For more than a year, Jack has been noticing and naming his levels of sexual arousal on a scale of one to ten. Level one involves the first stirrings of arousal in the genitals, while ten involves orgasm / ejaculation / release. Nine describes orgasm-inevitability. Eight is the highest level of arousal that affords the ability to savor and enjoy for a period of time. Everyone passes through these levels of arousal on the way to orgasm, but most people pay very little attention to these levels. Some sexual explorers relish the experience of spending time in one or more levels of arousal without intending to go toward orgasm. In fact, some individuals who explore this scale often find one level that gives them their optimum erotic experience. More than a year ago, Jack discovered his favorite level of arousal was six. During this practice, Jack is exploring how arousal level six feels in more than 25 different places in his body. “I could be at a six and just really focus on my cock. That’s a particular type of arousal. I can be at a six and focus on my cock and balls and perineum…that’s a different experience…I’m aware of more vibration, more sensation, more aliveness, more space.” As he completes his scan, Jack feels his body as an “orchestra of body parts playing together.”