Tantric Psychology

[Isis]

To bring it back to Tantric Practices, etc.
 Recently I have started reading a book by Julius Evola called, "Eros and the Mysteries of Love:the metaphysics of Sex"
 The little I've read of this tome I really like....
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For pure techniques to experiment with, I would look into Mantak Chia.
For original source I would look into the kalachacra from the Tibetans.


If one looks for the creative principle in
the universe, procreation and sex isn't that far of association.
Amazingly even some bateria already reproduce sexually.

However Mitiosis is a fact too.
The universe doesn't need sex to multiply it 's forms or to come in existence.
All in all I think that we glossed a bit of our own major form of sexuality
and physical construction into the universe itself. 

However I think you will like this: Quantumtantra

You find it on this link under projects:
If nothing at least that guy has some original ideas.

http://www2.cruzio.com/~quanta/index.html

[Ziyad K]

PropAnon, if your interested.

In Ecstacy through tantra by John Mumford, I think that sexual tantra gets writen about in a practical and interesting way (from what I've read so far).

Concerning Phil Hines take on some of the tantrik magic of the Natha sampradaya (lineage) Hine wrote five excellent essays here- http://www.occultebooks.com/essays/phil/aott.pdf.
It covers many area's of tantrika.
And has only a few mentions of fucking!

[henbane intl.]

Tantra is sort of a generic term - it covers hindu and buddhist tantra - although there are great differences between the two in terms of method and result.

I am more familar with buddhist tantra. As I understand it, in buddhist tantra, the word tantra literally means continuity and connotes thread (like in weaving). This continuity refers to the continuity of emptiness (the empty thread) that 'penetrates/permeates' the world of form.

Form = emptiness, emptiness = form.

I like it.

[Isis]

Tantra is sort of a generic term - it covers hindu and buddhist tantra - although there are great differences between the two in terms of method and result.

Form = emptiness, emptiness = form.

Bliss - emptiness - one I have read.

[henbane intl.]

Yeah me too. Bliss-emptiness is, as I understand it, a label for the experience of non-duality.  Bliss relates to form, emptiness to emptiness. Bliss-emptiness also alludes to the practice of sexual yogas (karmamudra etc.) of buddhist inner tantra.

[Isis]

Henbane, Have you read about the creation of the inner women in Kalachacra in the secret initiations and feed her with real female energy?
Tyson dubbles with this thing too, but writes just about one aspect of the formula.   
Sort of gave me the idea that Nonduality in here equals the creation of an androgyn being.
I thought it was quiet amazing as I had a similar instruction by an old Qi Gong master
once, however in reverse version.
Did find the vampire aspect a bit unattractive, but I can see it working.
I find an odd way to compromise with duality though, not to mention the vampire aspect. 

Quiet different then in Dzogchen, who experience non-duality as primal mind.

[henbane intl.]

Isis,

No about the Kalachakra, I kow very little about it. But then again the Kalachakra is only one method for realization. The feminine is spacious emptiness, the open potential dynamic wherin all form arises, according to most Tantrikas. The feminine is only a representation or symbol used to help a practioner realize emptiness & form and its non-duality.

Dzogchen is a different matter because it does not employ the 'symbols' of gender as method. Dzogchen is, as you mentioned, the praxis and experiential understanding of rigpa (non-dual awareness) and is free from the constrictions/limitations of gender.

It is often hard for westerns to understand that buddhist praxis is merely a method to attain realization of non-duality - that is it. So it becomes increasingly clear to me, that it corresponds to c.m., but has a very particular goal in mind - rather than a subjective goal devised by the practicing magician.

Hen.