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The soul of man—often called Psyche, and in the Eleusinian Mysteries symbolized by Persephone—is essentially a spiritual thing. Its true home is in the higher worlds, where, free from the bondage of material form and material concepts, it is said to be truly alive and self-expressive. The human, or physical, nature of man, according to this doctrine, is a tomb, a quagmire, a false and impermanent thing, the source of all sorrow and suffering. Plato describes the body as the sepulcher of the soul; and by this he means not only the human form but also the human nature.
Manly P. Hall, The Secret Teachings of All Ages
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|| Tantra: An Unexplored Science, Basic Meaning Explained. How Is It Connected To Bhagawan Shiva? ||
In Hinduism, there are three ways to worship any Deity-
1. The satavik way- In which we show our devotion to a deity using satvik ways like ringing the bell, offering jal, prasad etc.
2. The rajasik way- In which we show our devotion by dressing up in a specific way, using fragrance, using ratnas, some yantra etc.
3. The tamasik way- In which we show our devotion by using some specific rituals, sex etc.
It is common for people to misunderstand tantra, but it shouldn't come as a surprise because everyone possesses different qualities within them, namely Sato (purity), Rajo (activity), and Tamo (darkness).
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Tantra provides a pathway to worship the divine through the Tamo aspect of our nature. In essence, Tantra is a science of the mind, a form of psychological exploration that aims to expand one's perception. The term 'Tantra' originates from Sanskrit and has multiple interpretations. One explanation is that it is a play on the word 'sutra,' which means 'thread' or 'formula.' If sutras represent individual threads of thought, Tantra can be likened to a loom that weaves these threads together into a comprehensive system of thoughts.
Another understanding is that Tantra combines the words 'tattva,' meaning the science of cosmic principles, and 'mantra,' referring to the science of mystical sound and vibration. In this sense, Tantra delves into the knowledge of universal principles and the use of sacred sounds for spiritual purposes.
According to Hindu beliefs, at the beginning of Satyuga, Bhagawan Shiva appeared as Swacchandanatha, possessing five mouths representing his five energies: Consciousness Bliss Will Knowledge, and Action. Through these energies, Shiva revealed the Tantras, some spoken through each of his mouths and others simultaneously recited through multiple mouths. These Tantras fall into two main categories: Dualistic and Mono-Dualistic, known respectively as "Shiva Tantra" and "Rudra Tantra."
When these five energies of Bhagawan Shiva unite in a way that each holds the others simultaneously, they give rise to 64 Bhairav Tantras, which are purely Monistic (Advaitic) in nature. The philosophical teachings expounded in these Tantras are referred to as the "Trika" philosophy or Kashmir Shaivism.
The origins of the sacred Tantras are believed to involve teachings initially given by Bhagawan Shiva to his wife, which were then passed on to human sages like Matsendranath. It is crucial to understand that Tantra does not advocate promiscuity but rather emphasizes extreme discipline. It is viewed as a technology or method to harness the energies within the body and from the surroundings.
According to Tantra, every human being with limited mental vision is spiritually ill. The true state of health is attained by transcending the constraints of time, space, and causation. The ultimate goal of Tantra is to replace the limited personality with an unlimited and permanent one, facilitating spiritual liberation and profound transformation. Indeed, the practice of Tantra is deeply rooted in the tradition of receiving Guru Diksha or initiation from a qualified spiritual teacher.
As Bhagawan Shiva emphasized in the Kularnava Tantram, all the practices advocated by Tantras, such as Yoga, Dhyana (meditation), Puja (worship), Japa (chanting), and others, are considered futile without proper initiation (adikshata). Just as seeds sown on stones fail to grow into plants, similarly, the efforts of an uninitiated person in these practices may not bear fruit. It's crucial to understand that Tantra is a profound and intricate spiritual path that goes beyond the understanding of today's science. It is not synonymous with black magic or superficial spells (tona totka). Instead, it involves a deep exploration of the mind, energy, and spiritual consciousness.
When a woman cuts herself off from her own feminine/Earthly/material power, seeking to renounce it from that fear or shame, she rejects herself in her essential manifestation. Femininity and the female form has been demonized and feared because of its destructive power. We’ve been told to hide ourselves for the safety of others, but it is clear that that age is ending. Women’s bodies are not, as many would have you believe, the SOURCE of sin and shame, but rather the vehicle that causes OTHERS to sin, stirring out and pulling on their own weaknesses and impurities. Do not be afraid to take up your beauty, which immediately means you accept that you take up your form as dual, BOTH a wrathful and beneficial goddess, like Parvati, appearing in the form that those who perceive you deserve.
Not everyone can handle being around a woman who confidently embraces her femininity, as it causes endless lust/jealousy/anger/disgust and so is constantly suppressed and challenged.
Don’t feel forced to hide or repress yourself to seem pure or keep from causing negative internal reactions in others; the reaction that a person has to this kind of woman only reveals his or her own faults in their relationship and reaction to shakti.
How he or she handles the shakti is up to him or her alone, and no true adept (male or female) needs to shield their eyes from a woman
👅 A woman can cause a person to drown in his or her own negativity, or can be the very source of a man raising his kundalini, and is therefore the greatest destroyer of evil. Your partner has NO access to the natural luxuries of a female and to his powerful animal nature without YOU as his inspiration.
You and only you can fulfill this role for him. Don’t seek to imitate man, seek to become fiercely opposite him, to become both his biggest challenger and his saviouress, and remember that you must carefully choose the man who is allowed to shape you and access you, so that you can become the true manifestation of his Kundalini Shakti projected into matter
. The shedding of one’s inhibitions in regards to one’s body and sexual nature is the gift that Bhairavi gives us by removing the blockages in the Mulhadara center, and is the beginning of all real spiritual paths.
~ Claire Nakti
"The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances: if there is any reaction, both are transformed." - Carl Jung
What is the mind? It is nothing except what is imputed by the thought because there is the base, this phenomenon whose nature is clear and which perceives an object. Because it is formless and so, the thi because i is this tuction, is the alid base. because of this valid base, which is formless and whose nature is clear and whose function is to perceive an object, the label "mind" exists, which is merely imputed by thought. It is just a mere imputation.
Therefore, mind does not exist from its own side.
Therefore, mind is empty of the real mind. The way it appears to us, the way our hallucinated mind apprehends it and we believe it to exist—it is empty of that. The mind is empty of that hallucination; it's empty of the way it appears to us, to our hallucinated mind, and the way our hallucinated mind believes it to exist. We believe a hundred percent there's a real mind existing from its own side, but it is totally empty. The mind is totally empty of that real mind, that truly existing mind, what we normally believe all the time.
That is the ultimate nature of the mind, what is called clear light. The nature of the mind is clear light. In Tibetan it's ösel. The meaning of "clear light" is the emptiness of the mind. The term clear light refers to this, to the emptiness of the mind. That is the potential to become a buddha.
-Lama Zopa Rinpoche
FEED YOUR HEAD MAIN COURSE
Men and women in the roles society places them in both suffer. we must remember that we are society. Both suffer, In order to control this fear, men find themselves in a position where they have to maintain the pretense of strength, rationality, and unemotionality. Eventually, many men crack and even die under the strain of what society expects from them. Anatomically, in terms of muscle mass, men are the strong ones, but do not be deceived women are the tougher, more resilient ones both physically and emotionally.
Now, this is a rather grim view of gender roles. It is not comprehensive, nor is it universally true, but it remains a powerful and perhaps even dominant paradigm in Western society. Women, of course, are not objects. Women are sentient, sensitive human beings, men are also sentient, sensitive human beings. But the whole Anglo- Saxon cultural thrust dehumanizes women in social and sexual relationships, be cause an object is not a human, is not sentient, has no feelings. On a superficial level, men benefit from the dehumanization of women, but they pay a heavy price and are themselves dehumanized in the process.
The Tantric approach demands that we recognize these facts and that all of us, men and women, work to overcome these unconscious tendencies within our selves. In Tantra, consciousness and awareness are crucial, and much of the work of the Tantric practitioner lies in finding ways to break free from cultural conditioning, habitual behavior, and unexamined taboos, In ancient India, this may have entailed engaging in sexual relations across caste lines or with a stranger, in the modern, Western world, the challenge is far more internal, since the taboos are, for the most part, far subtler. Thus, in today's world, the twin realms of relationship and sexuality, and the nexus between them, may be the most fertile territory for living life in accordance with Tantric principles.
Now, let us return to the specific question of whether Tantric sexuality is possible. In order to understand Tantric sexuality, we must begin by defining a couple of terms: Shiva and Shakti. Shiva represents the manifestation of the masculine principle. Shakti represents the manifestation of the feminine principle. Tantric sexuality involves the re-enactment on a personal level of that creative process which is constantly taking place on a cosmic level. This is the interplay between Shiva and Shakti. Shiva is consciousness; Shakti is power as manifest in matter. Each of us humans is a microcosmic embodiment of these cosmic qualities; each of us is divine.
We can also say that every human is androgynous and that we all contain both Shakti and Shiva, regardless of biological gender. Consciousness (Shiva) without power (Shakti) is impotent, but if consciousness is without power is impotent, power.
Power without consciousness is blind-unfocused and unproductive. Power needs direction, but if you have direction without power, nothing happens. On a cosmic level, Tantra conceives male and female as the crystallization, the material manifestation of polar opposites; this manifestation is an embodiment of the eternal process of creation that is the universe, or what some might refer to as God.
In terms of traditional Tantric sexual practice, there are four distinguishing features:
1. Absolute, unconditional equality or parity must exist between the participants.
2. Sexual intercourse is conducted in a female superior position, usually the classical Yab Yum posture.
3. Tantric sexuality is goalless.
4. The purpose of Tantric sexual activity is to produce altered states of consciousness.
In thinking about parity and equality between the partners, it is worth noting that some Tantric texts specify that practitioners should engage in sexual activity with a person other than a spouse. This is because it is extremely difficult to arrive at true parity or equality with a long-term partner, and also because it is far more challenging to embrace completely the belief that one's partner is an end of the divine. It may be easier to achieve parity with a stranger, because there is a different emotional investment, but this parity may be artificial. We take no moral position with regard to monogamy; it is suitable for some people and not for others.
Whether you are monogamous or not, there is great value in striving for the more hard-won parity that can be experienced in the context of a commited relationship, with all its complexities. The effort to achieve parity and equality and to approach your partner with an attitude of reverence and worship is perhaps the most challenging and rewarding aspect of striving to live the Yoga of relationship.
The traditional Tantric scriptures specify that Tantric sexual positions are female superior positions. In Yab Yum, the partners have symbolically left the earth and have polarized themselves to it at right angles, this means that the spine is erect and the lips are free to move in a way that is uniquely human. The partners are in physical alignment on a vertical rather than horizontal axis. Seated on the Earth, they draw its force upward toward the sky, through Sahasrara Chakra, into the cosmos, firing toward the stars, uniting together with the earth and the heavens.
Tantric sexuality is not orgasm-oriented, though orgasm may take place. It emphasizes and prolongs the excitement phase. When excitement is prolonged, the other three phases of that four-beat rhythm-plateau, orgasm, and resolution-are much more profound and occur automatically. The reason for emphasizing the excitement phase is intimately related to the last fundamental characteristic of Tantric sexual practice: the production of altered states of consciousness.
Conventional sex can be for procreation; it can be an expression of love; it can be for simple pleasure; it can be recreational; it can be used to relieve anxiety. All of these aspects of sex can be quite wonderful, and we do not wish to minimize their importance and value. We firmly believe that leading a balanced and enjoyable sex life is a critical part of being a healthy, happy, well-adjusted human being. The classical approach to Tantric sex, however, requires a very different attitude and a commitment from both
partners to approach it as a tool for consciousness expansion and a means to experiencing transcendence. The end result can be quite satisfying, but it differs from the satisfaction one experiences in conventional intercourse, the critical difference lies in the intention.
***So, is Tantric sexuality possible? We repeat that it is possible but difficult.***
The difficulty lies in the nature of human relationships and the burden of a culture that requires us to dehumanize one another.
In these conditions, we face a paradox- profound paradox
Relationships are the crux of the matter. They bring US face to face with our karmic patterns in all their intensity and difficulty. Despite this difficulty, most of us return to relationships again and again and again. Contrary to popular belief, celibacy is probably easier not necessarily satisfying, but easier. The greatest chal lenge a human being can face is that of actually evolving through involvement in a relationship. Relationships are extraordinarily complex and challenging, and one al ways has the option to decide whether or not it is worth it. By committing, recommitting ourselves to relationships, by maintaining an attitude of reverence toward our partners, by striving for parity, equality, and kindness, we are practicing a form of Tantric sadhana (spiritual practice) of the highest order, for we are finding divinity in the most familiar and yet the most challenging of places.
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Masturbation Magic
It is important to note that Masturbation Magic can work quite successfully even without orgasm, provided you build up enough excitement.
You arrive at the method empirically by exploring what really arouses you, what enables you to turn your nervous system on so completely that you lose self-consciousness. This applies to both solo masturbation and mutual masturbation (or foreplay), and it works with or without a partner.
2. Use any fantasy that gets you very excited. It is imperative to feel free in the mind to pick the fantasy that will do the trick for you. It might be a rather common fantasy or something quite bizarre, it doesn't matter. People's descriptions of their favorite erotic fantasies make utterly fascinating reading and have been the subject of more than one bestseller. Despite the success of these books, there is still a lot of superstition about fantasy. Contrary to popular belief, whatever goes on in the mind as an erotic fantasy is fine, ***provided it is not accompanied by a compulsive urge to act it out** (particularly if that urge involves violence, children, or nonconsensual behavior). At a physiological level, the brain does not discriminate, whatever works, it accepts. There is no such thing as *bad thought or a bad imagination*, but there are certainly harmful actions. Actions
3. The essence of sex magic is that when you are highly aroused, you become hyper-suggestible. Suggestibility is crucial Suggestibility is a state in which the noncritical acceptance of ideas becomes possible. In a normal state, for exam- ple, if you are feeling unwell or upset and somebody tells you that you are re- ally feeling great, the left hemisphere says, "I don't feel that way, and that statement is nonsense. If you are in a meditative state, a hypnotic state, or a state of sexual excitement and you are given the message that you feel great, you are quite likely to accept it and feel great, particularly if the suggestion is made when you are sexually aroused. When you are in such a highly receptive state, the suggestion is taken deep into the mind and can extend into all areas of life.
4. When you are in a high state of sexual excitement, huge quantities of energy are released in the body. If you are an occultist, you can extend the energy field to include the energy field outside the body. The amounts of energy released are dramatic: rising blood pressure, tripling of respiration, quadrupling of heart rate in some cases, and distinct alterations of brainwave patterns, accompanied by a surge in hormonal secretions. Regardless of your perspective, the excitement phase, particularly in the context of masturbation, represents a significant energetic phenomenon.
Taking points 3 and 4 together reveals that as you become sexually excited, you become hyper-suggestible, and at the same time, huge quantities of energy become available. This combination of energy and hyper-suggestibility represents a unique opportunity for self-programming and for altering those things in life that you may wish to alter.
This is because the left brain is literally knocked out. It is an all-or-nothing phe nomenon. When you are deeply into the excitement phase and are highly aroused, thinking, analyzing, and rationalizing become nearly impossible, particularly for men. As a general rule, the female brain is better at multitasking, so, for example, men tend to become less verbal during lovemaking. For some women, this capacity for multitasking can interfere with the early stages of arousal, but once a high state of arousal is reached, both men and women will experience hyper-suggestibility.
The secret of hyper suggestibility has been known for many centuries by the Tantrics, but it is still little known in the West. Dr. William Sargant is one of the few contemporary Western psychiatrists to have discovered this secret, something he articulated in his books Battle for the Mind and The Mind Possessed. Sargant argued that when we are sexually excited, we stop reasoning and rationalizing and are suggestible to the point that the mind, becomes like a sponge that absorbs whatever message it receives. Ironically, sexual problems often begin as a result of this increased receptivity.
****So, we have a double-edged sword; heightened arousal can be used to program us either positively or negatively.
So-called sexual problems can develop between partners when one says some thing derogatory to the other at a critical moment, when both are in a state of ex- citement and defenses are down. People are absolutely hyper-suggestible in the late stages of the excitement phase and all subsequent phases of the sexual response cycle. At such times, each partner is likely to take on the other's attitudes, ingest them, and adopt them, usually quite unconsciously. For this reason, it is particularly important to communicate gently and kindly during states of arousal, since unkind words about a partner's appearance, lovemaking skills, or anything else will go straight in, are likely to influence future behavior and self-esteem, and can severely damage any relationship.
To reiterate, from about the midpoint of the excitement phase through the reso- lution phase, people are hyper-suggestible.
There is little resistance to environmental stimuli.
In addition, there is a vast amount of energy released during this period. This produces a closed circuit, a biofeedback loop: the more excited you get, the more hyper-suggestible you become; the more hyper-suggestible you become, the more excited you get, and the more excited you get, the more energy you generate.
This produces a classical magical, occult, esoteric situation, a perfect swirl, a vortex of energy, and that is what sex magic is about; that is what Masturbation Magic is about.
Within this vortex, reprogramming yourself becomes possible.
Sex magic can be defined as the art and science of utilizing sexual excitement to bring about changes in conformity with the will.
Sex magic and Masturbation Magic require you to know when and how to to imagine, manage and visualize a project. Suppose, for example to when in the managerial position; the idea is to visualize yourself sitting at that desk, actually doing those managerial tasks. The original theory, popular during the 1970s, suggested that you should focus on being in that managerial chair throughout the whole course of lovemaking, sexual excitement, or autoeroticism, Frankly, it is difficult to imagine two more diametrically opposed sensations, unless you have a very unusual fetish and find visualizing yourself in a managerial chair sexually exciting. Masturbation magic does not require you to do the impossible or eroticize the mundane, the overtly magical component should take no more than five to ten seconds, and the entire process involves a few simple steps:
1. Build excitement. Extend the excitement phase of your lovemaking or your masturbation, and let the excitement build and build and build. During this stage, you do not think about your project, your desire for change in your life, or your self-affirmation. Rather, you focus on masturbating, including an erotic fantasy that will accelerate and heighten your arousal. Keep your attention on the fantasy and the arousal. This is designed to quiet the left hemisphere, the thinking, rational part of the brain.
2. Begin to visualize when you reach the brink of orgasm. When you have reached your maximum state of sexual excitement, when you have reached the preorgasmic stage or the point of no return, when you are just about to go over the edge into orgasm (for a man this may include orgasm with or without ejaculation), you flash the visual image of whatever you desire. The visual image is important because the mind responds more strongly to im ages than to words, and most occultists would hold that the same applies to effecting changes in the physical environment.
There is a specific technique for flashing the image, and this is a crucial component of the practice; you flash the image just as you go into the orgasmic experience and perhaps for a second or two after. The best way to flash the image is to imagine a colored slide as big as a football field, in three dimensions out in front of you, and you just flash it on and off like a neon sign-that image of what you desire in your life. Making that image flash on and off is a subtle little trick that adds a subliminal element to the process. It helps implant the message at a deeper level and facilitates breaking through to the unconscious.
From an occult, magical perspective, you are actually moving energy from inside the mind-body complex to the external environment. The same principle applies to certain concentration to affect the throw of dice; however, Masturbation Magic moves more energy than simple concentration. From a purely Western, psychological viewpoint, what you are doing is reprogramming your attitudes, so if you are after that managerial position, your attitude toward getting it, your desire, your goal-seeking ability, and your adaptability are increased. This internal change will influence the person who can offer you that position. It doesn't matter which way you choose to look at it; this is a very powerful technique
Holding the breath immediately before and during orgasm.
Breath control at the climactic moment is another secret of Tantra and Yoga.
Tradition holds that regulating the breath is an effective technique for enabling the mind to focus itself fully on a limited area, such as a project or a meditative experience. The key lies in holding the breath at the moment when the prana has been built up to the highest possible level. In a sexual context, this adds to the surplus of energy already in the body from the sexual excitement. So, in the practice of Masturbation Magic, as you approach the climactic moment, you take a deep breath in and swallow.
This is called Aprakasha Mudra, we do these in our one on one guided Self love sessions I offer, and it helps lock the air within the lungs. Swallowing should enable you to hold your breath for the duration of the orgasm and for a few seconds after, as you begin the descent from orgasm into the resolution phase. If you experience discomfort with this element of the practice, then discard it, but be sure to employ other conscious breathing techniques in its place.
To recapitulate, this is a method, a technique, that goes in steps.
Step one, getting excited; enjoy that excitement phase, and let the left brain be flooded out of itself in an emotional mode with sensual sensations.
Step two, visualize your project only as you reach the pre climactic phase, and then hold and flash the visualization outside of you in three dimensions and on a massive scale; keep flashing throughout the orgasm and for a couple of seconds afterward.
Step three, just before you begin to orgasm, take a deep breath and swallow to lock in the breath; hold the breath through the orgasm
So, we are dealing with a very concrete method. It has been known in the Years in Tantra. It has not been recognized within the general context of Western culture and has been kept hidden and secret for the most part. It can be applied in many
areas of magic these including Enochian magic, ceremonial and practices of the Golden Dawn. In those five or ten seconds, any ritual can be done in the mind. It is a way to contact your inner jinni or genie that has its genesis in the rituals. All these worlds are related, and in this method, in this technique of Masturbation Magic and in sex magic generally, the genitals make the genius. And out of that genius come the jinn or genies who produce the results for you.
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