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Langdon
gave
a
noncommittal
shrug
,
although
Sophie
was
essentially
correct
.
Physiologically
speaking
,
the
male
climax
was
accompanied
by
a
split
second
entirely
devoid
of
thought
.
A
brief
mental
vacuum
.
A
moment
of
clarity
during
which
God
could
be
glimpsed
.
Meditation
gurus
achieved
similar
states
of
thoughtlessness
without
sex
and
often
described
Nirvana
as
a
never
-
ending
spiritual
orgasm
.
«
Sophie
,
»
Langdon
said
quietly
,
»
it
’
s
important
to
remember
that
the
ancients
’
view
of
sex
was
entirely
opposite
from
ours
today
.
Sex
begot
new
life
–
the
ultimate
miracle
–
and
miracles
could
be
performed
only
by
a
god
.
The
ability
of
the
woman
to
produce
life
from
her
womb
made
her
sacred
.
A
god
.
Intercourse
was
the
revered
union
of
the
two
halves
of
the
human
spirit
–
male
and
female
–
through
which
the
male
could
find
spiritual
wholeness
and
communion
with
God
.
What
you
saw
was
not
about
sex
,
it
was
about
spirituality
.
The
Hieros
Gamos
ritual
is
not
a
perversion
.
It
’
s
a
deeply
sacrosanct
ceremony
.
»
His
words
seemed
to
strike
a
nerve
.
Sophie
had
been
remarkably
poised
all
evening
,
but
now
,
for
the
first
time
,
Langdon
saw
the
aura
of
composure
beginning
to
crack
.
Tears
materialized
in
her
eyes
again
,
and
she
dabbed
them
away
with
her
sleeve
.
He
gave
her
a
moment
.
Admittedly
,
the
concept
of
sex
as
a
pathway
to
God
was
mind
-
boggling
at
first
.
Langdon
’
s
Jewish
students
always
looked
flabbergasted
when
he
first
told
them
that
the
early
Jewish
tradition
involved
ritualistic
sex
.
In
the
Temple
,
no
less
.
Early
Jews
believed
that
the
Holy
of
Holies
in
Solomon
’
s
Temple
housed
not
only
God
but
also
His
powerful
female
equal
,
Shekinah
.
Men
seeking
spiritual
wholeness
came
to
the
Temple
to
visit
priestesses
–
or
hierodules
–
with
whom
they
made
love
and
experienced
the
divine
through
physical
union
.
The
Jewish
tetragrammaton
YHWH
–
the
sacred
name
of
God
–
in
fact
derived
from
Jehovah
,
an
androgynous
physical
union
between
the
masculine
Jah
and
the
pre
-
Hebraic
name
for
Eve
,
Havah
.
«
For
the
early
Church
,
»
Langdon
explained
in
a
soft
voice
,
»
mankind
’
s
use
of
sex
to
commune
directly
with
God
posed
a
serious
threat
to
the
Catholic
power
base
.
It
left
the
Church
out
of
the
loop
,
undermining
their
self
-
proclaimed
status
as
the
sole
conduit
to
God
.
For
obvious
reasons
,
they
worked
hard
to
demonize
sex
and
recast
it
as
a
disgusting
and
sinful
act
.
Other
major
religions
did
the
same
.
»
Sophie
was
silent
,
but
Langdon
sensed
she
was
starting
to
understand
her
grandfather
better
.
Ironically
,
Langdon
had
made
this
same
point
in
a
class
lecture
earlier
this
semester
.
«
Is
it
surprising
we
feel
conflicted
about
sex
?
»
he
asked
his
students
.
«
Our
ancient
heritage
and
our
very
physiologies
tell
us
sex
is
natural
–
a
cherished
route
to
spiritual
fulfillment
–
and
yet
modern
religion
decries
it
as
shameful
,
teaching
us
to
fear
our
sexual
desire
as
the
hand
of
the
devil
.
»
Langdon
decided
not
to
shock
his
students
with
the
fact
that
more
than
a
dozen
secret
societies
around
the
world
–
many
of
them
quite
influential
–
still
practiced
sex
rites
and
kept
the
ancient
traditions
alive
.
Tom
Cruise
’
s
character
in
the
film
Eyes
Wide
Shut
discovered
this
the
hard
way
when
he
sneaked
into
a
private
gathering
of
ultraelite
Manhattanites
only
to
find
himself
witnessing
Hieros
Gamos
.
Sadly
,
the
filmmakers
had
gotten
most
of
the
specifics
wrong
,
but
the
basic
gist
was
there
–
a
secret
society
communing
to
celebrate
the
magic
of
sexual
union
.
«
Professor
Langdon
?
»
A
male
student
in
back
raised
his
hand
,
sounding
hopeful
.
«
Are
you
saying
that
instead
of
going
to
chapel
,
we
should
have
more
sex
?
»
