Spiritual Tantra is
matriarchal, natural, and sensory based; a practical and applied
psycho-spiritual science, it treats the universe as a manifestation of pure
consciousness divided into two poles or aspects. Reality is expressed within an
illusion of separateness, which can be dissolved through sexual manifestation
via fusion of polar opposites, masculine with feminine. Energy bodies ascend as
twin souls propelled by perceptions involving touching, body language,
sensations, recognition, sound and vibration (Mantras), geometric forms
(Yantras), chakra clearing, harmonization, and integration. One of the objectives
is to induce liberation from the chains of sexual lust and indulgence,
masculine essence integrating with feminine to propel relations to astral
levels, where spiraling spirits dance together in communion.
Tantra is a set of
practices, techniques, and perceptualizations for liberation, expansion,integration,
and illumination. Some who follow Buddhist Tantra practices maintain a physical
partner is unnecessary, an imaginary partner can be perceived in their place. For
this flavor of Tantra, rechanneling of energy is more important than the
integration of essences; sexual activity is peripheral, not central. Such White
Tantra involves re-directing sexual energy for spiritual transformation,
creative endeavors, healing, expanded awareness, enlightenment, and deeper
connection with the Divine. Individuals who enter into exercises with you are
considered mirrors more than partners.
Tantra is about the
divinity of persons, regardless of age or exterior differences. It does not
judge or possess moralistic attitudes. Fantasies and curiosities are
opportunities for gathering knowledge about the true nature of the self, while
expanding consciousness and experiencing love, the highest form of religion.
Sex and pleasure are only components of an experience leading to awareness. Tantra
is most appropriate for partners and polyamorous groups who love, though erotic
consciousness and Tantric sexual methods may be practiced alone, or with the
etherial body of a physical, even virtual entity.
Sexual experiences are
sacred, capable of elevating participants to a higher plane. Massage and
touching are aimed at awakening the Kundalini, with exercises frequently
containing erotic elements. Some forms of Tantra include orgasm by a person
being massaged, liberating Kundalini energy to activate the Chakras in worship
of the feminine Divine, the objective being full-body orgasms. Other forms of
Tantra do not preclude mutual orgasms, opening a plethora of realms for
exploration and gratification. Even the path of indulgence can lead to
spiritual expansion, integration, and communion if the mind is properly
focused, especially in the presence of unconditional love.
Tantra is dynamic, not
dualistic. One method of expression may lead to another, or back and forth.
Tantra sessions can evolve to full-bore hot wet sex, celebrating the realms of
the senses. Respect for Tantra doesn’t mean you have to withhold energies, or
abandon ephemeral pleasures for fear of offending the Divine. The illusion of
separateness was created through the individuation of Spirit, as our learning
tool in a theater for His entertainment.
The
Soul is an individuation of Spirit; the mind is a byproduct, an observer.
The
physical body is manifested as an energy configuration of Soul-Spirit
interaction.
The
mind’s attempt to dominate this Soul-Spirit interaction causes many of our
problems; its surrender to love allows us to share His greatest gift.
If you Google the word
Tantra along with the name of a large city, you’ll see no shortage of temples,
teachers, massage therapists, healers, Shamans, priestesses, princesses, sex
therapists, experts, authors, cosmologists, and people who have gone to Asia or
a mountain to study with a Guru or Master.
Some are on the paths of service and transmutation, writing, teaching,
assisting and inspiring. There are also sex professionals waiting to relieve
stress, cleanse, purify, and bless, along with reorganize your spirit, body
parts and finances.
A conflicting variety of
opinions, practices, exercises, and beliefs surround Tantra, from orthodox
fundamentalist Asian spiritual practices, with accompanying metaphors and myths,
to vague promises of sexual, emotional, and spiritual fulfillment laden with
confusing terms used interchangeably to fit the occasion.
Manuals and books
amounting to ambiguous compilations, and psychological exercises disguised as
workshops and seminars deal with life force energy, Tantra, Chi, Prana, Eros,
Ka, and Ki, or finding Soul Mates, Twin Souls and Flames.
There are many formulas combining
harmony, liberation, expansion and integration leading to higher states of
consciousness, many paths to synergy with Divine Light. Tantra doesn’t recognize
age, race, class, or sexual category. Souls are genderless. Soul and Spirit collaborate to manifest physical
form and gender to permit expression and offer learning experiences. Androgyny
can provide an appropriate balance of essences; the perception of being born
into an incongruous gender may be a Karmic opportunity to understand prejudice
and intolerance, manifested in a previous life cycle, or on another dimensional
plane. Same sex relationships, and meta-sexual expression involving fusion and
Tantra are not excluded from the communion of essences; they merely represent
alternate forms of manifestation.
After centuries of
discrimination and repression by Asians, and then the British, Tantra
experienced a rebirth outside of India as a remedy for western religions and
their side effects. When it deviated from Traditional Orthodox Hindu and
Buddhist practices, Tantra earned the name Neotantra. There are now so many
philosophical permutations that Tantra Fundamentalists have taken to snubbing
some as Plastic, Pop, or California Tantra. Quite often, teachers, writers, and
scholars find the need to distinguish traditional spiritual White Tantra from
Red, Dark, Black, Left Handed, or the generalized category of Neotantra.
Western civilization
often hypocritically pretends to embrace sexuality with liberalism, while using
it to control and enslave through laws and cultural mores. Religions and the
religious serve a purpose benefiting humanity, but only when they’re not busy
campaigning for denial, suffering, and sacrifice. Tantra on the other hand, is
a vehicle for spiritual transfiguration using the essences of sexual energy
liberated through love. Sexual union producing love carries humans to their
divine origin. When they exchange energies to reach loving union with one
another, their souls integrate with the universe, helping to hold it together.
Tanta is a philosophy designed to eliminate shame and guilt, not prey on it.
This doesn’t work very well into the plans of those wearing red caps and
slippers in Rome and Asian mountains who want to monopolize spirituality and
redemption by controlling blind followers through fear, shame, and guilt.
Especially Christian religions sell salvation by trying to displace sex,
attributing erotic pleasures to the Devil, making them an offense to God.
Denial of pleasures gives disciples more time and energy to sacrifice
themselves, better able to provide for the privileged religious aristocracy.
Placing a price on $piritual evolution, and suggesting that God knows when a
person is being generous should always raise a red flag. Donations, generosity,
and tithing need to originate from the heart and free will. Though all contain
at least some truths, Sacred Books and Orthodox teachings are too often
utilized for merchandising both the material and immaterial. Rituals, myths, fables and traditional
cultural beliefs, along with organized hierarchies have served useful purpose
throughout history, but we have now entered the information age.
There is nothing wrong
with tried and true ancient rituals and techniques when appropriate, as long as
they’re not taken too seriously; they’re only road maps after all. Free Thought
Tantra is for adventurers wary of those with their hands out, not for followers
or disciples. Plastic Shamans are
everywhere, some of them do wondrous work, help others, and can’t be criticized
for wanting to be supported. However, when you are given the impression that
you need them, or it’s unsafe to go it alone, you need to carefully consider
what they have to offer. Suggestions, indications, or at the most questions are
all anybody has a right to offer you, not manipulation, direction, or mind
control. At that point their true motives have to be questioned. If you need to
be a follower, remember the consequences, and be prepared to accept the outcome
of going along for the ride.