A woman who describes herself as \u201cecosexual\u201d believes she is in the midst of a love affair with an oak tree.<\/p>\n
The woman, Sonja Semyonova, 45, claims she\u00a0connected<\/a>\u00a0with the tree during her lonely, solo walks in the summer of 2021. Those walks began in 2020, during the coronavirus pandemic. It was the same year that she moved to Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada.<\/p>\n \u201cI was walking a path near the tree five days a week for the whole winter. I noticed a connection with the tree,\u201d she said, explaining that she had been \u201ccraving that rush of erotic energy that comes when you meet a new partner, and that is not sustainable.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThe presence I feel with the tree is what I\u2019m looking for, but that\u2019s a fantasy with a person,\u201d she said, further describing her experience with the tree.<\/p>\n \u201cThe feeling of being tiny and supported by something so solid. The feeling of not being able to fall,\u201d she said, further describing her \u201cerotic\u201d experiences with this tree, although she said she does not have physical relations with the oak.<\/p>\n \u201cI would lie against it. There was an eroticism with something so big and so old holding my back,\u201d she continued, asserting that there are major misconceptions about ecosexuality, which the environmental group the Sierra Club\u00a0describes<\/a>\u00a0as \u201cunabashedly queer.\u201d<\/p>\n The website Here Come the Ecosexuals!\u00a0defines<\/a>\u00a0ecosexuality, in part, as \u201ca person that finds nature romantic, sensual, and sexy.\u201d<\/p>\n Semyonova believes that ecosexuality is simply a \u201cdifferent way to explore the erotic.\u201d For example, she said watching the seasons change is an \u201cerotic act\u201d to her.<\/p>\n \u201cYou go from death in winter, and then everything comes alive in spring and mates,\u201d she said, adding, \u201cThere are similarities between sex with people and the eroticism ecosexuals feel with nature, but they\u2019re not the same.\u201d<\/p>\n Further, Semyonova suggested that many people are simply repressed ecosexuals, but if they had the realization, many so-called climate issues would be easier to solve. She used outdoor picnics and hikes as evidence that some people are ecosexual. It remains unclear how simply enjoying God\u2019s creation \u2014 whether having a family picnic near a stream or gardening in one\u2019s yard \u2014 equates to having romantic or erotic feelings towards trees.<\/p>\n Read more at: breitbart.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A woman who describes herself as \u201cecosexual\u201d believes she is in the midst of a love affair with an oak tree. The woman, Sonja Semyonova, 45, claims she\u00a0connected\u00a0with the tree during her lonely, solo walks in the summer of 2021. Those walks began in 2020, during the coronavirus pandemic. 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