I. VAMA MARGA Foundations Of The Left-Hand Path - staticfly.net
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erotic life, the magical foundation of these exercises should be kept at the<br />
forefront.<br />
If orgasm prolongation is achieved, even slightly, you should<br />
now have more opportunity to observe how the particular characteristics of<br />
orgasmically induced altered state of consciousness manifests in your mind.<br />
<strong>The</strong> greater the plateau of pleasure available to the sex magician, the greater<br />
is his or her ability to achieve sorcerous and initiatory aims. <strong>The</strong> dramatic<br />
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physiological transformations created by orgasm are some of the most<br />
essential tools of the sex magician. When men and women undergo ordinary<br />
orgasm, we can expect predictable changes in bodily function. Blood pressure<br />
is elevated and the pulse increases, as well as the previously discussed<br />
changes in breathing and muscle tension. However, prolonging the orgasm<br />
seems to alter this pattern: after a while, the autonomous breathing rate, heart<br />
rate and blood pressure begin to drop, and a more profoundly apparent altered<br />
state of consciousness manifests. Even though the body remains in a<br />
heightened level of sexual excitement beneficial to the sex magician, presence<br />
of mind sharpens rather than relaxes.<br />
Studies into prolonged orgasm have indicated that prolonged states of<br />
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orgasm also increase alpha wave activity, simultaneously increasing<br />
synchronicity between the right and left hemispheres of the brain. <strong>The</strong><br />
production of pleasure-inducing endorphins, activated by all orgasmic<br />
activity, is significantly increased. <strong>The</strong>se are keys of far more value to the<br />
erotic initiate than all of the combined revealed texts and mystical revelations<br />
handed down by occult lore. Many of the mysteries of sex magic, long<br />
confined to the obscure domain of the occultist, are gradually coming to light<br />
in the laboratory. If science has been slow to examine the altered states<br />
attainable through sexuality, many sex magicians also tend to stubbornly<br />
resist the insight science can provide to magical practice. Considering how<br />
deeply rooted sex magic is in that "material world" so often despised by many<br />
magicians, we can only recommend that the left-hand path sex magician<br />
actively integrate the latest data from scientific sexological research into his<br />
or her magical work.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Stilling <strong>Of</strong> <strong>The</strong> Mind And Autoerotic Visualization<br />
When you have achieved some success with the above exercises, experiment<br />
with the stilling of any verbally formed thought during sexual arousal and<br />
orgasm; your goal is to achieve complete mental silence during arousal and<br />
orgasm. If your mind operates like most, you will find it nearly impossible to<br />
willfully stop the internal babble it generates. Should you already have<br />
applied yourself to the discipline of yogic training, you may have learned to<br />
stanch the flow of this naturally occurring hemorrhage of uncontrolled<br />
thought. Any form of magic, which is the reshaping of macrocosmic maya by<br />
reshaping the internal microcosmic maya of the psyche according to will, is<br />
impossible to execute until this thought-stilling skill has been secured. For the<br />
adept who is specifically drawn to the sexual magic of the left-hand path, this<br />
talent is best mastered through autoeroticism before engaging in sex magic<br />
with others. If nothing else, attempting the stilling of the mind during sexual<br />
arousal and orgasm will make you realize why the Tantrikas of the Vama<br />
Marga devote at least a year to breathing, mantra, and basic meditation<br />
techniques before the secret rite with a shakti can be performed.<br />
Now select a familiar, simple image from your immediate<br />
environment to focus on, preferably an inanimate object. Study the object for<br />
as long a time as you require to memorize its appearance in detail. You may<br />
notice how little attention you actually pay to all but the most obvious<br />
features of any given material phenomenon. With eyes closed, in a darkened<br />
room, or under the night sky, attempt to visualize the image for a given<br />
period of time. During your first attempts, you will probably notice that the