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Standing love-posture. From a seventeenthcentury Chinese watercolor.
page iii: Beginning stage of the Bird Position. From an East Indian miniature painting of the nineteenth century.
page v: Fixing a Nail Position. From a Rajasthani miniature painting, circa 1800.
page vi: Approach to Indrani Position. From a Deccani miniature painting, circa seventeenth century.
page vii: The three sex initiatresses: the Plain Girl, the Elected Girl, and the Dark Girl. From a contemporary photograph.
page viii: A solitary woman fondles her Jade Gateway. Shunga painting on paper, Meiji, Japan, circa late eighteenth century.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Douglas, Nik.
Sexual secrets : the alchemy of ecstasy /
Nik Douglas, Penny Slinger.—20th anniversary edition. p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-89281-805-0 (alk. paper)
1.Sex customs—Asia. 2. Sex—Religious aspects. 3. Erotica. I. Slinger, Penny.
HQ18 . A8D68 |
2000 |
613.9'6—dc21 |
99-052274 |
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Printed and bound in Hong Kong
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This book was typeset in Bembo with Novarese as the display typeface
The illustrations on the following pages were hand colored by Penny Slinger: p. i (b, c, and d insets), p. ii, p. iii (b and d insets), p. v, p. vi, p. xvi, p. xvii (a), p. 3, p. 6, p. 11 (a), p. 14, p. 63 (b), p. 66 (a), p. 67, p. 74 (a), p. 75 (b), p. 85, p. 88 (a), p. 89 (a), p. 92, p. 95 (a), p. 96 (c), p. 97, p. 102 (a), p. 103 (a, b, and c), p. 107, p. 120,
p.129 (a and b), p. 133 (b), p. 136 (b), p. 137 (b), p. 140 (b), p. 141 (a and b), p. 145 (a and b), p. 147, p. 148, p. 149, p. 150, p. 151 (a),
p. 154, p. 155, p. 156, p. 157, p. 167, p. 174 (a), p. 175 (a and e), p. 178 (b), p. 187 (a, b, and c), p. 190, p. 191, p. 194 (b), p. 195 (c), p. 203, p. 215 (a), p. 217, p. 221 (b), p. 225 (b), p. 232 (a and b), p. 240, p. 241, p. 244 (a and b), p. 245 (a), p. 249 (a and b), p. 252,
p. 253 (b), p. 256 (b), p. 257 (b), p. 260 (b), p. 261 (b), p. 268, p. 274, p. 275 (a), p. 278 (a), p. 294 (b), p. 299 (a and b).
Sexual Union is an auspicious Yoga which, though involving enjoyment of all the sensual pleasures, gives release. It is a Path to Liberation.
KAULARAHASYA
The union of man and woman is like the mating of Heaven and Earth. It is because of their correct mating that Heaven and Earth last forever. Humans have lost this secret and have therefore become mortal. By knowing it the Path to Immortality is opened.
SHANG-KU-SAN-TAI
C O N T E N TS
new discoveries on the origins of the secrets, ix preface to the 20th anniversary edition, xv publisher's preface, xvii
introduction, 1 structure of this book, 4
PART ONE
BRAHMA
The Creative
the creative attitude, 8 Brahma and Saraswati, 9 the sixty-four arts, 10
the temple of the body, 12 head and heart, 13 breaking habits, 14 self-examination, 14 bhakti and shakti, 16 Shiva and jiva, 18
breath is life, 20
solar and lunar breathing, 23 Kundalini: the serpent power, 27
the subtle body, 30 upper and lower, 34 yoga, 36
yogic asanas and techniques, 39 natural urges, 44
heaven and earth, 45
food: the supporter of life, 46 food of the gods, 47
water, 49 bathing, 50 sacred fire, 52 karma and sex, 53 sleep, 56
sweet dreams, 57 dream yoga, 58 mantra and yantra, 61 the mantra "OM," 63 drops of wisdom, 64
circulation of energy, 67 hands and feet, 69 massage, 72
the perfumed garden, 76 environment, 78 clothing, 80
the inner eye, 82 inner scenery, 83 visualization, 86 psychic protection, 89
the sensual elements, 91 commitment, 92 service, 94
the art of worship, 94
PART T W O
SHIVA
The Transcendental
Shiva, 98
the power of sex, the meaning of transcendence, the force of Brahma, the force of Vishnu, the force of Shiva, the triad of forces, understanding the sexual secrets, the realm of Brahma, the realm of Vishnu, the realm of Shiva, the three Shaktis, the goddess triad and the god triad, the meaning of Kali, her nakedness, her four arms, Parvati, one with Kali, Kali's mantras, Kali's yantra, sexual initiation, chakra puja, bhairavi chakra, yogini chakra, Kali consonants and vowels, the role of the guru, erotic fantasy, the emotions, nine sentiments, conjuring forth emotions, sentiments and colors, channeling emotions, sexual roles, role playing, old age, sex and transcendence, menopause, impotence, sex and pregnancy, the mystic child, astrology, sexual positions and astrology, magical powers, siddhis, siddhas, the power
of drugs, drugs as sacraments, marijuana, fasting, abstinence, celibacy, Ganesha, Ganesha mantras, Ganesha's role, the creation of Ganesha, climax and orgasm, surrender, wave of ecstasy, the descent, the ascent, four levels of ascent, sex magic, secret breathing, womb breathing, storing sexual energy, transformed sexual energy, secret language, Tantric codes, secret signs, three levels of teaching, mudra, shudra, and rudra, Chinese rites
The Buddha, 119
Mamaki, Locana, Pandara, Tara, Ishvari
The Yellow Emperor, 120
daughters of earth, the dark girl, the elected girl, the plain girl, emperor's duty, adultery in the heart, self-worship, bondage, fetishism, feet, foot worship, heavenly and earthly net, melody of the five elements, the tripod of immortality
PART THREE
VISHNU
The Preserver
the erotic sentiment, 126 Vishnu and Lakshmi, 127
woman: the initiatress of love, 131 the dancer, 133
the virgin and the whore, 134 active and passive, 138
the red and the white, 140 harmonization of mood, 143 four moments: four joys, 144 the kiss, 146
the secret of the upper lip, 148 the embrace, 148
the first time, 150
four types of woman, 153 sexual sizes, 154
three types of lingam, 155 three types of yoni, 156
nine kinds of sexual union, 157 hindu love-postures, 157 postures of the kama sutra, 158 nine movements of the man, 167 postures of the ananga ranga, 168 postures of the great moon elixir
tantra, 178
lingam linguistics, 181 erogenous zones, 182 beds and pillows, 185
cosmetics and ornaments, 187 biting and scratching, 190 noises of love, 191
oral erotics, 193
the crow / "69," 196 playing the flute, 197
nine positions of the dark girl, 198 the nine spirits of woman, 203 the yang number, 204
playful variations, 206 secrets of the plain girl, 217
therapeutic love-making, 218 ejaculation, 222
breath, thought, and semen, 223 retention, 224
mutual absorption, 227 medicine of the three peaks, 229 the battle of love, 232
nurturing nature, 234 transforming the true, 237 ritual love-making, 238 the secret rite, 242
the rite of the five essentials, 246 before and after, 250
the secret dalliance, 252
posture of the gobbling fishes, 257 sisterhood and sapphism, 257 masturbation/self-gratification, 261 brotherhood of man, 266
male homosexuality, 267 anal sex, 271
reverse kundalini, 273 arabian nights, 276 circumcision, 280
menstruation: the red snow, 282 conception and contraception, 285 sexual aids, 292
aphrodisiacs, 295 sex education, 297
summary of secrets, 299
glossary, 301 bibliography, 314 acknowledgments, 324 index, 325