If we want to understand the dynamics of this variation, we must first remember that the Passion of this type is not so much Lust understood as an excessive inclination to carnal intercourses, but as a more pervasive tendency to go beyond the limits, and barely accept to suffer restrictions by anyone. Ichazo correctly labeled this position as Excess.

When the Conservation Instinct is involved in this mechanism, people like this can have a sort of anxiety. They may be afraid they are unable t...

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