Ecstaticism: A Transmission from the Threshold by Kaelan Strouse (PRE-ORDER)
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Title: Ecstaticism: A Transmission from the Threshold
Author: Kaelan Strouse
ISBN: 979-8-950353-05-5
Library of Congress Control Number: Pending
Publication Date: March 25, 2027
Retail Price: $24.95
6 x 9” Paperback; 268 Pages
Distributed by Ingram and Sibling Rivalry Press
Author is available for appearances and interviews
Publisher Contact: [email protected]
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Author Website: www.ecstaticself.com
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KAELAN STROUSE WAS BORN DROWNING.
AND THEN ALL THE OTHER DEATHS CAME.
Bullied nearly out of existence. Sworn to a cult leader who tried to annihilate him via email. Dissolved through a portal on a mountaintop in the Andes. Yet none of the deaths were final. What brought him back each time was something deceptively simple: love—the love of a man he had somehow known since he was six years old, listening to a voice in a toy red Corvette that no one else could hear.
Ecstaticism is a memoir braided with an invented scripture—nine erotic psalms in which two gay priests return for each other across a hundred millennia of floods and burning skies—and a philosophy that refuses transcendence in favor of reinhabiting the body and staying in this life when every voice is whispering for you to leave.
It is profane. It is tender. It is irreverent. It is earnest. Do not expect to leave it the way you entered. It is not here to argue. It is here to induce. Read it as art, not advice. You won’t fully understand what it is doing until the final page—and then you’ll understand all at once.
For the outsiders, the misfits, and the others. For those told they were too much—or never enough: you have found your dwelling place.
The threshold.
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Keywords and Topics: Queer Spirituality, Spiritual Memoir, LGBTQ Nonfiction, Personal Transformation, Ecstatic Living, Self-Acceptance, Authenticity, Mysticism, Embodiment, Healing Journey, Sacred Sexuality, Queer Mysticism, Sexuality and Spirituality, Tantra, Spiritual Awakening, Erotic Spirituality, Consciousness, Divine Masculine, Mind-Body Connection, Spiritual Liberation
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PRAISE for ECSTATICISM
“Raised in a church that taught shame of the body, sex, nudity, and the gay part of me I could never change, I found Ecstaticism unexpectedly healing. Kaelan doesn’t reject spirituality; he reimagines it. He offers a path away from shame and toward joy, authenticity, and the radical idea that our humanity is something to be celebrated, not hidden.”
— Del Shores, writer/director of Sordid Lives and Southern Baptist Sissies
“Kaelan’s words will wrap around you and take you on a beautiful journey of healing and freedom. This book is a beautiful guide for anyone looking to express themselves freely and live their lives fully.”
— Travis Holp, celebrity medium and author of Are You There, Spirit? It’s Me, Travis
“From the prelude on you are instantly transported away on a journey of self realization and wonder. Then, safely returned and inspired to navigate your path ahead. A must read.”
— Jai Rodriguez, original cast member of the Emmy Award–winning Queer Eye for the Straight Guy
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KAELAN STROUSE is an author, spiritual guide, teacher, and founder of Ecstatic Self, a platform devoted to the intersections of spirituality, embodiment, sexuality, and authentic selfhood. His spiritual practice spans decades and includes seven years living in a meditative ashram, extensive study of classical yoga, Tantra, meditation, and energetic traditions, and years of guiding others through private mentorship, workshops, retreats, and ceremonial gatherings. A graduate of Northwestern University, Strouse began his professional life as an actor, writer, and director before bringing his creative and spiritual practices together in the work he does today. He is the author of Journey to the Ecstatic Self, I Dreamt of Flight, and 48 Gateways to the Ecstatic Self. Through his writing and teaching, Strouse explores the body as sacred ground and challenges the divisions often placed between sexuality and spirituality. He lives in Washington, D.C., with his husband and their family of rescue animals.
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THIS IS A PRE-ORDER TITLE. Titles generally ship one week before their publication date. This title's publication date is March 25, 2027.