This is devotional work. Fundamentally, the intention is to
encourage experiences that offer a glimpse into our own connection
with the Divine. The focus is on healing and wholeness – not as in
“being fixed or changed,” but as in cleansing, clarifying, and
nourishing oneself. Key aspects of the experience:
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Quieting the mind
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Expanding the heart
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Building the energy/raising the
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Surrendering to spirit
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You are inviting an experience and appreciation of your own innate
perfection and possibility, demonstrating your willingness to trust
life, trust energy, trust the divine in yourself and others.
Each connection is entirely unique, entirely perfect unto itself and
each person’s experience. No one can promise any specific experience
or result. In fact, I would not want to if I could, because that
would unduly shape your expectations ... and thereby limit the
possibilities!
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Having said that, one can anticipate that by intentionally inviting
the energies of the inner Masculine and Feminine into sacred dance,
there will be an exchange of affirmations and healings beyond any
specific intention or attempt to control. Tantra is an unconditional
celebration of aliveness.
Also, there are certain themes that emerge on a consistent basis
(beyond, yet related to, the four things mentioned above).
Increased clarity
- I am not speaking of intellectual clarity (although that might
come along for the ride!) I am speaking of a kind of innate
resolution that seems to occur afterward, where tantric participants
have a deeper sense of knowingness and trust in
their own sense of who they are and what they want to manifest in
life.
Increased
sense of personal courage
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In this society, it is a brave
and rebellious choice to consciously explore one’s own sexual
energies. It is an act of personal empowerment. There are so many
obstacles to and imprecations against intimate exploration,
affirmation, and celebration … the mere choice to open to the
experience naturally infuses one with a sense of personal
affirmation and encouragement that remains beyond any one moment.
Suspended judgment
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The focus of the work is so clearly on sacred
intention, that there is no need, nor is there room, for all the
habitual chatter about expectations, obligations, responsibilities,
or implications regarding the individuals (or everyday relationship)
involved. This is a chance to dive deep into your own physical and
energetic expressions unconditionally, and without thought or
concern about what’s going on “out there.” There is no need for the
“hall monitor” to provide a running commentary on the experience …
and there is a great sense of liberation in knowing this
“unconditional self” is actually available to you at all times …
Permission
- This is actually closely related to suspended judgment
but is so distinct and significant an outcome that I wanted to give
it its own space. You are invited to have the experience of giving
yourself “permission as you have never given it before” to BE. In
this place of permission, you may have glimpses of the openness,
expansiveness, and resource that are ALWAYS within you, waiting to
be invited.
These outcomes require trust and courage - vulnerability and an
openness to at least glimpsing a life lived unconditionally. Truly
tantric work is most effective when explored in a container of
conscious safety, groundedness, and unconditional love. Without
clear intentionality, this container is easily compromised by the
personal agenda of individuals involved in the negotiations (both
conscious and unconscious) of “relationship.” One helpful approach
is to create a ritual, signifying a clear beginning and end. This
heightens the sense of sacredness, and allows the “ego mind” of each
person to step aside long enough for the exploration to unfold.
People don’t generally give themselves/each other conscious access
to the mysteries of the deeper, more intimate energies. I believe
this is where the full richness of awareness and spiritual awakening
awaits our attentions.
