I. VAMA MARGA Foundations Of The Left-Hand Path - staticfly.net

long-lost tradition of erotic-initiatic enlightenment practiced in Syria by a
tribe known as the Nuzairis. This mysterious clan – neither Muslim nor
Christian – can he compared to the Yezidi tribe, the supposed "devilworshippers"
of Iraq. The great "Anseiratic" secret imparted to Randolph in
Syria, or so his tale went, consisted of the ritual transmission between men
and women of an electromagnetic energy emanating from "the seven
magnetic points of the human frame" (luring the "marital office and function"
– Randolph's euphemism for the sexual act. The seven magnetic points in the
body radiating energy sound suspiciously like a restatement of the seven
chakras of the Yuma Marga, rather than any known Middle Eastern tradition.
And yet, despite the supposed Syrian tribal derivation of the sex
magic secret, Randolph was not above indulging in a bit of typical occult
braggadocio, asserting that "my doctrine ... alone declares and establishes the
fact that the marital function [sex] is unquestionably the highest, holiest, most
important, and most wretchedly abused of all that pertains to the human
being."
In fact, in a disclosure of truth almost unknown among the
mythifying lineage of Western magicians, Randolph eventually admitted that
he had concocted the whole Anseiratic legend – which he sometimes
revealed under the cryptic pseudonym "The Rosicrucian" – from whole cloth.
Nevertheless, the basic mechanics of his sexual magic technique, invented or
not, have been the primary source for the best known streams of Western sex
magic that followed. Randolph's writings are veiled in a sometimes
impenetrable doublespeak, perhaps a necessary softening of sexual themes
rarely discussed. in his time. This is combined with his habit of coining an
obscure magical vocabulary, such as volancia, posism, and decretism, to
explain the simplest of concepts – clear communication was not Randolph's
forte.
But if we pare Randolph's convoluted rendering of the spurious
Anseiratic mystery down to its basic elements, we are left with this: if a
couple makes "a nuptive prayer", a strong, mutually agreed upon wish during
mutual orgasm – the "nuptive moment" in Randolphian jargon – that desire
will manifest in the phenomenal world. Randolph himself provided this
simple formula:
"The entire mystery can be given in very few words, and they are: An upper
room; absolute personal, mental, and moral cleanliness both of the man and
wife. An observance of the law just cited during the entire term of the
experiment – 49 days. Formulate the desire and keep it in mind during the
whole period and especially when making the nuptive prayer, (luring which
no word may be spoken, but the thing desired be strongly thought."
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The couple who performed the "marital function" properly, Randolph
claimed, could command powers that the reader will recognize as similar to
those siddhis claimed by left-hand path Tantrikas. Empowered by the sacred
properties imparted through the mutual orgasm, he or she could converse
with disembodied beings of a higher order than man, practice telepathy with
each other, read the mental projections of strangers, magically control the
will of others, prepare and charge amulets for sorcery, attain supersensual
visions, as well as manifesting the typical sorcerous goals of money and
health.
The key to Randolph's sex magic was the training of the will to
remain unyielding and controlled. under all circumstances, especially the
overwhelming "crisis" of orgasm. This discipline of the will during sexual
climax was known as Volancia (from the French for "will."). This concept of
the disciplined will during sexual ecstasy, which Randolph described as "the
irresistible force of lightning, which ... does not tire" is much like the
Buddhist left-hand path concept of the imperishable vajra thunderbolt that
flashes during erotic illumination. In Mysteries Of Eulis, from 1874,