love when we pay enough
attention to it.
So what would Elvis have shown us if he could about Tantra and the Kama Sutra through his music? Let's examine some of his song titles and imagine possible
"Eastern-inspired" messages he may have wanted us all to learn:
A Big Hunk O' Love:
A Fool Such as I
A Little Less Conversation
A Matter of Time
A Mess of Blues
A Woman's Love (Thrill of Your Love)
A World of Our Own
Adam and Evil
All Right, Okay, You Win
All Shook Up
All That I Am
Bitter They Are, Harder They Fall
Change of Habit
Do You Enjoy Your Work
Do You Know Who I Am?
Don't Be Cruel
Don't Forbid Me
Don't Think Twice, It's All Right
Easy Come, Easy Go
Faithful and True
Fire Down Below
Follow That Dream
For the Heart
Free the Lady
Gentle on My Mind
Got My Mojo Working
Happy Ending
Hard Headed Woman
Have I Told You Lately That I Love You
He Is My Everything
He Knows Just What I Need
He Touched Me
Hearts of Stone
Honey, Honey, Honey, Treat Me Nice
Home Is Where the Heart Is
How Do You Relax
How Do You Think I Feel
How Long Can You Give Love
How Would You Like to Be?
I Believe
I Can't Stop Loving You
I Got a Feelin' in My Body
I Just Can't Make It by Myself
I Love You Because
I Want to Be Free
I Want You, I Need You, I Love You
Learning the Game
Let Yourself Go
Love Me, Love the Life I Lead
Love Me Tender
Make Me Know It
Queen of the Night
Seeing is Believing
Shake Rattle & Roll
Slowly But Surely
Steadfast, Loyal and True
Stuck on You
Such a Night
Talk About the Good Times
Tell Me Why
That's My Desire
The Thrill of Your Love
There's Good Rockin' Tonight
Tiger Man
Today, Tomorrow and Forever
Tonight Is So Right For Love
True Love Travels on a Gravel Road
These are all just titles of his songs
but when one truly listens to Elvis enough, you realize that the man NEVER got tired about singing about Love. There are no perfect relationships or perfect people; there is no
"right" formula to the path of ecstasy through love. One cannot be defined only by a single moment but through a series of ongoing experiences and moments that constantly serve to
transform us from the ordinary into the EXTRAORDINARY.
What Elvis teaches us through his message on Love through his music is that you should never tire of it, never stop trying to experience it, give yourself over to it fully and keep on trying even when it hurts.
So what got me thinking about Elvis this week? A friend of mine passed along the link to a YouTube video of an unknown singer from Kentucky, Dan Hardin, singing a few songs. When I
listened to this fresh voice, not only was I taken by the amazing talent he has but by how much he reminded me of a younger Elvis. Do stop by his site to hear a few of his songs: I believe
you will hear this amazing crooner in the next few years once signed. I can just *feel* it. My favorites are:
