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Circulating Sexual Energy Mantak Chia, born in Thailand of Chinese parents, studied with various Taoist (or Daoist) masters before moving to New York 30 years ago and setting up his Healing Tao centre. He seems to be the first modern Tao master who openly teaches previously secret Taoist methods of using sexual energy for rejuvenation, longevity and spiritual development. This system uses sexual energy as the primary fuel to be refined by spiritual practice. Instead of sexual energy being released in the form of an orgasm, it is channelled up the spine and then down the front in the "microcosmic orbit". In this way, it remains available to heal and rejuvenate the body, while any surplus is stored in the area behind the navel. It appears that the microcosmic orbit was developed 2,000 years ago by Taoists as a sexual practice to rejuvenate the brain, and it later evolved to become a spiritual practice. . vn th activity, sex held no unhealthy fascination or obsession for them, as it has for most people in our society. Consequently, abuse of children, rape or other forms of violence were unknown to them. Sexual activity to them was as natural and open as eating is to us. According to Malinowski, such open native sexual education does not necessarily result in early pregnancies. Properly taught Karezza would not only lead to a healthier society at all levels, but would also curb the unsustainable overpopulation of our planet. What many singles and especially women miss even more than sex is touching and hugging. Some try to satisfy this need with regular massage therapy. However, there may be a simple solution: just form a local "hug club". Discreetly spread the word and you may be surprised by the amount of interest in hugging that's "out there". You may also form or join a healing group where hugging may be practised together with other self- healing techniques. > a ie healing technique es. you practise to learn the two basic skills of avoiding an orgasm and circulating energy in the microcosmic orbit. It is advisable initially to practise alone with self- pleasuring. This is called "single cultivation". You stop shortly before the orgasm and, with breath control and imagination, draw the energy upwards. Chia calls this the "big SEX AND REJUVENATION . . F There are many hints of ... according to information rejuvenation and increased longevity achieved as a result of sacred sexual channelled by Edgar Cayce, practices. Some of these, such as we can achieve complete increased longevity in harmonious regeneration (perfect operation relationships and longer lives of care- giving parents could just be due to of the endocrine system) if we persistently raised oxytocin levels. cleanse and purify the draw" for men and the "orgasmic However, there are also ancient . upward draw" for women. When practices, especially based on Tao, reproductive centre. you are able to do this, it is that deliberately use sexual energy to rejuvenate and increase longevity. preferable to use "dual cultivation" with a partner of the opposite sex as Also, according to information the technique involves exchanging channelled by Edgar Cayce, we can achieve complete male and female sexual energies. When you are sufficiently regeneration (perfect operation of the endocrine system) if we advanced, you can derive pleasure from repeated "valley cleanse and purify the reproductive centre. orgasms" during long periods of love-making and with repeated In the 1930s, Peter Kelder wrote the now famous Eye of upward draws of energy. It is possible to continue practising Revelation with the "Five Rites of Rejuvenation" or the "Five alone or with a same-sex partner, but then one may need to use Tibetans". Thousands and possibly millions faithfully did these additional methods of attracting the missing opposite-sex exercises every day without doing the one that really mattered energies. to draw sexual energy up the spine. That was probably because In addition to using activated sexual energy, you may practise Kelder's instructions for the sixth rite were somewhat vague. the orbit by accumulating energy during meditation, imagining The rite is only practised when one is sexually excited. One is energy entering through the crown centre at the top of the head to stand and bend over with the hands on the knees and push all or by condensing breath energy. To learn to circulate energy, the air out of the lungs. Then straighten up and with the hands you need to have a basic understanding of the chakra system. on the hips push up the shoulders. Pull the stomach in and up These are the seven major and numerous minor etheric vortices and hold this position for as long as possible. Then forcefully that distribute bio-energy within the body. When you have a inhale through the nose and exhale immediately through the good feeling sensation of the energy either from breathing into mouth. The arms may now hang to the sides while you take the abdomen or from activating sexual energy, you imagine this further deep breaths through the nose or the mouth. If one is sensation flowing towards the perineum and the base of the still sexually excited, the same procedure may be repeated as spine. often as necessary. However, Kelder did not write about how to Now, imagine a valve opening at the tailbone and with each cause the sexual excitement that generates the sexual energy to inhalation you lift the energy higher up the spine, while holding be drawn up and distributed through the body. A more detailed it during exhalations. Imagine that your spine is a straight and substantial set of instructions is now available thanks to the hollow tube through which the energy flows and continue to lift work of Mantak Chia in collaboration with Michael Winn in it all the way to the top of the head. Reinforce it with energy their series of Healing Tao books. Some of the relevant books entering the top of the head and then lead it down in steps to the are Taoist Secrets of Love: Cultivating Male Sexual Energy centre of the forehead, the throat, the middle of the breastbone, (1984), Healing Love: Cultivating Female Sexual Energy the stomach and, finally, store it behind the navel as a ball of (1986), Awaken Healing Light of the Tao (1993), The Multi- energy. When leading the energy down, it helps if you touch Orgasmic Man (1996) and The Multi-Orgasmic Couple (2000), the roof of the mouth with the tip of the tongue. published by Healing Tao Books, Huntington, New York. In When needed, this energy may be reactivated with your addition, there is a global network of certified Tao teachers; see intention and used for healing yourself or others by directing http://www. universal-tao.com. with your mind where you want it to go. 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