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Sementra.com presents:

Here’s Why You Say Oh My God During Orgasm

The most interesting fact about orgasm you’ve probably heard.

WRITTEN BY: ANJA VOITA, MSc

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Have you ever thought about why you say certain things during climax?

Me neither. Until I stumbled across this podcast on Sacred Sexuality by philosopher Aubrey Marcus that blew my mind.

I dug deeper and discovered the fascinating meaning behind saying “Oh God” and other phrases during orgasm. Knowing it will help you understand why sex is one of the most beautiful and addictive things on earth.

The Meaning Behind God

According to a study mentioned in the podcast, most people say “Oh God” or the name of their partner during orgasm.

“God”, in this case, means nothing else than feeling an indescribable connection to the divine. As Aubrey Marcus says:

“All of you dies and you merge with something ecstatic that’s beyond your comprehension.”

The Greek word ekstasis means “being rapt out of oneself” — literally, outside of your body, experiencing something bigger than yourself. Unsurprisingly, all ecstatic states are linked to dissolving the ego. Some people have indeed reported their thoughts stopped completely during peak states and their egos disappeared.

During the climax, for a few moments, you feel “one” with God, with everything. You lose the sense of self and everything else melts away.

“God” has nothing to do with religion. Many non-religious or agnostic people even say ”Oh God” during orgasm, as author Hank Davis writes.

Instead of God, you can call it the Universe, the creator, the invisible field, the spirit, or whatever you like. The key is you’re describing an altered state of consciousness you can’t fully grasp with your mind. As science has proven many times, orgasm is indeed a natural high.

In her book “The sexually confident wife”, Shannon Ethridge depicts a similar meaning behind the “Oh God” analogy:

“…maybe there’s a reason we sometimes shout ‘Oh, God! I’m coming!’ as we experience orgasm. Perhaps sexual climax brings us closer to God than anything else on earth. Isn’t a powerful and pleasurable sexual connection, when freely enjoyed between husband and wife, a sweet foretaste of the connection we’ll one day experience in the afterlife?”

Other Words We Say During Orgasm

In French, some people call orgasm “la petite morte” — meaning “the small death”. Again, this is trying to describe that during climax one part of you (“the ego”) dies while another part opens up to experience something godlike.

Here are some other terms people say during climax:

Their partner’s name

Fuck

Yes

As Marc Gafni describes in his book “A return to Eros: The Radical Experience of Being Fully Alive” all of the above are synonyms for “God”. For instance, when saying your partner's name, you recognize your partner as the portal to experiencing “God” through sex with them.

The same goes for the word “fuck”. Osho, a spiritual guide and author from India, argues that when Nietzsche declared that God is dead, “fuck” has become the most important word in the English language.

“If God is dead, then you lose the most important word in your language. And you will need a substitute.” — Osho

While “fuck” can literally refer to sexual intercourse, it’s also used to express an indescribably strong emotion or reaction — is there any stronger bodily reaction than an orgasm? No. Thus, it’s the perfect synonym for “God”.

“Yes” is often described as the most powerful word in the world but there’s also this interesting verse in the bible that could explain its direct relation to “something bigger”:

For no matter how many promises God has made, they are ‘Yes’ in Christ.

As explained in this article, it conveys that Jesus is the “yes” of all God’s promises, meaning that Jesus is the confirmation of God’s promises — representing God himself. Again, using these words during climax doesn’t point to a specific religion, but this Catholic origin is a great explanation of why we use the word “Yes” which surely has similar stories in all religions.

Even pop culture recognizes orgasm as a means to connect with something bigger, as Aubrey Marcus said. For instance, some of the lyrics of the song “Closer” by Nine Inch Nails state the following:

I wanna fuck you like an animal My whole existence is flawed You get me closer to God

Are You Still Doubting Why You Say Oh God?

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There’s no doubt the human climax is bringing us closer to something bigger we can’t fully describe whilst remaining a bittersweet mystery. Next time you’re experiencing your “Natural High”, I hope you’ll notice the things you say and will think of this article.

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