Tantra is not the inventor of sexual ritual. There is evidence of them in many societies. Valentine's Day falls on festivals lupercalianos 1 century in Rome. It honored the goddess of love Juno. Consisted of a ritual in which participants write their name on paper and couples were selected at random. This custom evolved into what today we send out cards on February 14., Something similar happened at the carnival where nothing is forbidden in those days. In India there where there is something similar on plants, where almost nothing is forbidden.
The purpose of sexual rituals to honor the deity is usually to ensure the crops. The Dionysian festivals led to orgies and hedonism. All sexual rites are synonymous with wealth. Abundance of grains, children, comfort (good weather).
When a company experiences the abundance becomes more liberal in the sexual. Repeats from the Greeks, the Romans, the Etruscans and even the prosperous Victorians. This liberality is found several times in the Old Testament. In
my experience sexual rituals is the ultimate expression of inclusion of Tantra in a community. Not all practices tantrikas sexual rites. Tantric ritual is often misunderstood in its purpose and the details. In fact the sexual ritual was the only way to heal my feelings of jealousy, where he was hiding deep inside my notion of who was separated from God.
In Tantra there are two main rituals, the chakra maithuna and bid. Maithuna is a celebration of sensual pleasures and the chakra puja is an extension of the fertility rites where collective intercourse was enforced in the fields to promote fertility not only in humans but in animals and plants.
Chakra puja party translates as practiced in a circle. Maithuna and bid are intended to transform consciousness and ultimately enlightening. The goal is to experience divinity, the light of God within our partners.
Both rituals include 5 steps or makaras. The 5 aspects makaras are prohibited by other doctrines. Tantra addresses these doctrines directly doing the opposite. Include drinking alcohol, eating meat and fish, grains, aphrodisiacs and sex.
The chakra puja has a bad concept if we judge with our Western perspective. We are conditioned to right and wrong, specifically when it comes to sex. The only good children doing normal things, and what is left of these parameters is considered lewd or filthy.
But the purpose of such rituals is highly spiritual. The bidding is conducted in a group of 8 couples at the full moon. On the full moon is not a day where such seeds are planted, for women is considered the onset of menstruation as the full moon. Therefore man should not ejaculate in a bid chakra. Honors bid fertility and the feminine principle, or shakti.
In the chakra puja, couples change partners either randomly or guru guide. The new couples are "married" for the night. This is totally different maithuna where the objective is a reaffirmation of the relationship we have with our partner. Virtually
share with a stranger one night means letting go of the idea that our partner is the only person worthy of receiving our love and care. It is simpler to see the divinity in my family, more children if we see a stranger. Imagine if the stranger is also a complete idiot. But the goal is to go beyond the expectations I have about love. The purpose of the puja is to experience unconditional love; no other purpose.
Couples share the 5 makaras and consummate their "marriage" with an extremely controlled intercourse. There is almost no movement .. Toas couples are aware of the divinity of his partner and focus on the energy that flows to them. The guru guide to couples in various postures and breathing techniques. The meditation ends when the woman reaches orgasm and the man keeps his energy by not ejaculating and transmute up to transcend their own conscience.
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When I experienced my first bid, the event I had a great impact on my spiritual connection to others. Also Tantric relationship with my partner was strengthened greatly. He became my best friend, my confidant and support. Before that I wanted with him more than a tantric relationship. One day I accepted the fact that there would be no more and my conflict ended.
I invited my boyfriend to the bid. He had an open mind to go. He had accomplished the first step. A boyfriend who was genuinely interested in Tantra. I was nervous, never been to a workshop where the closure was a bid chakra. Not want to share my boyfriend in a room full of other women and therefore men babearan see me. Until then my experiences tantric were monogamous with my partner only Tantric.
discussed the point my boyfriend and I broadly confessed to feeling fear, anxiety, excitement, the range of emotions that sex brings. We agree that the bid would still be together and we would wind not with strangers. Yet I was horrified at the thought of seeing a dozen young women swarming around my boyfriend. Tantrikas beautiful princess leaving me lying in a corner collecting dust.
My boyfriend wanted to ease my pain, so we made one second agreement. I might say at any time agreed that my boyfriend did it and and did not agree.
finally agreed that anyone could veto any practice that was suggested to the other. The communication is still the best way to unity with the absolute and it is a great aphrodisiac.
The workshop had about 40 people. The Guidelines are divided into groups of 8. They put a few rules. The first, clothing was optional. Second, we encouraged them to make love in public and not private. Imagine the insecurity caused us immediately this deviation from a "behavior normal.
Our group called Isis, started 3 days of cohabitation. There is something that nudity speeds, lets you share more in less time. We practice together visualization and breathing. Together we swam in pools, sunbathing together, some even slept the same room as others. Yet no one made love. There were people know each other. Learning fundamental things about Tantra.
The anticipated chakra puja would be Saturday afternoon. At that time did not know where my paranoia had gone, and my fear. She was quiet and peaceful. I was very close to my boyfriend even though we had not made love and had not had a moment alone. None had used the mutual veto, but I felt comfort in knowing that I had that possibility.
On Saturday we did not prepare for the celebration. There were two conditions to be dressed sensually and bring food to give to others. The women got together and we help bathing, dressing and combing each other. The communion between women, we did see were not enemies. We prepare each other as gods. Before sunset we entered a room where men were waiting a while ago.
We sat in a circle holding on hands and pray for healing and transforming our consciousness. At the center of the circle was a rock. Each took one, which symbolized our attachments, blocking resistance and we would like to let go. Then throw the rocks in a sandbox letting go of what we wanted. I did not know until I was let go in front of the drawer. That said, I will run my fear of love. Despite years of Tantric practice, there were things I still weighed.
When all completed this ritual, the rocks were put on a bonfire. It seemed that the flames consumed the rocks, cleaning up debris around the group.
The music started, we started sharing food, eating small amounts of each bowl. I felt my heart open, filled with a deep connection with the group. All seemed fine, pure and perfect for me.
With our palates satisfied, it was time the ritual circle. The women got out of the circle and the men were seated. Every woman in front of a man. The music intensified. Honoring every man, women danced slowly around the circle. We become divine incarnation. The mother, daughter, sister, seductive woman. The energy of Mother Earth up by our feet, on our backs and into our hearts. With every breath we brought to the Divine Mother and with every breath we touched the hearts of men deeply,
After dancing men and women. The euphoria we experienced turns into joy. Who does not delight in watching the men dance for women? We are now honored. His dance was of desires, the desire to try to understand and contain within them all the sensitivity and uncertainty that are characteristic of women. They were the teachers and guides, pioneers of liberty, guardians of integrity. They were the father, brother, son. Through his dance let go of our judgments releasing all thoughts except the consciousness of the divinity within each one of them.
We meet after our group. It was time to massage ritual. The guides told us we could do with your partner or other person as is customary in the chakra puja. Without a word my boyfriend and I knew what we wanted. The same thing happened with our group. We were 8 people with one mind. We would do the ritual together as a unit. Broke my heart full of love and peace.
anointed with oil massage to our family. They went in pairs. While a man and a woman stood on the floor, three massages, then changed a while receiver. We were instructed to channel the excitement of this exercise into our hearts by focusing on the divinity of man and woman in front of us. At this time there was trouble concentrating, even with the sexual energy flowing through us. Maybe it was easy because when I saw the face of others saw only blissful consciousness. When massaged saw only perfection in every man or woman of Isis. There was depth in each, vulnerability, strength and potential. Why not noticed this before? Why waste my time judging, feeling threatened or believe that it was different or who was separated my boyfriend, my friends, my brothers, my family?
My boyfriend and I were among the last to be massaged. The six pairs of hands to feel love manipulating my body took me beyond what I knew. I took a deep pleasure. It was as if every inch of my body could achieve orgasm with being touched. For the first time in my life, let me go, let my body get, not put barriers. Threads of tears ran down my face, there was joy, relief and sadness for all the times I could not let my self shine. Why had he waited so long? Why am I locked myself in my fear so strongly?
The beautiful women of Isis massaged my boyfriend. I did not know where they had been jealousy and possessiveness. Not found them. It was as if my mind had changed full context. Another place where these emotions had no place. All I could feel, see and wish her happiness was complete. I let it go, let it free.
Sensuality lasted for hours after the massage, channel my spiritual passion and excitement to my boyfriend. When I saw his eyes as we made love, I felt I could see God. We could feel the joy in the room. As electricity flows to spread in the air. It would have been very easy to free rein to our excitement, but the guides reminded us that the passion go up to the heart and would keep our minds on the divine. And this, in reality is the source of infinite pleasure. God is what makes tantra infinitely more pleasant than normal sex or any other sexual practice. The bid contained everything he had previously practiced at a lower level, but now add the group energy. We were celebrating an endless stream of joy ..
The chakra puja ritual is the only group in tantra, His intention is to unite people in order to be more aware of God. Any Tantric ritual that does not have this objective is not tantra. There are many false paths with the name of Tantra and are an excuse for group sex. Not that there's anything wrong with group sex. If all parties are adults and agree there is nothing wrong with that, but do not take these events as tantra.
The chakra puja he had changed his perception about love. Not only my mental belief, also my emotional experience where supposedly love must be limited and held. He took me to a context of ever-expanding love. This was the only thing that took me beyond jealousy. The bid wore her source of jealousy that is where man and women are separated.
That night I saw God in my partner. And I know you can always trust God. Since only looked at his divinity, there was nothing to fight or to protect me. Through the perception of divinity, nothing can be removed because in fact we have it all.
People learn different things from the auction. The next day when we share the experience, a man said his relationship with other men became desirable because instead of compete and fight with them, experienced the support of other men in the most intimate moments. A woman who had a picture of her about of himself, shared that for the first time he felt comfortable with her body. Another man who saw it as someone aloof, admitted he started to like other people. The bid tells us about love and absolute unity.
tantra I found in the synergy between sexuality and spirituality, tradition and spontaneity, between the communal and subjective. It was like a glue to me. Piece together what seemed irreconcilable. Joined the contradictory and nonsensical message of religion, philosophy and literature, Tantra guided me in, teaching me that my darkest demons were just illusions constructed with dust.
Essentially I became a different person.
Tantra Awakening. Valerie Brooks.
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