I’m BAAACKKKK!!! Sorry for the delay guys. I had major surgery followed by complications which caused my vision to decline to near blindness. I couldn’t see anything on my desktop, must less the keys on my keyboard, but everything is moving in the right direction, getting better day by day. I missed you guys!!!!

This next topic might seem to target only a few of you, but I think we can all learn from the messages Erik gives us. He’s pretty blunt, so I hope it doesn’t offend any of you.

Please excuse any spelling or other editing errors. My vision is still a bit blurry.

Me: Can we talk about being gay, bisexual, lesbian or transgender?

Robert (giggling): Oh, I know a lot about that one.

Me: I know you do, but let’s hear it from the spiritual perspective. For example, why do people make spiritual contracts to have that lifestyle? I know this is going to piss some people off because they know it’s not a conscious choice from the human’s perspective, but…

Erik: From a spiritual perspective, everything is a choice.

Me: Yeah!

Erik: That’s where you’re coming from, Mom. I know.

Me: Exactly.

Robert: I can tell he’s thinking. He’s got his arms crossed, and he’s holding one elbow up putting his finger on his lips kind of looking up.

Me: “Hmm. What to say; what to say.”

Erik: First let me start off in broad terms. Male energy, for instance. If you’re gay, and you like other dudes one of the lessons might be learning how to love maleness, that kind of energy, to see the beauty in it. That can be expressed in a lot of different ways, but it’s most often sexual. That can then help you feel a sense of empowerment in your own maleness. I know this kind of sounds strange, but it’s true. Let me talk about it more from an anatomical perspective. Let’s talk about how it helps us evolve as human beings. Think about sexual organs. Everybody thinks it’s—

Robert laughs nervously at whatever Erik just said. Uh oh. Brace yourself, people.

Robert: He’s just being so vulgar.

Erik: Everyone thinks it’s dick with pussy and that those are the only two organs involved in sex. If you have two males, though, you don’t have that so you have to learn how to interact with each other and adapt in a way that can reproduce that—no pun intended—in a way that’s pleasurable.

I chuckle.

Erik: So in human beings, you can ask, “What is the definition of genitalia?”

God, where is he taking us?

Erik: I’m going to get real graphic here.

Gulp.

Erik: With two males, sometimes it involves putting your dick up somebody’s ass.

Oh Jesus no.

Erik: Some guys get a lot of pleasure from it. If you weren’t getting any pleasure from it, you wouldn’t be doing it. This helps us evolve—

Robert: This is making me feel so weird. I’m embarrassed!

Me: Aw, poor Robert.

Robert (laughing): He’s found something to make me get all squirmy!

Erik: But think about what that does for couples that are not two males or two females. Straight couples start thinking, “Oh! Hmm. Maybe we can do it that way too.” It becomes more acceptable. They don’t look at it so much as, “Ew!” This has helped the medical field expand their knowledge to diseases involving these areas.

Robert: Erik you’re embarrassing the crap out of me.

Erik: You had to use that word? Because of this, it’s helped us evolve to take better care of our bodies. It also helps us recognize the immense diversity just in the human species alone. In order for us to make sure that everyone in our species is taken care of, we have to understand how every single person uses their bodies.

Me: Are those in the LGBT population also here sometimes to teach the masses about acceptance and compassion?

Erik: Yeah. They’re teaching us to accept each other without judgment, not just accepting those who are gay, that everyone that isn’t exactly “like you.”

Me: Right.

Erik: I mostly wanted to talk about how anatomy helps us evolve on some level.

Me: You just want to talk about buttholes, Erik.

Robert: Yeah, what’s up with that?

Erik (looking at Robert): Muuah!

Robert bursts out laughing.

Robert: You’re being so goofy. Stupid ass. Well, Erik, we’re talked about two males. What about two females?

Erik: Yeah, yeah. I’m getting to that. With females, it’s teaching people that you don’t need penetration in a way a male and female would do it. You can use other parts of your body if that’s what you want to do. This is a lesson in sensuality. Science understands now that sex isn’t just about reproduction. Sex is not just about procreation. What it really allows you to feel is taste of what it’s like in spirit. It’s like having an orgasm, but it’s to a much greater degree here where I am. You feel like that all the time. You’re living in that constant state.

Me: I guess another thing we learn from the LGBT community is that love is love is love. It doesn’t have to be gender based.

Erik: Yeah, you’re right. Sorry I haven’t covered the spiritual aspects, but I really want to concentrate on what’s rooted in your reality, tangible things.

Me: Well, don’t skip over things!

Erik: Don’t worry. I’ll get to it. But you’re right. It’s about letting people be who they are without judgment. Right now, humans don’t have a way to document love in a way that can tease it apart and figure out all the components of it. It’s very abstract for humans now. A lot of stuff dealing with feelings are.