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Swami Sivananda on Tantra

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 00:22:17 GMT

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Tantra Yoga is the saving wisdom. It is the marvellous boat which takes man safely to the other shore of fearlessness, immortality, freedom, and perfection, when practised with understanding under personal guidance of well-established Tantric Guru.

Tags: tantra, sivananda, yoga

Aleister Crowley Nativity

Wed, 03 Sep 2008 13:50:44 GMT

clipped by: bakancs
clipper's remarks: night between 11 and 12 PM, October 12, 1875, with Leo rising on the Eastern horizon, Aliester Crowley was born

Clip Source: www.ashejournal.com

Aleister Crowley Nativity

The Open and Indirectly Open Paths
for Crowley on the Tree of Life

The Closed and Indirectly Closed Paths
for Crowley on the Tree of Life

In the night between 11 and 12 PM, October 12, 1875, with Leo rising on the Eastern horizon, Aliester Crowley was born. He grew into a man of indelible steel who changed face of Western hermetic tradition. His Magic career started under the auspices of the Occult Order “Golden Dawn.” With extraordinary speed and zeal he passed through the ranks of this Order. Due to a conflict with autocratic leader of “Golden Dawn” MacGregor Matters, he left. He felt Mathers strove to uproot every new initiative and expression of individual members’ wills. Crowley retired far from people and studied operations of the sacred magic of Abramelin the mage. During extensive world travel, he was initiated in the secret oriental sciences of Tantra, I Ching, Raja Yoga.

YAB-YUM YUM EXERCISE

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 15:52:57 GMT

clipped by: pigboom

Clip Source: www.askaboutloveandsex.com

The Tibetan Buddhist term yab-yum translates as father/mother, masculine/feminine or yang/yin. Yab-yum is the ultimate Tantric lovemaking position because it is ideal for sharing energy.

Time for Exercise: five minutes to one hour

Properties Required: each other

Steps:

In the yab-yum sexual position, the woman straddles the man as he sits cross-legged on the floor in the lotus position. He might have cushions under his knees for support and comfort, especially if he wants to maintain the position for more than a few minutes. Very firm Indian style pillows work perfectly. Alternatively, he might sit on a straight-backed chair and she will climb on top.

The lovers face each other with eyes open. They harmonize their breathing (see Harmony Breath). They can kiss, touching their tongues together. The eyes, breath, and tongues act as energy switches connecting the flow of hot sexual energy between the two lovers’ bodies.

Tags: tantra, yab-yum, sexuality, tantric-sex, relationships

Massages are easy to do

Fri, 01 Aug 2008 17:43:27 GMT

clipped by: pigboom
clipper's remarks: Massages are easy to do as well as fun to give and receive. You do not have to have any training to give your mate a thoroughly satisfying massage, although if you would like more guidance there are some excellent books and videos available.

Clip Source: www.sexyspiritualrelationships.com

This is Al’s refreshing, and lightly spicy recipe, for the massage oil we supply in our lover’s kits at our Tantra weekends.

4 oz. canola oil (or substitute as above)

4 drops YlangYlang essential oil

1-2 drops Black Pepper essential oil (1 in summer, 2 in winter)

1-2 drops Clary Sage essential oil (1 in winter, 2 in summer)

Whichever products you choose for general body massage it is best to use water-based lubricants for massaging a woman’s genitals. Other lubricants may clog her pores and encourage vaginal infection.

Tags: relationships, sexuality, tantra

What does tantric sex have to do with the Kama Sutra, if anything?

Wed, 14 May 2008 15:45:55 GMT

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Clip Source: www.askaboutloveandsex.com

The Kama Sutra dates back to about 400 CE, about 1,600 years. It is a manual for developing the erotic sensibilities, knowledge and skill, including specific instruction on sexual techniques, as well as many other sensual and cultural expressions, referred to as the 64 arts. The approach to sex in the Kama Sutra is from a secular (non-religious, non-spiritual) perspective, whereas Tantra is definitely spiritual. The Kama Sutra does not in any way deny the value of spiritual practice, it is just not presenting that perspective. Tantra is all about awakening to full enlightenment, while the Kama Sutra is about great, satisfying, fulfilling sex, primarily between heterosexual couples. In the Kama Sutra sex was considered an essential aspect of everyone’s education.

Tags: tantra, kama-sutra, tantric sex, sex, history

About Tantra

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 13:45:50 GMT

clipped by: 4freedomstantra

Clip Source: www.squidoo.com

Tantra is a spiritual tradition that originated in India some 4,000 years ago. It is a way of life that celebrates and strives for the union of body, mind, heart and soul. Tantra is a form of yoga. Yoga means union. The ultimate purpose of Tantra is the union of lovers, and ultimately union with the Divine. In the Tantric tradition, sexuality and spirituality are joined. Lovers actually invite God into their bed!

The practices of Tantra were first introduced to the west in the 1800s, but a Tantric revival in the ashrams of India during the late 1960s has led to a gradual popularization of these practices in Europe and North America. Recent testimonials by celebrity musicians and movie stars like Sting and Woody Harrelson have promoted it and Tantra is becoming the sexual learning of choice for those who want to have it all: a passionate sex life, a healthy body, and spiritual growth.

Tags: tantra, tantric sex, sacred sex, relationships, sting

The Male Tantrika

Thu, 27 Mar 2008 22:42:49 GMT

clipped by: 4freedomstantra
clipper's remarks: The male tantrika practices semen retention through transmutation of the sexual energy. There is more to this than meets the eye.

Clip Source: tantra-sex.blogspot.com

Practicing semen retention does not mean "Never ejaculating." I simply means retaining semen long enough to avoid depletion.
Avoiding ejaculation for too long leads to congestion/stagnation (commonly known as "blue balls") in the male genitalia which can be a problem in itself.
Congestion/stagnation can be lessened through specific practices such as taoist male genital massage.
More important than simple semen retention is learning transmutation of the sexual energy, where the orgasmic impulse is directed up the spine, (spinal orgasm).
With practice, the frequency of ejaculation lengthens as does the time spent lovemaking.
Although orgasm may become more frequent and powerful, it becomes separated from the impulse to ejaculate so that ejaculation occurs only occasionally.
Eventually, the habit of ejaculation will be relearned so that ejaculation becomes difficult. When this happens, intention must be focused to make it occur from time to time."

Tags: tantrika, tantra, tantric sex, orgasm, ejaculation, sexuality

Body Freedom Exercises

Tue, 25 Mar 2008 23:43:56 GMT

clipped by: 4freedomstantra
clipper's remarks: Determine which hugs are suitable for which people and circumstances. Hug your lover. Hug other people you feel emotionally close to, for example, children, parents, close friends, and co-workers.

Clip Source: www.askaboutloveandsex.com

High on Hugs

Time for Exercise: 10 seconds to one minute per hug

Properties Required: none

Steps:

1.Give your lover different kinds of hugs.

2.Ask your lover to guess each hug’s meaning.
Here are some suggestions for hugs with different qualities and various degrees and types
of intimacy.

I love you (for a lover)

Woman to woman (friends)

I love you (for a family member)

Woman to woman (lovers)

I love you (for a friend)

Opposite sex (friends)

Opposite sex (lovers)

A hug for someone you are sexually active with

“I’m afraid, please hold me”

I might be able to get interested in sex now

Comfort hug (“Everything will be okay.”)

I am really horny

Grief hug (“I’m so sorry for your loss.”)

Hello

Celebrate success or winning (hooray!)

Good-bye (short separation)

Good-bye (long separation)

Thank you (small)

Thank you (major)

Man to man (friends)

Man to man (lovers)

I miss you

This is a reward

Invent some of your own hugs with particular meanings.

Tags: relationship, love, freedom, tantra, advice, intimacy

With all the recent clips on Penises, here's one on Vainas from T. Robbins

Sun, 23 Mar 2008 14:42:10 GMT

clipped by: papananook
clipper's remarks: PW: 'Without a Canyon of the Vaginas in which to peck our American tantra, in which to connect our hormones to the stars, we may be becoming psychological paraplegics...' You wrote this in 1988 in a travel piece about your journey to North Canyon in Nevada, the Canyon of the Vaginas. I was wondering - do you think we're living in an age of psychological paraplegia now? Or does this age of bare navels, solicitous bum cracks and jelly-on-a-plate busoms bring out the puritan in you?

TR: : Those winking navels and peekaboo butt cracks just make me wish I was young enough to engage them in a more -- shall we say? -- hands-on way. All that erotic display is delicious -- as far as it goes. The problem is, we have no means in contemporary culture to connect the sexual to the spiritual. That is what is missing. When, for example, we consistently fail to place the vagina within any kind of sacred context, our non-clinical, non-priggish references to it run the risk of being only shallow, cras

Clip Source: www.bookmunch.co.uk

Mr Tom Robbins
Long-esteemed by us fellows here at Bookmunch for his fine fine novels, which include but are not limited to Jitterbug Perfume, Half Asleep in Frog Pyjamas, Fierce Invalids Home from Hot Climates, Even Cowgirls Get the Blues and Still Life with Woodpecker, the mighty Mr Tom Robbins has just published a rather splendid collection of bits and pieces of fiction, poetry and nonfiction entitled Wild Ducks Flying Backwards. Peter Wild very humbly spoke with the great man himself ... Doff your caps, fools!

Peter Wild (PW): I understand that you've recently had eye surgery. How are you feeling at the moment?

Tom Robbins (TR): : In late June a surgeon cut two pieces out of my right eye, and although I've been lighting candles every day for St. Windex, patron saint of peeping Toms, my binocular vision is still somewhat impaired. Right now I'm squinting at the computer screen as if I were trying to peer through the keyhole in Naomi Watts's dressing room.

How to Get Your Partner Excited about Engaging in Tantric Sex

Mon, 17 Mar 2008 23:35:05 GMT

clipped by: 4freedomstantra

Clip Source: tantra-sex.blogspot.com

Step 1: Just touch on the topic. Start the conversation by discussing how you want her to enjoy sex more.

Step 2: Start the education process.

Talk about Tantric sex' goals first and not its ways or methods.

Step 3: Tell her it's not even THAT big a mystery.

Let her know that rock star Sting and his wife engages in Tantric sex all the time.

Step 4: Reassure her that your interest in Tantric sex is NOT because there's something 'wrong' in your relationship now.

Step 5: Suggest a good way to start practicing Tantric sex.

A great way to end the discussion is to suggest (not push!) moving forward into trying Tantric sex.

Tags: tantra, tantric sex, kama sutra, sex, relationship

Tantra and Kama Sutra Sex Positions -"Sexual Fire Breath"

Wed, 12 Mar 2008 23:33:16 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Sexual Fire Breath

* Lie on your back. Feet flat on the floor/bed. Knees bent. Legs comfortably apart. Hands at your sides, palms up. Eyes closed.

* Begin to breathe slowly and deeply into your belly.

* Focus your attention on your genitals and visualize drawing breath in and out through them.

* When you have a comfortable breathing rhythm established, begin to rock your pelvis, tilting it up toward the sky. Use your feet to slightly push off the floor so that you are not using your abdominal muscles to rock and they can remain loose and open.

* Inhale as you rock back. Exhale as you rock forward. (Note: some bodies want to do it the opposite way – listen to yours and go with what feels right).

* Make sound as you exhale – AAAAAHHHH. (This is the most difficult part for many people but it helps enormously, sound carries the energy).

* When you are in a comfortable rhythm, add PC Pumping. Tighten your PC muscles as you rock back. Relax th

Clip Source: www.askaboutloveandsex.com

The sexual fire breath is one of the best exercises, especially with a partner (but you can also do it alone), for rapidly building a hot sexual charge and moving it up through your body, helping to open all of your chakra centers. In the sexual fire breath you use a combination of sound, pelvic rocking, PC (pubococcygeous) muscle squeezes, deep abdominal breathing, visualization and hand movements.

Tags: tantra, kama sutra, tantric, sex, sexual

Vaginal Exercisers

Thu, 14 Feb 2008 23:05:28 GMT

clipped by: 4freedomstantra
clipper's remarks: Bring your yoni to life with these great exercisers: tone muscles, build strength, increase sensation.

Clip Source: www.askaboutloveandsex.com

Bring your yoni to life with these great exercisers: tone muscles, build strength, increase sensation.

The Energie Kegel Exerciser

Smart Balls – Erotispheres

Ben Wa Balls

Ben Wa Eggs

Betty's Barbell

Tags: tantra, kama sutra, sex toys, dildos, yoni, exercisers

Tantric Master Breaks Ice Record In NYC

Tue, 29 Jan 2008 04:33:17 GMT

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Clip Source: www.cbsnews.com

A man who calls himself a tantric master broke his own world record by standing engulfed in ice for 72 minutes.

Wim Hof, 48, stood on a Manhattan street in a clear container filled with ice for an hour and 12 minutes Saturday.

Hof said he survives by controlling his body temperature through tantric meditation. Tantra is an Eastern tradition of ritual and meditation said to bring followers closer to their chosen deities.

Hof set the world record for full body ice contact endurance in 2004, when he immersed himself in ice for an hour and eight minutes.

Hof's feat kicked off BRAINWAVE, a five-month series of events in New York exploring how art, music, and meditation affect the brain.

Tags: meditation, medical, ice, ritual, art, body

Soul Sex: Tantra for Two

Thu, 10 Jan 2008 06:24:09 GMT

clipped by: 4freedomstantra

Clip Source: www.askaboutloveandsex.com

by Al Link and Pala Copeland

Sex and spirit are our passion - in living, working and writing. Our book, Soul Sex: Tantra for Two, shows couples how they can practically combine these two powerful forces to create a long-term, loving relationship. Through our mix of ancient Eastern sexual practices and modern western approaches to communication and intimacy lovers learn to connect in ways that are respectful, nourishing and lusty.

This is a useful, down-to-earth book written by real lovers for real lovers.

Everything we write about we do in our own relationship to keep it healthy, hot and ever-evolving.

Beautiful line drawings and black and white photographs help to illustrate exercises and techniques.

Most of the models in the photographs are actual Tantra practitioners ~ ourselves (Pala and Al) and wonderful people (ages early 20s to late 50s) who have attended our workshops.

Tantra Sacred Spiritual Sex

Wed, 12 Dec 2007 16:36:19 GMT

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Clip Source: www.askaboutloveandsex.com

Sacred sex goes far beyond the bedroom, helping partners open fully to each other in trust and love through all facets of their relationship. Your relationship itself becomes a vehicle for spiritual growth and personal awareness. As you learn to open to yourself, to your own inner lover, you naturally open to others around you. You begin to understand that surrender does not mean submission or loss of self, but rather a loving expansion to something that is much greater than you are.

Balancing Feminine (Yin) and Masculine (Yang)

n both Taoist (China) and Tantric (India) traditions there are two opposite yet complementary forces at play in the universe, what the Taoists call Yin and Yang. Yin represents the feminine: cool, receptive, moist, and nourishing. Yang represents the masculine: active, dry, and fiery. Women are mostly yin, men are mostly yang—what popular author John Grey calls Venus and Mars—but within each woman there is some masculine energy and within each man some feminine.

Tags: sacred sex, spiritual sex, tantra sex, tantra, kama sutra, yin yang, taoist