the agressive cell

Summary quote for a meditation: ‘”MEN WITH THE HOR­MONAL CHEMISTRY AND MINDS OF WOMEN.” GENERALLY THEY HAVE A LOW SPERM COUNT AND LOW LEVELS OF THE MALE SEX HORMONE IN THEIR BODY, THOUGH DOMINANT AND HIGHLY AGGRES­SIVE MALE HOMOSEXUALS HAVE EXCESSIVELY HIGH LEVELS OF THESE.’
(Nick Douglas, Sexual secrets)
Expanded Quote with this quote in uppercase is bellow after a short numbered meditation on rape.

1.aggresive homosexual males violent rulers (explains kumar lineage frustration)
2.AGGRESIVE MALES HIGHER SPERM COUNT (quote bellow in UPPERCASE)
3.aggresive homosexual males rape
4.aggresive homosexual males downward flow
5.aggresive homosexual males outward flow (trasmits karma)
6.aggresive homosexual males open central channel
7.aggresive homosexual males were passive males that were cultivated through hoarding semen

that is short summary for contemplation from douglas sexual secrets p.266-275:

brotherhood of man
There is a natural feeling of brotherhood between men. Authentic commitment and love can exist between men without any need for sexual contact. Tantra tells of the need for feelings of brotherhood, as such feelings help men to share their problems and shared experiences lead to understanding.
Nothing binds men more effectively than shared participation in dynamic, fiery types of activity. In the past, men hunted, worked, and made war together and many brother­hoods were created as part of these activi­ties. Nowadays there is a decreasing emphasis on physical activity, though men still par­ticipate in aggressive sports and cooperate in business activities. However, it seems that there are fewer opportunities for a man to externalize or transform sexual energy on a physical level.
Freud’s term libido refers to emotional cravings that prompt any specific human (and especially sexual) activity. The libido is the sex drive, the “fire coursing through the blood.” Throughout history it has had the power to bind men. When the potent fire of Kundalini-energy is untransmuted, it is externalized as aggression. Sex and aggres­sion often manifest themselves in the for­mation of brotherhoods between men. Many primitive people use sexual bonds between men to establish commi tmen t and reinforce reliability. This is done through rites of in i­ti ation, sometimes centered around group or selective homosexual activity. Among the Pueblo Indians of New Mexico, for ex­ample, initiation rites revolve around mas­turbation of a single selected male who is held in great honor. Circumcision rites of
some African tribes are closely linked to concepts of brotherhood.
The result of strenuous physical exertion is always watery; perspiration pours from all parts of the body. Love-making also produces watery secretions. The symbolism offire and water permeates occult traditions and is an integral part of rites of initiation leading to the establishment of brotherhoods. Even war has the potential for the exchange offire and water: fiery aggression creates sweat, blood, and, often enough, tears. Wars often evolve from the need to express aggression externally. When the libido of men is high and is not channeled through transcendental sex prac­tices, men create excuses to go to war. Emo­tional cravings have to be expressed; they cannot be bottled up forever. In the past, many brotherhoods were formed around shared participation in battle, the real causes of which were often forgotten. Islam is one of the more recent cultures that revolves around the de­sire to externalize sexual energy. The broth­erhood of Islam lost track of the original emotional, mystic craving of its principal prophet, Muhammad. Over the course of his­tory its women came to bear the burden. Though the brotherhood created by Islam transformed the face of the globe, it is still unable to recognize the sexual basis of its own phenomenon. Islam can only cease to be a religion of force and evolve into a truly tran­scendental experience if it breaks away from its long-established custom of relegating women to a subservient role.
Tantric brotherhood implies shared be­liefs and shared emotional longings. The de­sire to be liberated from the endless round of births and deaths, to be freed from suffering and the fear of death, is the germinal require­ment for true Tantric brotherhood in this Dark Age of materialism. Shared participa­tion in Hatha Yoga, Tantric meditation, and ritual can lay the ground for a Tantric broth­erhood, working as an all-powerful transfor­mative energy in the New Age.
There is a brotherhood ofTantrics waiting to be brought to life. This brother­hood will awaken as the end of the Kali Age approaches. Recognizing the potent Female Principle of life, the Brotherhood ofTantra will transform this polluted world. Then at the ecstatic moment when one Age transforms into the next, those faithful followers of the selfless path will reach their goal.
KAULA T ANTRA
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male homosexuality
Some prehistoric cave paintings depict men engaged in what appears to be ritual homo­sexuality, wearing masks of animal heads. The mimicry of animals in order to gain magical power over them is a common practice of primitive peoples. It seems very likely that male homosexuality first developed among groups of hunters who copied and ritualized animal copulation (mounting from behind). Such acts were considered the essential in­gredient for assuring a successful hunt.
The Prairie Indians of North America practiced male homosexual rituals during their Bison Dance, the purpose of which was to empower the hunt by a process ofimita­tive magic. The Indians believed this pro­cess was necessary before their ancestral protective Spirit would send bison into their territory. In this ritual, the shaman played out the role of a demon who first had to fail in his attacks on the women of the tribe and then was overcome and homosexually raped by male dancers disguised as bison.
Male homosexuality was condemned in ancient Egypt, although there are some in­dications that it was practiced by the mili­tary as a ritual for ensuring the subjugation of prisoners. It began to appear more fre­quently with the breakdown of the priest­hood and was blamed for the weakening of their occult power. Cults that promoted male homosexuality as a secret rite of high magic then developed. Homosexual practices were also promoted among the Babylonian priest­hood but they were then also blamed for their loss of magical power.
In ancient Greece, male homosexuality was elevated almost to the status of an insti­tution. A kind of military pederasty existed in Greece from ancient times, linked to war­like activities. In Sparta, it was considered part of the educational system and an essen­tial initiation into soldiery. In Crete, the law protected male homosexuals, even outlining procedures for “correct abduction of young boys.” In Athens, homosexuality was re­served for free men and forbidden to slaves. Though the Greek philosophers attempted
to promote the sublimation of male homo­sexuality, it developed into magic cults based on interpretations of the Egyptian mystery rites.
Male homosexuality is only rarely men­tioned in the archaic periods of Chinese his­tory. During the Ch’in and early Han dynasty (221 B.C.-AD. 24), there was a series ofho­mosexual princes and emperors who were recorded in Chinese history as being exceed­ingly sadistic and who actively promoted male homosexuality. The last emperors of the early Han dynasty lost both political and so­cial power. Eunuchs gained control and the people were heavily taxed. A disastrous epi­demic ravaged China and it is recorded that an unusually high proportion of children with homosexual characteristics were born. The people revolted under a powerful Taoist leader and the dynasty fell. From this time until the advent of Moslem influence much later, male homosexuality was viewed with suspicion. It was only condoned when asso­ciated wi th the production of especially sen­sitive art works.
Homosexual freedom has been also asso­ciated with the decline of Greece in some historic accounts. Similarly the decline of the Roman Empire is often viewed in connec­tion with the abundance of homosexuality and the extraordinary extent of male prosti­tution.
Early Christianity took a strong anti­homosexual position, using Rome as an ex­ample of the effect oflicensed homosexual­ity on a nation. The destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah is described in identical terms in the Bible and the Koran. Though the Koran specifically condemns male homo­sexuality, it became firmly entrenched in Moslem culture. Practically all Turkish, Arab, or Persian poetry is tinged with male homo­sexual themes. Arab conquests were always associated with the forceful rape of women and the abduction of young boys. Saladin, the adversary of Richard Coeur de Lion in a Crusade for the Holy Land, was a known homosexual. The Islamic brotherhood spread widely through the power of the sword. In so dominantly a patriarchal society, the cre­ative Female Principle was relegated to a lowly status. Tantric esoteric teachings de­clare that if a woman is treated very aggres­sively and degraded during sexual union, then any male child produced will have strong homosexual tendencies. Anal intercourse
Rockcarving showing a male mounting an animal. From a prehistoric cave, Val Camonica, Italy.
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Angry form of Mahakala, the Protector of Tantric Buddhism in Tibet. The wrathful
outer form, conceived of as dark and fearful as outer space, conceals a deep transcendent essence that rests on the tranquil ground of compassion. From a contemporary sculpture in the Rumtek
monastery, Sikkim.
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with a woman, followed by vaginal inter­course, is said to be one of the ways in which homosexual males are conceived.
The Freudian theory hypothesizes that male homosexuality results from the combi­nation ofa dominant, overprotective mother and a weak, uninterested father. The child is thus deprived ofa masculine role-model and both overwhelmed and frightened by the company of women. Though it may be that early traumatic experiences with women can create homosexual tendencies in a man, rarely is this a sufficient cause. These tendencies seem to be largely determined by a decreased level of male sex hormones in the body. Sex hormones are secreted by various glands in the body, by the gonads or sex glands in par­ticular. Hormone secretion is controlled by the pituitary gland, which is situated in the head. All hormones exist in both sexes, in varying proportions. Levels of the male sex hormone are increased with exposure to sexual stimuli. Fear, stress, and anxiety cause the testosterone hormone level to diminish. The cause of this biochemical reduction may
originate in the unconscious, but the result­ing biological effect is a powerful reinforce­ment. Studies of homosexual men suggest that they are, in fact, “MEN WITH THE HOR­MONAL CHEMISTRY AND MINDS OF WOMEN.” GENERALLY THEY HAVE A LOW SPERM COUNT AND LOW LEVELS OF THE MALE SEX HORMONE IN THEIR BODY, THOUGH DOMINANT AND HIGHLY AGGRES­SIVE MALE HOMOSEXUALS HAVE EXCESSIVELY HIGH LEVELS OF THESE. When testosterone is pro­duced in excess, it triggers aggressive sexual urges. It has been noted that violent crimi­nals produce much higher levels of this sub­stance than do nonviolent ones.
It would appear that the aggressive male homosexual, who usually has a passive lover, is trying to balance out and “externalize” the consuming inner fire of Kundalini-energy. When the Kundalini-fire is untransmuted, it usually is expressed as worldly aggression. This is an intriguing clue to the relationship between sex and aggression, and it explains why aggressive male homosexuality is often linked with military conquest.
If aggression is carried to the extreme, it creates hormonal imbalance, which in turn influences one’s sexual desires. A man should reserve real aggression for physical work, sports, business, and, ideally, Yogic transfor­mation. Eastern teachings offer practical tech­niques to help balance imbalances in the subtle and physical body: Yoga postures, breathing practices, and visualization and meditation techniques. Aggressive energy can be used to transform the psyche, even to the extent of transforming sexual polarity. The Tantric texts outline many visualizations of violent, wrathful entities whose inner natures are always conceived of as compassionate and loving. This symbolizes the way in which the raw Kundalini-energy can be tamed by psychological and physiological processes.
According to recent biological theories, all fetuses are female internally, even if they have male sex organs partly or completely formed. It is believed that they are female until and unless the sex glands release hor­monal instructions to the contrary. Though this is not exactly in accordance with the Eastern teachings on this subject, there is an interesting similarity that will help explain some of the factors determining male ho­mosexuality. In an important Tibetan medi­cal work, the Gyudzhi, the following illu­minating account of the conception process occurs:

Multi-armed angry form of Mahakala, the embodiment of timeless transcendence achieved through the creative channeling and transformation of aggression. Tibetan Thanka painting on cloth, circa eighteenth century.
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Three things are needed for the forma­tion of a body. These are potent male semen, a fertile female egg, and the mind of a being already existing in the Inter­mediate State between death and birth, impelled by the right Karma. It depends on the predilection of the being, whether its body is going to become male or fe­male. If it identifies with the semen and is attracted by the mother, at the same time disliking the father, then it will be born a boy. If it identifies itself with the sexual secretions of the mother, but feels anger toward her, then a girl-child will be born.
This shows a remarkable correlation to Freud’s Oedipal theory.
The same text goes on to state that” Dur­ing the third week after conception, it is still possible to influence the sex of the future child. In general, births and subsequent fates are dependent on Karma, but sometimes one can influence this by adding an additional cause. If someone wishes for a son, then dur­ing the third or fourth week the method known as Changing the Center can be prac­ticed. It can only be done before the sex or­gans of the fetus have formed completely.” The method referred to involves ingestion by the pregnant woman of specially prepared products that have high male hormone con­tent. Among those listed are the milk from a cow that has had male calves, menstrual blood from a young girl mixed with semen from a virile boy, a special preparation of purified mercury, and other substances that must be prepared in a ritual way and according to astrological requirements.
Yogic teachings state that the movement of the breath in the body is a primary deter­mining factor of gender in children. When there is no harmonization of mood before and during love-making, the breath of the couple may become locked and dominant to the same side of their body. Tantra teaches that this can cause the birth of homosexual children. Eastern teachings emphasize the use of postures to control and harmonize the flow of breath; it is taught that gender of offspring can be predetermined by such techniques. Recent scientific research into the ancient Hebrew tradition of using particular postures to control the sex of offspring isjust one in­dication of the validity in these practices.
Negative aggressive fantasy while having sexual union is another way that sexual pref­erences may develop in offspring. Parents cre-
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ate Karma, which their children must take into their identity. In turn, children “bring Karma to their parents.” The intertwinings of destinies passed on from life to life is the basis of continuity between this world and the next.
Kinsey, in his famous report on Sexual Behavior in the Human Male, found that about four percent of all men are exclusively ho­mosexual throughout their lives. He also noted that about twenty-five percent of his cross section ofthe male population had had more than incidental homosexual experi­ences, thirty-seven percent had had some kind of homosexual experience leading to orgasm, and that this figure became as high as fifty percent among those who had re­mained unmarried until the age of thirty-five.
There are four distinct types of physical exchange between men: mutual caressing without orgasm, masturbation with orgasm, oral sex, and anal sex. The Eastern view is that the first two categories are not necessar­ily to be viewed as homosexuality, and a man who has had such experiences should not view himself as a homosexual. Oral sex be­tween men is taboo according to Hindu and Buddhist law, though there are references to masseurs in ancient India sometimes reliev­ing their customers in this way and the Kama Sutra does list ways for oral sex between men. The Hindu lawbooks condemn a man who swallows the semen of another. Anal sex be­tween men was unheard of in India until the Moslem invasions and is not a traditional sexual practice of the Chinese or Japanese. The Taoist and Tantric texts unilaterally con­demn anal sex between men.
Male homosexuality in the West normally features oral-genital sex, including absorp­tion by the partner of the ejaculated semen. According to Taoism, this causes the Yang­essence to be transformed into “male- Yin­essence.” Though an exact translation of this process into modern scientific terminology would be difficult, the idea may shed some light on the paradoxes of male homosexual­ity. Semen contains hormones that, when ingested, undoubtedly help to transform the passive partner into an active one. Anal sex involves the absorption of male hormones through the rectum.
An active, aggressive male homosexual is in a great position of responsibility. By prac­ticing oral or anal sex with his male lover, he “transmits” his Karma as well as his hormones

and vitality. The links in a chain of destiny are established and invariably passed on to others. The Chain of Karma exists on physi­ological and metaphysical levels simulta­neously. We should not consider one aspect without duly taking note of the other. Homosexual men transform one another physically but pay the price of complex meta­physical entanglement.
It is completely natural for young men to explore their own or other young men’s bod­ies, and this should not be confused with ho-
anal sex
The anus has a beauty and sensitivity of its own. No part of the human body should be considered unclean. It is an Eastern custom to wash the anus with cold water as part of the daily ablutions. Tantra teaches control of the anal sphincter muscles, indicating that sexual energy can be conserved in this way. When this muscle is contracted, the sexual center is stimulated and the sex glands pro­duce hormones. Anal intercourse is not rec­ommended by Tantric teachers because, among other things, it tends to stretch and weaken the sphincter muscles, producing energy loss.
Anal penetration disturbs the balance of vital forces in the body. The downward­moving vital principle, one ofthe five Prana vitalities, is reversed. This can create diges­tive problems, leading to constipation, irregu­larity, and, ultimately, cancer of the rectum.
As an organ of excretion, the anus and rectal passage always contain traces of bacte­rial waste. A person is in danger of infection through anal insertion and can also suffer se­vere tissue damage or soreness. Ifnormal sex is engaged in afterward, the dangerous pos­sibility exists that bacteria will be transferred from the anus to the innermost parts of the Yoni of woman.
In ancient India, anal sex with a woman was called lower union. It was not consid­ered normal. Some medical works mention it briefly, claiming it sometimes has the ef­fect of an enema and at other times causes
mosexuality. Science has recorded numerous instances of exploratory “homosexual” ad­vances between animals such as rats, mice, bats, hedgehogs, dogs, goats, pigs, sheep, horses, lions, and monkeys. If aggressive male ani­mals are kept together for long periods with­out the company of females, a certain proportion will become actively homosexual. This does not suggest that male homosexual­ity is either natural or unnatural, but indicates the multifarious aspects of humanity to be found in Nature.
constipation. The Chinese tradition takes a similar position, and though anal sex with women was practiced on occasion, it was uncommon until the period of Moslem influence.
Anal sex with another man, or sodomy, has already been dealt wi th in the section on homosexuality. It was an essential ingredient of Moslem culture, despite the fact that Muhammad condemned the practice. Chris­tianity always linked the Devil to anality, and he was commonly depicted as showing his behind. One of the accusations leveled by the Church against the Knights Templar was that they had “anal knowledge of each other.”
Arabian couple practicing anal sex in imitation of animals. From a Persian miniature painting of the nineteenth century.
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During a public inquiry into the un-Christian activities of the Templars, it was asserted that a member of the mystic society, after having been made a prisoner by the Turks, had introduced anal-oriented practices into the cult.
Anal sex is increasingly common today, partly because of the lack of understanding of its ramifications and partly because of the contemporary tendency to do everything that was once considered taboo. It is natural for someone who desires to become sexually lib­erated to explore the possibilities of new types of experience. A definite “no” is a closed door, which can block the inner potential for self-knowledge. If anal sex is considered relevant to a heterosexual relationship, it is the responsibility of the man to understand the physiological and psychological nature of this practice. A man should never demand this kind of surrendering from a woman.
A premeditated act and a spontaneous one have very different psychic effects and pen­etration can happen in a totally organic way, almost by mistake. In such circumstances, pleasure can be experienced by both part­ners because of mutual openness.
At the location similar to the prostate gland in men, women have a similar but smaller gland, the cervix, the “flower” of the uterus. A thin membrane separates it from the anal passage. Conceivably an unusual placement of the cervix may be a physiological reason why certain women prefer anal to vaginal sex. We mention here an interesting extract from a Ming dynasty erotic novel, which introduces this as­pect of heterosexual sex rather beautifully:
Porphyry loved one form of sport above all others. Afterjoining with the man in various modes of love-making, she de­sired him to pluck the flower of her bot­tom, while she herself touched the innermost flower of her womb with her delicate fingers. He told her, therefore, to raise herself on hands and legs, like a horse, and then he thrust himself into the
flower of her posterior. She, reaching down with her hands, played with the heart of her other flower.
Some women find it necessary to offer every bodily orifice to their lovers as a sym­bol of their complete surrender and com­mitment. This desire, however, should not be exploited by a man. A preference for regu­lar practice of anal intercourse indicates the desire for domination and power over the partner and perhaps the inability to love. According to the Yogic medical viewpoint, the body of woman has three main open­ings: the mouth, the anus, and the Yoni. Among these, the mouth is created for things to enter in and for sounds to come out, the anus is for excretions to come out.
Anal sex can be frightening, painful, and degrading for a woman. The “surrendering” aspect and the fear factor are intimately linked. Surrendering induces a sense of time­lessness and fear releases strong emotional feelings. These factors together produce psy­chological and physiological changes; fear re­leases particular body secretions, can “put the ego in its place,” and can even induce the Kundalini-energy to enter and rise up the Central Pathway. But putting another per­son in a state of fear is a grave Karmic re­sponsibility and not something to be taken lightly. Though no act is inherently “right” or “wrong,” the mental attitude and quality of consciousness must be considered before endorsing anal sex as a new variation of love­making. The majority of women do not en­joy this practice, and those who are addicted to it may well have cause for regret later on in life. Enjoyment of anal sex may be brief, but the effects are lasting. Rather than turn­ing to anal sex to add variation to one’s love life, it is far better to perfect the techniques of transcendence. Tantra offers numerous ex­citing ways to stimulate and explore sexual­ity wi thou t the need for anal sex. The Y oni offers every facility for self-liberation.
Away with sodomy, and all will perfect be; For making-love, use a woman’s parts,
By far they are the best.
Two males beneath the clothes,
Are greater trouble than they’re worth.
SHA YKH NAFZA WI
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reverse kundalini
Ancient Chinese erotic texts refer to hetero­sexual love-making as the “Union of the Clouds and Rain” (yun-yu). Male homosexu­ality is commonly referred to as “Reverse Clouds and Inverted Rain” (fan-yunju-yu), particularly when anal intercourse is implied. In the Tantric tradition of India, male ho­mosexuality is called Reverse Kundalini, a term that is also used to describe retro gres­sive, degenerate, or perverse sexual practices.
Reverse Kundalini, as the name suggests, refers to any sexual practice that reverses the natural upward flow of sexual energy. Anal sex invariably reverses the flow of sexual en­ergy in the passive partner. Many ancient texts warn against anal sex or Reverse Kundalini, and state that the sensation accompanying this practice is a tingling chill that is both terrify­ing and exciting. Eastern traditions declare that the experience of Reverse Kundalini is psychically damaging and physically debili­tating.
In order to understand Reverse Kundalini, it is necessary to take a look at traditional Yogic anatomy and then compare it with modern Western anatomy. The Yogic text Goraksashatakam refers to the existence of a special sexual gland:
Above the Lingam and below the navel there is a bulbous-like root [Sanskrit:
Kanda], rather similar to the egg of a bird. It is the source of seventy-two thousand subtle life-carrying nerves. Over this “root” lies the all-powerful Kundalini, folded eight times and always closing the entrance to the Central Nerve with her “mouth.” When awakened by the Inner Fire and consciously fanned by the Vital Breath, the Kundalini rises up the Cen­tral Nerve [Sanskrit: Sushumna], taking the Life Force with her as if it were a thread of light.
Gray’s Anatomy, a standard Western medi­cal work, describes an important sexual gland, the prostate, in the following way:
The prostate gland resembles a chestnut in size and shape. It is placed in the pel­vic cavity and rests upon the rectum, through which it may be distinctly felt,
especially when enlarged. Its base is di­rected upward and is situated immedi­ately below the neck of the bladder. Its apex is directed downward to the deep layer ofthe triangular ligament, which it touches. The prostate consists of two lat­erallobes and a middle lobe and is per­forated by the urethra and the ejaculatory ducts. It is immediately enveloped by a thin but firm fibrous capsule, distinct from that derived from the rectovesical fascia, and separated from it by a plexus of veins.
Anal sex between men can stimulate the prostate gland through the rectal wall pro­ducing spontaneous ejaculation of semen. Tantric teachers view such activity in the fol­lowing way: The natural ascent of the Kundalini, awakened by sexual excitement, becomes blocked; the pressure created then causes the Kundalini-energy to turn back on itself and move in a downward direction. The only subtle nerves that the sexual energy can enter are those leading to the lower part of the body. The long-term effect of Reverse Kundalini is a devitalizing of the upper part ofthe body, a morbidity and heaviness in the lower body and limbs, and psycho-spiritual lethargy throughout the whole organism.
Anal sex is not the only cause of Reverse Kundalini. Fear can induce it, by causing the body to constrict itself, cool down, and drain vitality from the upper regions. Reverse Kundalini can also occur through strenuous physical exertion, sudden shock, or a neu­rotic obsession, which can create separation
Diagram showing position of prostate gland.
Sacrum
Coccyx Rectum
Anal sphincter muscles Vas deferens
Bladder
Seminal vesicules
PROSTATE GLAND
Spongy tissue Urethra
Penis
Testicle
Scrotum
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Arabian couple practicing anal sex. From a Persian miniature painting, early nineteenth century.
The Great Goddess Kundalini, the Pure Energy of the Self, sleeps close to the rectum in the region known as Muladhara; she has the
form of a serpent having three and a half coils. So long as she is
asleep in the body, the Soul is a mere animal and true knowledge does not arise. Contract and dilate the anal sphincter again and again. This is called Asvini Mudra and is the most effective way of awaken­ing the Shakti within.
GHERANDA SAMHITA
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and imbalance in the flow of life energy through the body. One of the most com­mon causes of Reverse Kundalini in a sexual context is when a man and woman indulge in strenuous love-making on a full stomach. The vital fires of the body become concen­trated on the digestion of food in the stom­ach and intestines, inhibiting and blocking the free flow of energy, and therefore caus­ing drowsiness and heaviness, feelings that are the antithesis of the uplifting experience of union. The symptoms of Reverse Kun­dalini are a sense of separation from the Higher Self, fixation on morbid fantasy, sa­domasochistic obsession, hot and cold chills, shortness of breath, and weakness in the limbs. Reverse Kundalini can be counter­acted by living a natural life, by deep breath­ing (which will help reverse the downward flow of energy) and healthy sexual practices. A Yogic exercise that also helps is kno wn as Mula Bandha, the rhythmic contraction of the anal sphincter muscles, which should be ac­companied by visualizing sexual energy ris­ing upward, invigorating and vitalizing the whole organism.
According to Shaykh Nafzawi, the Mos­lem author of The Perfumed Garden and a well­known sexologist of the early medieval period:
All authorities on religious law are agreed that a man may use any part of a woman’s body for sexual gratification, the rectum excepted. Anal sexuality is a matter on
which there is no complete agreement. Most exclude it on the grounds that it is forbidden by certain traditions of the Prophet, but quite a large body of opin­ion allows it. In his writings Ibn Sha’ban attributes the permissibility of the practice of anal sex to the Prophet’s Companions and Successors. It is, however, a well­known fact that in Muhammad’s commu­nity anal sex was considered unlawful.
The base or sexual center is complex and all its elements are interconnected. The West­ern anatomical view is interesting since it tends to support many of the ancient Yogic descriptions of this center and how it func­tions. There are remnants of glandular struc­tures around the base of the spine, in the region of the coccyx, a bone-like structure formed from four coccygeal elements and coccygeal horns, which articulate with the “horns” ofthe sacrum (a composite triangu­lar bone forming the back of the pelvis). This whole area is believed by some to be the rem­nants of an animal-like tail, which became atrophied during the process of evolution.
The perineal body is a complex structure between the anus and sexual organ made up of four interrelated parts, known in medical terminology as the bulbocavernosus muscle (in the front), the sphincter ani externus muscle (behind), and the two superficial perineal muscles (at the sides). The first of these expels the last of the urine and also

serves as “an accessory muscle of erection for the penis,” helping to ejaculate the semen. In a woman, this muscle constricts the vagi­nal orifice. Conscious control of this muscle is a goal of considerable importance in the Tantric tradition.
The pudendal nerve is the main neural connection with the muscles of the perineal body. Control of this nerve gives absolute control over erection and ejaculation in the man, and over Yoni contractions in the woman. Its three branches arise in the pelvis by roots from the sacral nerves and eventu­ally connect with the sciatic nerve. The pu­dendal nerve finally emerges out of the perineal body as the dorsal nerve of the Lingam or Yoni.
The equivalent Tantric description tells of a fourfold lotus within which is a second fourfold “base” ruled over by an elephant­headed deity (Ganesha), above which is an inverted triangle containing a Lingam shape (the prostate) enveloped by the Kundalini. A central duct rises upward from it, to the other Subtle Centers.
In the prostate gland of the male are lo­cated the seminal vesicles, sometimes referred to as “blind pouches” or prostatic utricles. Each is roughly the size and shape of a small finger. The seminal vesicles are directed backward and upward into the prostate and are believed by Western medicine to be the “male homologue of the female uterus and vagina.” They secrete an alkaline constitu­ent ofthe seminal fluid, analogous to the se­cretions produced in the Y oni of a sexually excited woman. In this area is the ejacula­tory duct, which leads from the region of the prostate and directly adjoins the rectum.
At a location similar to the prostate in men, women have a cervix, the “flower” of the uterus. A thin membrane separates it from the anal passage. Conceivably, an unusual
placement of the cervix and mou th of the womb may be a physiological reason why some women enjoy anal sex.
The blocking of the prostate gland in men, and pressure on the cervix through the in­ner rectum in women, can cause an unnatu­ral current of sexual energy to build up and be released in a downward-moving direc­tion. Such Reverse Kundalini commonly leads to neurosis and personality problems, and sensitivity to humor becomes replaced by cynicism. The physical symptoms are a sudden thickening in the lower part of the body: the waist, hips, and legs become heavier, wi thou t any appreciable change in dietary habits. Similar symptoms often oc­cur during the “male menopause” and are especially associated with the surgical removal of the prostate gland. A healthful diet, lifestyle, and sex habits all contribute to over­coming problems of Reverse Kundalini. When sexual energy is directed upward and circulated throughout the whole body, psy­chophysical morbidity is replaced by tran­scendental spiritual radiance and well-being.
Close the anal orifice by the heel of the left foot, press that heel with the right
foot carefully, move the muscles of the rectum slowly, and gradually contract the muscles of the Yoni or perineum [the space between anus and scrotum]. Restrain the breath by using the falandhara Bandha [pressing the chin into the chest and contracting the throat]. This is called Mahabandha and is effective in destroying decay and death. When a person knows how to use it correctly, it helps that person accomplish all desires.
GHERANDA SAMHITA
The Base or Sexual Chakra as described in recent Hindu Tantric works. The Kundalini is shown coiled around the Lingam­shaped prostate. The elephant with multiple trunks symbolizes the many different paths through which sexual energy can flow.
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