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

far from the endless delight it is so often painted as and why these
characterizations play such a needed role. Despite a few superficial and
cosmetic changes – most of which have manifested on the political/economic
level rather than in the erotic sphere – men and women are still confined to
the playing out of hackneyed roles of the most shallow order. Since these
sexual personae are largely the result of societal conditioning and
programming, erotic interplay between the sexes tends to be as rigid,
unimaginative and lacking in spontaneity as the robotic culture that spawned
them. One can hardly expect the profound and. transformative sexual energy
required for left-hand path erotic magic to be raised during the formulaic
machinations that normally passes for sex between men and women. It is
telling that the standard lingo of sexology and popular journalism alike speaks
of "sexual performance". Indeed, the standard sexual interaction between men
and women is all too often nothing more vital than a performance, a woefully
artificial act that dramatizes sex according to an inflexible, badly written
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script. Such performances reduce the potentially illuminating and sacred
power of Eros to a ludicrous caricature.
Mercilessly consider your own daily erotic experience with these
thoughts in mind, and when you have discovered elements of your sexual life
that are false, obligatory, or in any way untrue to your deepest desires,
carefully but completely remove these factors from your existence. We will
cite just two of the most common examples of sexual hindrances that must be
removed to free one's self to be a competent left-hand path sex magician; no
doubt you will detect others. If you are romantically or erotically involved
with a partner who consistently leaves you feeling drained and unenergized
during and after sex with him/her, this erotic energy leak must be brought
swiftly to an end. ( Julius Evola, in 1958's Metaphysics Of Sex coined the
phrase "psychic vampirism" for this particular phenomenon, a coinage that
has, aptly enough, since been appropriated without credit by many a psychic
vampire in the occult world.) If you find yourself involved with a sexual
partner with whom you simply cannot be aroused without constantly
imagining sexual fantasies concerning other more desirable partners as an
aphrodisiac during the act, this is another situation from which you must
extricate yourself. Sexual energy is the chief weapon of the left-hand path
magician, if it is continually forced to operate under such false conditions, it
will be poisoned and substantially weakened. Tolerating sexual mediocrity;
which is the norm for most human beings, cannot be accepted by the adept of
the sinister current.
Once having begun the process of consciously disconnecting from
media and familial/ societal imprinting concerning sexuality, and then
separating from hypocritical or depleting erotic entanglements – both of
which are ongoing processes – the added clarity and understanding of your
erotic essence can then be applied to thoroughly exploring the sexual power
with surgical precision.
The Shadow Side Of Sex
This exploration is not best originated with a superficial examination of the
euphoria and ecstasy sexuality can potentially create. Before we can
productively chart these more pleasant realms in ourselves, the looming
shadows of destruction cast by sexual desire must first be confronted
squarely and without whitewashing. As any student of human nature knows,
the powerful emotional and physiological changes that sexual pleasure can
induce in the somatic and psychic centers also frequently give rise to
jealousy, hatred, and irrational actions of the most unpredictable kind.
In our generally sex-negative society, a few fleeting moments of
orgasm has often led to literal and emotional blackmail. Sex is used by the
powerful as a weapon of intimidation, and many women are forced to tolerate
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