This page is devoted to the spiritual side of sexuality. The theme of sacred sex runs through most mythological, religious and spiritual systems around the world. What these systems have in common is the belief that sacred sex connects one to divine wisdom and to feeling and seeing the oneness of all things.

We have an instinct on a spiritual level to merge with another, to recognize and reveal the divine and to attain a state of bliss. Spiritual sex involves the joining of two in mind, body, soul and spirit. Magic can spontaneously occur on its own with the right partner where mutual feelings are shared -- other times we need to do alittle work to make it happen.

¥ Sex magick and spiritual sex are ancient practices. Generally speaking, these arts are used to raise energy, consciousness, and connection to the divine. Some see it as a religious act and as a way of connecting to the power of the universe.

¥ Hindu tantrism originated thousands of years ago in ancient India and is still practiced by a minority today. It was once widespread in Southeast Asia.

¥ Kundalini Yoga is a way to raise energy through the chakras. Moving the energy up the chakras creates a connection to the divine through the activation and awakening of the kundalini serpent that sleeps in our solar plexus chakra.

¥ Tantric yoga, originating in ancient India, sees sacred sex as a metaphor for spiritual union. It is seen as a means of aligning with the principle of creation.

¥ Tantric Buddhism is a merging of ancient Buddhism and ancient sexual disciplines. It embraces the belief of a mutual and sensual interplay of the male and female principles and the cosmic energy that binds the universe in a continual state of ecstatic and all embracing love. It was once prevelant in Tibet, Mongolia and Nepal.

¥ Taoism also expresses a theory of sex as a way of coming near to the infinite. Sexual energy is another form of chi, the life force energy which combines both yin (female) and yang (male) energies.

¥ Sufi mystics once practiced a form of tantrism. European troubadours and bards who professed the ideas of Courtly Love were influenced by these mystics.

¥ Karezza is a primarily Western form of tantra. Popularized in the 19th century by Dr. Alice Bunker Stockham who journeyed to India to learn the secrets of Hindu tantra, Karezza allows the partners to experience the presence of the deity in one another.

LINKS:

¥ A great resource page for researching love and spirituality.

¥ A nice introduction to sacred sex and sex magic.

¥ Excerpts from the book Sexual Occultism : The Sorcery of Love in Practice and Theory by respected doctor and teacher, John Mumford.

¥ Articles on sacred sex and sex magic.

BOOKS:

¥ The Art of Sexual Magic by Margo Anand

¥ Plants of Love : Aphrodisiacs in Myth, History, and the Present by Christian Ratsch

¥ Botanica Erotica : Arousing Body, Mind, and Spirit by Diane De Luca & David Hoffmann

¥ The Art Of Making Sex Sacred by Guru Terath Kaur Khalsa

¥ The Complete Kama Sutra: The First Unabridged Modern Translation of the Classic Indian Text[UNABRIDGED] by Alain Danielou (Translator)

¥ Sex Herbs : Nature's Sexual Enhancers for Men and Women by Beth Ann Petro Roybal, Gayle Skowronski