nfortunately most of us have lost that special ingredient of this physical attraction that moves us beyond mere physical pleasure to a deeper and more satisfying wholeness.   At one time, long before
so-called civilization permeated our culture, humans cultivated this pleasure to transcend into higher dimensions of consciousness, beyond the material, animal orgasm. Thousands of years ago, people had achieved a high degree of awareness and an alchemical formula for converting what we know as sex energy -- called by many names such as Chi, vital force, soul, etc. -using it to enter into a state of divinity. Their spiritual philosophy held sexuality as a divine rite and an expression of union or yoga.   This period was 400-1700 BC. At the end of this period, civilization became masculine and aggressive, it also lost this deep spiritual connection to this vital  energy that we are calling chero.

 Tantra is the art of spiritualizing "sexuality",  transmuting fear and attachment into love and  universal responsibility…a way to reverse the negative  on the planet. Put simply, Tantra is the total surrender, or letting go of all mental, emotional and cultural conditioning, so that universal life energy can again flow though us like a river without any effort. It is a letting go to universal oneness...to love. When fear is
removed, Tantra remains.

The word "Tantra" has many definitions, and perhaps its real meaning has been lost to antiquity. Some scholars claim it comes from the Sanskrit or Hindi word for fabric or tapestry, meaning that it is woven into one's life. Others say that is comes from two Sanskrit words tanoti and trayati. Tanoti means to expand consciousness, and trayati means to liberate consciousness. One might then say that Tantra expands and liberates consciousness, making it the fabric of existence. While not a religious philosophy, Tantra embraces a deep spiritual understanding of life, and an ancient art of living in harmony with existence. It is a poetic science of  "super sexuality" [tanpanic play] that dates back
thousands of years, not only to India and Tibet, but to the Far East, Polynesia, and indigenous cultures of all parts of the world, including North America's native Cherokee culture. It was used as a vehicle to
achieve cosmic consciousness and union with divinity.   Tantra treats sexual energy [chero] as a loving friend, rather than something to be suppressed or talked about secretly in low tones. It does not deny sex, or consider sex a hindrance to enlightenment or Heavenly Grace. To the contrary, Tantra  says  that sex [playing in all of its forms] is sacred, and not a sin, or something against God. There is a  word for
sex in the Sanskrit language, and that is Kama, which means sex-love together, undivided and indivisible. In Tantra, sex is always loving. Almost everyone is familiar with the 7th century classic the Kama Sutra, a Tantric treatise on lovemaking. Kama is also the name of the Hindu Goddess of love. And love is what Tantra encourages--total unconditional love, including the mind, the spiritual and the body.   Tantra supports development of this vital energy to achieve union with Life. The essence
of Tantra is the full expression of being--a merging with, rather than a withdrawing from. It is the ultimate yoga, which is Sanskrit for union. In Tantra, the orgasm is with the universe. You become part of the primal energy of everything. In the Kama Sutra, genital contact is but one of the many kinds of intercourse. Tantra teaches how to make love with everything, letting go of all barriers.   Sex [play] becomes sacred  when you approach it from your heart and body, rather than your mind. The body is only layers of invisible energy in form, and it can be awakened if we let go into the play. This is the way of Tantra. It affirms the life energy within you in totality, so that those on this path find themselves whole and self-confident, with a positive panoramic view of everything.   Tantra changes one's view of relationships as well. Relationships are less co-dependent, jealous or neurotic. They tend to be harmonious, fun and energy-filled. In the way of Tantra, you also discover that the relationship you seek outside is already within you.

 In Tantra, sexual energy [chero] is used in healing as the ignition for firing the Kundalini force, the body's biological life-energy system, merging it/you with universal energy.  Unlike Taoism (which actually stemmed from ancient Tantra) that says bring your energy inside for longevity, Tantra says let it go..let it all go! There is no reason to hang onto anything if eternity exists.   In Tantra, sex [tanpanic play] is used to create the polarity charge, or potential, that connects with the primordial energy from which everything in the universe arises.  Tantra uses sexual energy in an extended way, using  the electromagnetic force field created/released by playing with [an]others. Tantra welcomes the full expression of bodily pleasure, recognizing that in the body is hidden the "bodiless," or the spiritual. The body is only layers of invisible energy in form, and it can all be awakened if we let go to the
sexual energy.

-- In Freedom, Frank http://www.eroplay.com --