Trance-Sexual:
The Writings of Rachel Pollack
Introduction
Award-winning writer Rachel Pollack sometimes describes herself as a "trance-sexual new woman," a phrase that expresses her vision of transsexuality as a spiritual path. Her writing has influenced me deeply, and I am grateful that she has allowed me to present two of her most significant essays here.
- Archetypal Transsexuality
- Rachel
writes eloquently about transsexual spirituality, emphasizing the passion,
power and transcendence of our experience. This article, which appeared
in Issue #9 of TransSisters, is a concise introduction to many
of her ideas.
- Abandonment to the Body's Desire
- One of the issues Rachel explores in this important essay is the way genital surgery can allow us to experience our true selves -- including our androgynous or masculine aspects -- with authenticity and acceptance. "Abandonment..." was first published in the Fall 1992 issue of Rites of Passage, the original newsletter of the New Women's Conference.
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