The teachings call the “tantras” began in northern India in the 500s. They spread to Tibet, China, and Japan around the same time. Patriarchy took over, and suddenly Shiva, a male god, was the source of all life and was now said to precede the...
There exists a “myth” that the world was originally a matriarchal paradise and therefore was sex-positive, before the conquest of the patriarchy about 5000 years ago. Feminist researchers such as Eisler and Gimbutas have written extensively about this subject. Jeffrey Kripal (2020) even states, “Among...
My question became: which, if any, of the spiritual traditions of the world understood sex to be a valid path of spiritual development? Did any of the traditions value sensuality and the body, the couple rather than the lone practitioner? There’s big difference between spiritual...
Being involved with Western tantra for decades, the idea that sex is a valid path of spiritual development has deeply informed my life. This is a minority opinion, however, and it turns out that it has been so worldwide and throughout most of recorded history....
As with most things occult, what was once secret and elite is now widespread and populist. Mainstream magazines such as Cosmopolitan and Teen Vogue invite readers to use sex magic to materialize their dreams through the power of orgasm. No longer is sex magic hidden away behind closed doors....
One of the areas on the line of descent that we will take a closer look at is sexuality, in particular, transpersonal sexuality. It is still not common to link sexuality and spirituality, as the major world religions and the ascending line in general advocate...
In his early work, Wilber contrasted various paths of personal and spiritual development as of which he termed the ascending line. He created graphs comparing the work of Piaget, Aurobindo, Grof, Buddhism, Kohlberg, Maslow, Vedanta, the chakra system, and others (note: all lines developed by...
“ You have much to do. You have to write. You have to speak … you have to shout from the rooftops. And I will be there shouting through you, don’t be worried. You just start, and the remainder I will do.” Osho, The Passion...
You learned about the Gottman’s formula of five statements of praise and gratitude to one correction or request. What if you took this on as a daily discipline to praise, thank, or flirt with your partner five times a day?There are an unlimited number of...
For pure tantric relating you’ll need to do a major housecleaning. Anything still bugging you from the past keeps you from being able to be present with what’s really happening. An example might be if you grew up with a father who was always criticizing...