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Woman Acting

the Part of the Man

THREE VARIATIONS

I N V E R T E D P O S I T I O N

The woman lies straight out upon the outstretched body of her lover, her breasts pressed against his chest. She should caress his waist, then reach down and insert his Lingam into her Yoni. Moving her hips vigorously, she should enjoy him.

B E E B U Z Z I N G O V E R M A N

In this posture, the woman plays the role of a large bee, coaxing honey from a flower. Having placed the man full length upon the bed, she squats over his thighs, closing her legs together once his erect Lingam is deep within her Yoni. Then, moving her waist in a circular motion over him, churning and milking, she should thoroughly satisfy herself, bestowing unimaginable enjoyment upon her lover. (This is also known as the Kali Posture.)

T H E ELEVATED R I S I N G O R

THE R E S U R R E C T I O N

A woman whose passion has not been fully gratified should ask her man to lie on his back. Then, sitting cross-legged upon his thighs, she should seize his Lingam and insert it into her Yoni. Moving her waist up and down, lifting up and sinking down upon him, advancing and retiring, she should make love to him in this way.

This completes the thirty-two postures listed in the Ananga Ranga. Though it is by no means the complete range of postures possible, it is an easy-to-follow categorization of love-making variations. The author adds one very notable piece of practical advice for lovers. He states, "Fully understanding how love quarrels sometimes arise, I have in this book shown how the man, by varying the enjoyment of his woman, may live with her as if with thirty-two entirely different women, ever changing his enjoyment of her and thus making boredom an impossibility.

Inverted Position. From a Rajasthani miniature painting of the eighteenth century.

Bee Buzzing over Man. From a Mughal painting of the seventeenth century.

The Elevated Rising or Resurrection Position. From a Rajasthani painting of the eighteenth century.

A noble couple make love on a carpet surrounded by lotus motifs, with refreshments placed nearby. They perform the Variegated Position of the Moon Elixir Tantra. A Rajasthani miniature painting, circa 1880.

Chandamaharosana, the Great Moon Elixir, in sexual union. From a Nepalese painting of the sixteenth century.

postures of the great moon elixir tantra

In the Chandamaharosana Tantra, an important metaphysical work of about the ninth century, thirteen sexual postures are described in some detail. The secrets of Chandamaharosana (the Great Moon Elixir) are concerned with alchemical transformation through the power of sex. Specifically, this Tantra outlines the correct psychological stance necessary to transmute all future possible lifetimes into a single lifetime culminating in Liberation. Most of the text concerns initiation, ritual, Mantra, and meditation, but there are important sections on women, sex rites, and

postures. The thirteen sexual postures that follow are presented as linked in a series. The Yogi is instructed to perform these postures with great concentration, aiming at generat-

ing the most pleasure possible. He may ejaculate or retain, as seems appropriate, but if he does ejaculate, he should engage in oral sex afterward and also feast on special food and wine (see "The Rite of the Five Essentials").

P L E A S U R E - E V O K I N G

The woman squats before him and clasps her hands on his shoulders or behind his neck. He places his arms around her waist, draws her to him, and inserts his Lingam into her Yoni.

S W I N G - R O C K I N G

This posture evolves from the PleasureEvoking Position. With their arms wound around each other like braids of hair, the man and woman both lean back and use their weight to create a rocking motion, back and forth like a swing.

Swing-Rocking Position, ideally suited to prolonged love-making.

From a Rajasthani miniature painting of the eighteenth century.

K N E E - H O L D I N G

With the couple holding their arms as in the Swing-Rocking Position, he should pull her knees against his chest and use the extra leverage to create exquisite love-rhythms.

T H I G H - R U B B I N G

He should rest the soles of her feet on the base of his thighs and put his arms around her waist. Her arms should clasp his neck. She should then raise and lower herself, pressing her Yoni to him and rubbing his thighs with her feet.

F O O T - M O V I N G

She leans back and he places the soles of her feet on the navel and heart region of his body. Moving her feet up and down against him, they rock backward and forward with arms wound around each other like braids of hair.

G R O U N D - P R E S S I N G

He places her buttocks on the ground and clasps her around the waist. She pulls him over her, holding him behind the head with her two hands. He should press down on her forcefully.

E Q U A L PEAKS

With the woman drawn up to a squatting position, he should then have her stretch out her legs, each one alternately. This movement produces great ecstasies.

V A R I E G A T E D

She turns around to be enjoyed from behind and draws up her legs, and he places his chest next to her back. She should move to the left, to the right, and up and down, while he rubs her body all over, beginning with the palms of her hands. This helps to circulate and magnify the joys of release.

H O N E Y C O M B

Turning her around into the PleasureEvoking Position and placing her squatting before him, with his right hand he should reinsert his Lingam into her Yoni. He should catch her underneath her knees with the crooks of his elbows and wind his arms around hers. Leaning back and moving forward, they should make love passionately, generating sweet Elixir.

Foot-Moving Position. From a Rajasthani miniature painting of the eighteenth century.

Variegated Position. From a central Indian miniature painting of the nineteenth century.

Ground-Pressing Position. From an Orissan miniature painting of the nineteenth century.

A couple make love in the Equal Peaks Position of the Moon Elixir Tantra, a posture which allows sustained rocking movements. An East Indian miniature painting, circa 1880.

Mounted Yantra Position. From a Rajasthani miniature painting of the eighteenth century.

One Leg Up Position. From a Rajasthani miniature painting of the late eighteenth century.

Squatting Position, ideally suited to the love-rites of Chandamaharosana. From a contemporary photograph.

Totally Auspicious Position. From a Rajasthani miniature painting of the late seventeenth century.

Approach to Tantric Tortoise Position.

Contemporary rendering.

M O U N T E D Y A N T R A

With the woman lying back, he should have her place a leg on each of his shoulders. Advancing and retreating, the lovers should use this posture to create great passion.

O N E L E G U P

He should have the woman keep her right leg on his left shoulder and bring her left leg down to his upper thigh. As she presses against him and rocks, this position creates ecstatic pleasure and destroys physical and psychological problems.

T A N T R I C T O R T O I S E

From the One Leg Up Position, he should have her place both soles of her feet together in the middle of his chest, visualizing Chandamaharosana as being born within his heart. He should press her knees with his arms and control his breathing. This position can b r i n g the couple to realize Chandamaharosana within themselves.

T O T A L L Y A U S P I C I O U S

He should draw up the soles of her feet to touch his eyes, ears, nose, mouth, and the top of his head. This action is in every way auspicious and grants all desires held by the mind at that moment.

The thirteen positions described in the

Chandamaharosana Tantra are similar to some of the positions described in the Kama Sutra.

The text advises the adept to gradually arouse passion in his partner, all the while meditating on her Yoni. He should think to himself, "Just as I am now entering this Yoni, so, too, have I emerged numerous times. This Tantric Path which I am following is straight as an arrow, but if I travel along it without knowledge, it becomes the path to countless rebirths. When I enter with knowledge, it becomes the success of Chandamaharosana, the Great Moon Elixir." This Tantric mystic form symbolizes the full moon, in the macrocosm and microcosm. The success of Chandamaharosana occurs when sexual energy is distilled in the head center, producing subtle hormonal changes and the opening of intuitive wisdom.

Intimate foreplay. From a Chinese painting of the eighteenth century.

By endowing the sexual organs with personality, control of sexuality is more easily achieved. From a contemporary photograph.