Merging male and female energies (Part 1) Trance-formation (The Cosmic Tao of the Sexes) by Matthew Webb
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The purest outpouring of love between the sexes, is as a miniature super-nova
of ecstatic union. Reciprocating pleasure becomes the engine that feeds the
fires of passion. Passion becomes dynamic fuel for love. It is an engine that
runs with the force of a solar furnace, ablaze with the eternal power of Yin
and Yang combined. True love is a spiritual hurricane that sweeps away any
obstacle in its path, as the ultimate cleansing storm. The spiritual union of male
and female is a mutually empowering, self-perpetuating, psychic feast. The
only reason that many relationships today are no longer mutually empowering,
is because they have forgotten about the real nature of enthusiastic oneness
with each other. They have in fact, simply forgotten the ways of nature. It is
often overlooked that the mutual will for spiritual growth, fed by passion, can
become a singular rapture in the Supreme. Male and Female are in the cosmic
sense, the opposite poles of the same magnet. They are the ancient passage of
galactic spirals in their motion through the heavens, and the subtle whir of
electron and proton. They are the flow of creative forces, one to another…a
reflection of all the passions of Creation in Nature. Man and woman are the
opposite charges of the energy of God. They are the strike of lightning, the
motion of wind in fragrant blossoms and the dual strands of all DNA. Unity of
man and woman is the Cosmic Tao of the sexes, provoking a spiritual process
with no limitations. Through recognizing the Tao of female and male, or in
other words, Yin and Yang, two people may raise up together in spiritual
ecstasy without bounds or barriers. This is an ultimately potent spiritual path,
and a ready engine for mutual ascension.
When we look at the symbol of the Tao, (Yin/Yang) we find two opposite
colors merged into a singular, flowing, circular motion. There is a dark half
and a light half of the Yin/Yang; representing equal and complimentary forces
for all time. Man and woman are equally powerful! They both embody the
Cosmic aspects of creation, in ways which are mutually complimentary. Each
side of the Tao symbol contains a small portion of its polar opposite, just as
there is a small portion of the opposite sex within each of us. This means we
each possess the qualities of both sexes, (it is just that certain qualities are
emphasized by our Yin or Yang polarity). Yang is known to be more will-
oriented, and dynamic in nature. It is eternal motion and cosmic action. Yin on
the other hand is receptive, supportive and magnetic. It is eternally stabilizing
and of cosmic potentiality. Both Yin and Yang possess the needed qualities for
creation and evolution.
In terms of natural law, no sex is above the other. Whenever one is generally
overemphasized, the natural harmony is thrown out of balance. This is still the
case today in the Western male, (Yang) dominance of society. This excess of
Yang on a global level, is a cause for much of the worlds’ problems today.
The same would be true of an excess of Yin energy. Both of these forces and
their associated qualities must stay in perpetual balance.
Another factor in human misery is the so-called “battle of the sexes”, which is
nothing more than a symptom of collective insanity. This self destructive
insanity runs deep in Western culture. We are infinitely more than social labels
or pathetically limiting roles. The “battle” is entirely fictional, because it is
learned behavior. It is our modern task to unlearn it without hesitation. Social,
sexual discord is ideological. Our own limited images about what it is to be a
man or a woman, do injustice to one another, on the battlefield of our
collective unconsciousness. There is no such thing as a naturally occurring
battle between the sexes, other than what society has mistakenly created. This
is yet another reason we must return to nature and observe natural laws, to
maintain our sanity. There is also no such thing as “gender roles” either, other
than those dictated by biology. We create these divisions and roles between
the sexes at our supreme peril, and to heal the world we must look to the
cosmic Tao of male and female. We must do this in remembrance of the
natural and cosmic potentials of relationship. When relationship again becomes
a place for mutual ascension rather than antagonism, our entire species will be
revived into its natural aliveness. This will be paradise re-gained.
There is nothing about the merger of male and female that is not deeply
mystical in nature. For in nature, that which is called mystical is simply the
daily reality. Mysticism is that quality of consciousness, which is capable of
directly perceiving and receiving Truth from the universe. The wise take
example from the life-affirmative philosophies of the world, to access their
natural mysticism. Like the philosophy of the Tao in ancient China, the age-old
practice of Tantra originates from the Vedic texts of India some 6500 years
ago. These philosophies owe their merit to a recognition of natural/cosmic
principles. Both Tantra and Tao rely on the same universal laws, the foremost
of which is the mystical and omnipresent union of Yin and Yang. Some believe
that the practice of Tantra is designed for the enhancement of sexual pleasure.
Many hold the view that it is merely the use of certain physical postures, or
even breathing and awareness practices, that make sex more stimulating. In its
true and higher form however, Tantra is not just about the enhancement of
orgasms. Having more intense and sweet orgasms with ones’ counterpart, is
only a bi-product of right spiritual focus. Even more rewarding are the
benefits gained from actually helping each other find higher levels of
consciousness. Because the male and female are Cosmic forces, they can aid
each other in deeply profound ways, simply through the Intent to do so.
Tantra is actually a form of mutual Kundalini Yoga. In Kundalini the sexual
energy at the base of the spine rises to the higher chakras. In so doing it
manifests itself as the creative force of greater inner strength, revelation in
higher love, symbolic understanding, clarity and spiritual rapture. Spiritually
focused sex can accomplish the same thing automatically, with the only
difference being that both persons’ energy rises to the higher chakras
together. The true and highest focus of Kundalini Yoga, like Tantra, is the
gaining of spiritual revelation and personal Mastery. In this way we become
more like the Buddha or the Christ. These intentions are given strength
through sexual/polar attraction, which is why Tantra is so powerful. Anyone
who can have sex can begin to practice Tantra, or in other words, mutual
ascension. Anyone who has ever experienced pleasure can transform sexual
knowledge beyond mere sensual enjoyment, into the wisdom of spiritual
unfoldment. That is not to say that the power of the Tao or Yin/Yang can only
be accessed through sex. It is just that sex is a very accessible path, a graphic
example of what potentials await with ones’ counterpart. Also there is no great
need to understand the chakras to do Tantra, though this experiential
knowledge helps a great deal. All one needs to begin is a reverence for their
polar opposite, and a high respect for the cosmic nobility inherent in the
opposite sex. With this respect in place, the cosmic Tao of Yin and Yang
begins to be accessed.
Kundalini Yoga notes the fact that the first chakra, or sexual energy at the base
of the spine, is the basis for all our other expenditures of energy. Sexual
energy is the foundation for love energy, communication, mental stamina and
spiritual stability. Sex creates what we call pleasure, but pleasure is actually
first chakra energy resonating at a higher frequency or vibration. Having
pleasure is thus a way to raise the vibration of body, mind and spirit. Having
sex is the sharing of pleasure, (high vibration) as a mutual alignment or
resonance of the first chakras. It is also a trading of energy, mutual awareness
and Intent. The same may be said of love at the level of the heart or fourth
chakra. As a spiritual rule, each of the seven chakras or energy centers of the
body, are founded upon the preceding chakras, and their related functions. All
the chakras are based upon the first at the base of the spine, (which includes
the legs, sexual organs, and hips) in a way that can be visualized as a pyramid.
The first chakra is the pyramids’ broad and strong base, and each of the six
chakras above are as the smaller steps built upon it.
A truly wholistic relationship with ones counterpart implies relating to them at
all levels, sexually, lovingly, mentally and spiritually. To put this in a more
esoteric way, would be to say that a holistic relationship includes the exchange
of positive energy, awareness and intent through each chakra. The chakras are
psychic transmitters and receivers. As a general rule, whatever we feel in any
part of the body, (chakra) is transmitted psychically to the corresponding area
or chakra in the people around us. Upon entering a relationship with another,
particularly a loving and/or sexual one, there is a great amount of psychic
exchange going on. This is easily felt. ALL PEOPLE WITHOUT EXCEPTION
have felt such psychic effects from others. This means that in sex our
pleasure is psychically transmitted to our counterpart and vice versa. This is
also true of any other feeling or state of consciousness. Love is also
transmitted, (which is commonly known) but what is not commonly realized,
is that all the chakras constantly send and receive every state of being
imaginable. The human being is like a seven-band radio tower, which
broadcasts on each band simultaneously.
Tantra then, usually starts at the first chakra or the base of the “chakra
pyramid”. Practitioners of this art aim to increase sexual pleasure with each
other, and to amplify their sheer mutual attraction. Few people will deny that
intense sexual feeling is not desirable. But when it is used with spiritual
progression in mind, pleasure then becomes a doorway into higher states of
being. In this view, sex is seen as a vehicle for greater things. Pleasure
becomes like a booster engine, to propel two people into the higher altitudes of
spiritual love and rapture. As with all things in life, Intent is the primary key to
generate this magickal event. In the case of most people, their Intent while
having sex, is just to enjoy stimulation or perhaps mutual pleasure. But if one
uses the intent to be loving while having that enjoyment, not only is the
pleasure increased, but the love focused upon is also empowered by the
already high, pleasure-vibration. In this sense, the Tao of sexual union
becomes a mutual meditation, upon both pleasure and love simultaneously.
This is as simple as feeling pleasure in the first chakra, and love in the fourth
chakra at the same time, and is truly not a very esoteric act. For those couples
with even higher aspirations, a third element or Intent can be added, which is
spiritual rapture, felt in the seventh chakra, or crown of the head. Again, this
crown chakra focus is similar to the raising of chi in Kundalini Yoga, and can
have identical or even greater spiritual effects. The seventh chakra is also the
one which is most closely attuned to the soul. This is where we most
commonly receive messages and influence from the soul, or true/higher self.
When two people focus upon each other while holding an awareness of their
seventh chakras, they begin to experience what may be called a “soulic
communion” that can be most exquisite. So in essence, sex need not only be
for the sake of first chakra exchange or pleasure. It can also be a way to align
psychc energies and Intent with one another, at the levels of pleasure/orgasm,
love/reverence, and rapture/soulic communion, (first, fourth and seventh
chakras respectively). This is but one good approach to a Taoistic union of
man and woman.
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