The first section of the book discusses the contradictions and possibilities inherent in erotic love, leading to the question addressed in the next section: What do men and women really want? The third section explores marriage as a path of transformation, while the fourth section focuses on sexuality as a vibrant meeting and interchange between two different worlds. The final section of the book considers how relationship can be a vehicle for wisdom, sacredness, and greater truth.

Carefully selected, threaded together by Welwood's insightful commentary, the essays presented here regard intimacy as a challenge that requires bravery and gentleness, inspiring the reader toward becoming a "warrior of the heart."