º A way of being sensuously in balance with another's sexual energy.
º A way of spiritual intimacy in sexual union.
º A way of healing the split between the spirit and the flesh, the sacred and the profane.
Other cultures developed disciplines and traditions involving rituals and ceremonies utilizing sexual energy as healing medicine, to reach spiritual awareness and oneness, as a life force energy of creativity, as a way of activating one's higher self in unison with a supreme energy.
Tantras: Written scriptures founded thousands of years ago in India by women of a secret sect; "originally called Tantrism. Women were thought to possess more spiritual energy than men; consequently, a man could attain realization of divinity only through sexual and emotional union with a woman. Still practiced in a variety of forms in India, Nepal, Bhutan, Tibet and the USA, rituals include eye gazing, breathing practices, anointing with oils, bathing, dance, food sharing, positions of sexual power, and maithuna (controlled sexual intercourse) or Latin coitus reservatus: intercourse without male ejaculation. The most sacred phrase expressing Tantric worship is Om mani padme hum, the Jewel (penis) in the Lotus (vulva).
Tao: Reported to precede the traditions of Mesopotamia, Ancient Egypt, India, and GReece, the Chinese version of Tantrism, meaning "The Way." Known as a fountain of youth, Taoism offers a scientific and complex system of acupuncture points, nerve reflexology and sexual healing positions. The sexual instincts serve a spiritual and healing purpose as the way humans will incarnate God's nature to its fullest.
Chuluaqui-Quodoushka: A Medicine Wheel approach, based on the concept of a sacred hoop of the Native Americans, integrating the body, mind, feelings, spirit, and sexual life force energy. Using sexual energy as the catalyst to transformation and enlightenment, this once secret tradition had been kept alive through practices taught by a Fire Medicine Person. Rites of passage enable the child to reenter society as an adult. The lost ceremonies of sexual magick are part of the advanced teachings. Healing properties are the way spirituality and sexuality integrate, accentuating the ceremonial importance of union. The body is honored as the temple of God, Goddess, Everything that is.
