Introduction to Tantra Sacred Sexuality
8:56 AM Posted by 4 Freedoms Energy Sex in Conscious Relationship
“The practice of Tantra shows us how to reclaim the sexual intimacy that is our birthright. And through this most ancient of arts, we may discover new joys of the erotic and expand mere moments of sexual ecstasy into a lifetime of sexual bliss. At a time when the stresses, fears and distractions of daily life threaten so many relationships, the age-old practice of Tantra shows us how to open our hearts, our emotions and our sexuality.”
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Kumari: The Living Goddess of Nepal
8:33 AM Posted by 4 Freedoms Energy Sex in Conscious Relationship
“Gods work in mysterious ways” by Bhuwan Thapaliya, Ohmynews.com
“The practice of worshipping a pre-pubescent girl as a source of divine power has been an integral part of Nepalese culture for ages -- a tradition that continues, even to this day, at the beginning of the twenty first century…
They call this virgin girl, a Kumari. She resides in the house famously known as the Kumari Ghar, the divine house…
However, history reveals that it was the Vajrayana section of Mahayana Buddhism that was responsible for establishing the tradition of worshipping a girl from the Sakya community as the royal Living Goddess.
Moreover, the selection of the Living Goddess is not easy -- it is a highly complex tantric rite. Upon passing the preliminary attributes of the perfection test, that includes the color of her eyes, the shape of her teeth, etc., these 4 to 7-year-old poor girls from the Sakya community are made to confront a goddess in a darkened room.
In the darkened room, they are put to further tests. The sight of masked dancers, buffalo heads, and horrifying noises they encounter scare some of these innocent toddlers and they end up crying.
But it is said that the real goddess is unlikely to be frightened by these scenes, so the one who is calm and composed throughout the tests is the only girl who is entitled to sit on the pedestal and be worshiped as the Living Goddess.
Then, as a final test similar to that of the Dalai Lama, the Kumari then chooses items of clothing and decoration worn by her predecessor.
Under ordinary circumstances, her days as the Kumari ends with her first menstruation, but if she turns out to be doomed, as they say, even a minor scratch on her body that bleeds can make her invalid for worship.
She then changes back to the status of a normal mortal just like us, and the search for a new Kumari begins.”
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Courtesan Veronica Monet shares her secrets about men
8:21 AM Posted by 4 Freedoms Energy Sex in Conscious Relationship
“Veronica Monet has slept with 1,800 men so you don't have to.
Now she's sharing her knowledge of men with other women. The 45-year-old Sharon Stone look-alike has written a book, ‘Sex Secrets of Escorts: Tips From a Pro.’ And here's the interesting part: The book is not about sex. It's about the mind.
OK, there's sex in the book, too. Monet gives advice on the finer points of foreplay, oral sex, sharing fantasies, pornography and tantra. But this comes after several chapters in which Monet explains the intricacies of the male psyche. ‘I have found that many men are less interested in sexual intercourse and achieving orgasm than they are usually portrayed,’ she writes. ‘I have seen many men lay down hundreds of dollars to talk, cuddle, engage in hours of foreplay and actively seek instruction in how to please a woman sexually.’
For Monet, escorting was a psychological as well as a physical service. She would talk at length with her clients, and get everything out first. By the end of the session, she says, her client would have a ‘mind-blowing orgasm.’
‘If you blunt any emotion, you detract from your sexuality,’ she explains. ‘The two are indelibly connected. They are a package deal.’
The message of Monet's book is simple: Spend time trying to understand your man. It might sound obvious, she says, but people are reluctant to invest the emotional and mental energy needed to know their mates.
‘One of the things my clients paid me to do as a courtesan was to share their interests,’ she writes. ‘I have been paid to do things as diverse as watching old war movies with one client, or traveling up and down the coastline while another client took photographs of the scenery. When I realized how desperate these men were to find a woman who would show some interest in the things they were passionate about, it made me sad. It shouldn't be too much to ask our partners to share the things we love to do -- at least occasionally.’”
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dopamine oxytocin lust and love
8:32 AM Posted by 4 Freedoms Energy Sex in Conscious Relationship
"No less awe-inspiring are recent attempts to unweave the emotions, described by anthropologist Helen Fisher of Rutgers University in her book Why We Love (Henry Holt, 2004). Lust is enhanced by dopamine, a neurohormone produced by the hypothalamus that in turn triggers the release of testosterone, the hormone that drives sexual desire. But love is the emotion of attachment reinforced by oxytocin, a hormone synthesized in the hypothalamus and secreted into the blood by the pituitary. In women, oxytocin stimulates birth contractions, lactation and maternal bonding with a nursing infant. In both women and men it increases during sex and surges at orgasm, playing a role in pair bonding, an evolutionary adaptation for long-term care of helpless infants."
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Tantric energy healing
8:30 AM Posted by 4 Freedoms Energy Sex in Conscious Relationship
“Although Tantra is popularly associated with the peculiar practice of sex and spirituality, it is another method of energy healing. It comes from the word “tan” which means to spread or expand. The concept of connectedness is a recurring theme in Tantric writings on sex and spirituality. As a method of healing, spirituality and sex figure prominently. It is presupposed that the union of man and woman can reach spiritual levels during orgasm, which removes the body and mind off collected impurities. These impurities being negative energies can in turn manifest as physical illnesses.
Unlike Pranic and Tantric healings, which have Hindu origins, Reiki originated from Japan. It is relatively younger than Pranic and Tantric healings having been rediscovered in the early 1900’s. Reiki stands for universal energy, an energy brought forth by higher intelligence. Students of Reiki are taught how to tap this energy to heal physical, emotional, and mental illnesses.
Although Pranic, Tantra, and Reiki are all systems of energy healing, they differ in the type of energy tapped for healing: life energy, sexual energy, and universal energy respectively.”
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Eye gazing in Tantric lovemaking
8:33 AM Posted by 4 Freedoms Energy Sex in Conscious Relationship
“A tantric technique known as soul-gazing is used to transmit sexual energy and healing. Give it a try!
Sit comfortably, facing your partner, and stare softly into each other's eyes. Focus your gaze on the eye above the heart. You can place a hand over each other's heart to synchronize your breathing, too. You'll find the eyes make a straight line to the heart.”
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