Starting from Dante the divine comedy, which is kind of the most sexless opera out of there, you get Beatrix, which was love interest from dante, symbol of the sublimation of sexual energy into higher purpose.
However that could have been a cute angel trying to guide him, of which he feels inspired; instead she was the girl he had a boner for all his young life.
Those choices aren't random, and imo, while the opera had kabalistic undertones, Beatrix wasn't needed the way she is considered relevant.
In my opinion the choice was made to make sure female housekeepers had a reason to like the book and save it in their homes, preserving it and making it mainstream.
Now that we lost ideas of purity, sublimation, and transformation of sexual energy and simply jerk off to hell, picturing sex has the same effect (and the older counterpart is not understood anymore).
It's the same thing, only from a flattened perspective of reality that bring spirit down to flesh.
Sadly, more yes than no.
Starting from Dante the divine comedy, which is kind of the most sexless opera out of there, you get Beatrix, which was love interest from dante, symbol of the sublimation of sexual energy into higher purpose.
However that could have been a cute angel trying to guide him, of which he feels inspired; instead she was the girl he had a boner for all his young life.
Those choices aren't random, and imo, while the opera had kabalistic undertones, Beatrix wasn't needed the way she is considered relevant.
In my opinion the choice was made to make sure female housekeepers had a reason to like the book and save it in their homes, preserving it and making it mainstream.
Now that we lost ideas of purity, sublimation, and transformation of sexual energy and simply jerk off to hell, picturing sex has the same effect (and the older counterpart is not understood anymore).
It's the same thing, only from a flattened perspective of reality that bring spirit down to flesh.