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meridians, the psychic centers, and the flow of sexual energy through them should all be held in the mind's eye. When breathing in, try to visualize life energy permeating your whole being, and see it transformed and re-

fined on its journey upward through the psychic centers. At the same time, hold in mind a vision of your female partner as the Living Goddess and dedicate your emotions to her complete fulfillment.

mutual absorption

The Tantric and Taoist texts stress the importance of "absorbing your partner's equivalent" whenever there is an emission of vital juices. The loss of semen, which is drawn from all parts of the body, can weaken and shorten the life of the man. The way to counteract loss through ejaculation is to consciously absorb the womanly secretions. Various techniques are suggested, all of which we shall deal with in detail. Both the male and female viewpoints are important and helpful.

First of all, the Lingam should remain within the Yoni as long as possible without ejaculation. This enables the man to absorb Yin-essence from woman's inexhaustible supply of lunar energy, so strengthening his vital force. Taoism declares that every ejaculation of semen has the potential to diminish the vital force of man unless compensated for by the absorption of an equivalent Yinessence from the woman.

An early Chinese text of the Han dynasty states, "The Yellow Emperor learned the Art

of Sex from the Dark Girl and other Sex Initiatresses. This consists simply of suppressing the ejaculation of semen and absorbing the essential fluid of the woman." But too much suppression of semen is unnatural and debilitating. A Chinese

medical book declares, "The passion of man naturally has great periods of abun-

dance. At this time, even the most controlled man cannot bear prolonged abstention from ejaculating. If a man abstains too long from emitting semen, he will develop boils and ulcers. Man cannot do without woman, and woman cannot do without man. If a man does not make love with a woman for a long period of time, his mind will grow very un-

The seasons and weather influence sexual urges, as do astrological configurations. It is essential to consider the strength of the body and the state of the psyche before deciding whether to ejaculate or not. If the body is weak and the spirit is low, it is obviously a time to retain. The main points are that ejaculation should never be forced and that man should always consciously absorb the woman's sexual secretions. When the sexual

Taoist love-posture particularly suited to mutual absorption. The mental attitude should be brought to bear on exchanging vital essences with the partner. From a Chinese painting of the late eighteenth century.

Master Jung was an adept at nurturing and controlling his physical functions. He absorbed new essences from the Mysterious Valley of woman. The main point of this art is to prevent one's potency from dying. The "returned semen" strengthens the vitality and nourishes the brain.

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Mutual absorption takes place on both physical and psychophysical levels. From a Chinese painting of the late eighteenth century.

secrets are understood in the heart, the choice of ejaculation or retention will become spontaneous, based on, and the product of, the

couple's mutual atunement.

Mutual absorption is achieved in part by slightly withdrawing the Lingam and visualizing the absorption as taking place.

The head of the Lingam easily absorbs sexual se-

woman can absorb secretions directly through the inner walls and womb.

When a woman gains conscious control over her Yoni, she can absorb and transform her own and her partner's emissions. Once mastered, this practice will enable her to bestow the potentized Yin-

Yang love-essence on her partner.

Just as man benefits from absorbing Yinessence, so can a woman benefit from absorbing Yang-fluid. If a woman selfishly and repeatedly extracts semen from her partner, she is in fact engaging in a form of vampirism.

Chinese tradition tells of a legendary Queen of the Western Paradise who liked to copulate with young men, from whom she extracted vitality. It was said that every time she did this, the young man would become ill, whereas she would look more and more beautiful. Taoism teaches that if a woman practices sexual vampirism, she runs the risk of losing her female qualities. She begins to become hardened and thinks like a man.

Tradition has it that such a woman actually can become physically transformed.

A Taoist treatise on sexual alchemy declares: "If a woman knows the way to nurse her potency and to effect the harmony of the twin essence of Yin and Yang, she can

transform herself completely. If, during the

sex act, she can prevent her sexual secretions from being absorbed by the man, then these will flow back into the complexion of her body; her Yin-essence will become nurtured by the man's Yang-essence, provided he ejaculates. A woman who has learned this secret will be able to feed on her lovers." Male sex hormones which are secreted in semen) actually have a transforming effect on women. In excess, male hormones cause a woman's voice to deepen and create other disturbing physiological changes. Semen can only be replaced by drawing vital ingredients from the bodily organs, a process that takes some time. The Rig Veda, an ancient Hindu work, states, "Though the wife should entice the man, it is a foolish woman who sucks dry the wise man."

Of course, the most beneficial sexual technique for the couple is mutual absorption. A woman should not "milk her man dry," nor should he "demand all of her re-

woman is all-important, as only then can she bestow her full initiatory potential on her lover; but "coming" or "not coming" should not be the sole criterion for whether the act of love is considered successful or not.

medicine of the three peaks

According to both Tantric and Taoist esoteric teachings, woman produces three distinct types of sexual secretions, from her mouth, breasts, and Yoni. By absorbing these Threefold Elixirs, a man can compensate for ejaculation of semen and can nurture his spiritual essence.

A book of the Ming period describes the three types of female secretions, calling them the Great Medicine of the Three Peaks:

The upper peak of woman is known in Taoism as the Red Lotus Peak. The medicine that emanates from it is called Jade Fountain, Jade Liquid, or Sweet Spring. It emanates from beneath the tongue of woman and is of a very light color, almost transparent. When it is produced in abundance, the man should endeavor to swallow it, transforming it in his Cinnabar Field [the navel center] at his solar plexus. This medicine imparts fluidity to his five internal organs. Reaching his left side, it will nourish his intuition and strengthen his Mysterious Gate [the sexual center]. Reaching his right

side, it will effectively increase the potential of his solar Cinnabar Field. This will have the effect of generating vital essence and strengthening

the blood.

who hasn't any milk. Its color

is white and it has a slightly sweet and very agreeable taste. A man should suck and drink that special medicine. When it reaches his Cinnabar Field [the navel center], it brings nourishment to his spleen and stomach. When the White Snow is sucked out of a woman, her blood circulation will be greatly improved, and both partners will experience delightful feelings of pleasure. When deeply sucked, this precious fluid reaches as far as the Flowery Lake [the head center] above and descends to the Mysterious Gateway [the sex center] below. It has a beneficial effect on the whole

According to both Taoist and Tantric traditions, the breasts of women secrete subtle essences that have a beneficial effect on the whole organism. A Japanese print by Isoda Koryusai, circa 1775.

Why trouble with the Pill of Immortality when one is welcomed to drink from the Jade Fountain?

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During erotic kissing the couple exchange saliva. Taoism credits female saliva with life-giving properties. A Shunga print, school of Utamaro, Meiji, Japan, early nineteenth century.

Western allopathic medicine has an incomplete understanding of the salivary glands and their secretions. The current theory states that "stimulation of the cerebral cortex and the hypothalamus evokes salivation." Interestingly enough, in Tantric love-rites, substances such as camphor and incense are burned and placed near the female partner. Camphor and other related volatile odoriferous substances have the effect of simulating the cerebral cortex and thus evoking salivation in the Shakti.

The quantity and composition of saliva vary considerably, depending on the type of stimulation producing it. Edible substances produce semi-fluid, enzyme-rich saliva, whereas inedible substances placed in the mouth stimulate very watery secretions. If an acid substance is eaten, the saliva becomes very rich in protein; milk causes profuse salivation, rich in organic material. Homeostatic saliva is usually acid, and when flowing freely, it becomes alkaline. The tonic properties of oral secretions are widely accepted by Western medicine, but the special nature of saliva produced by sexual stimulation is still relatively unknown to the Occident.

The drinking of White Snow from the breasts of a woman is a mysterious concept to Westerners. The text clearly refers to it as a physical rather than a subtle secretion. It is made quite clear that White Snow is not the normal breast milk produced by a woman with child, but rather a secretion spontaneously generated by sexual excitement.

An early Taoist text refers to a man who lived to the age of one hundred and eighty by sucking the secretions from women's breasts. In India, one occasionally hears of Yogis producing milk-like breast secretions. Indian medical texts declare that "mother's milk is the best of all foods and can rejuvenate an old person." Interestingly, there have been a number of cases of men spontaneously producing milk to feed a baby whose mother suddenly dies, illustrating that within man, woman lies latent.

There are subtle connections between a woman's breasts and her uterus. When her breasts are sucked, the womb contracts, and this in turn affects glandular secretions. Tantric teachings declare that breast secretions are often activated by particular sounds, especially those similar to the first cry of a baby. A woman without child can certainly produce physical milk-like breast-essence

(White Snow) during sex, provided she freely experiences the desire to give. This motherlike and nurturing desire creates an emotional message to the glandular system which in turn causes the snow to fall. Breast secretions can also occur on a purely subtle, non-physical level.

A sexually excited woman secretes fluids in her Yoni. Taoist texts refer to these special secretions as Moon Flower Waters; Indian and Tantric texts speak of Moon Fluid or quite simply Love Juice. The Kama Sutra, the classical Hindu love treatise, states: "Women do not emit like men do. The fall of semen from the man takes place only at the end of his love-making, while the juices of the woman are secreted continually."

The emissions from the Yoni of woman vary considerably, depending on temperament, general health, diet, the moment in the monthly cycle, and the level of sexual passion. Ovarian hormones, minerals, and tissue salts, as well as amino acids and other essential body-building substances, are but some of the highly potent substances contained in Yoni-juices. Only recently has Western sexology accepted the fact that when a woman has an orgasm, she actually does produce secretions other than those termed "merely sexual lubricants." It seems that these emanate from the uterus and "dormant prostate" region.

Tantra considers the Love-juice or Lotusnectar of woman most beneficial when it has a sweetish taste. This accords with Oriental medical treatises, which relate sweetness to assimilation and nourishment. The Ananga Ranga declares, "The Lotus-type of woman produces love-essence perfumed like a lily that has just burst open. The Art woman emits hot juices that have the perfume and taste of honey; a Conch woman secretes distinctly salty love-fluid."

An important Taoist alchemical book declares that woman has a Yang-essence in her uterus, which is emitted as menstrual blood once a month. Referred to as Red Snow, it is said to be "The true essence of the woman's blood, which creates the embryo in the womb." It is this original Yang-essence that is drawn upon when a woman produces her Moon Flower Medicine, and it is this which is credited with the power of strengthening the Yang-force in man, through a process of direct absorption.

Various techniques, such as those given

in the "Mutual Absorption" and "Nurturing Nature" sections of this book, are taught in both Tantric and Taoist traditions for the absorption of the threefold Peak Medicine of woman. An account in a Taoist alchemical work advises, "When the Tortoise [the male organ] has entered, one should await the coming of the Essence of Woman, produced from her climax. Then the Tortoise should turn its head, holding back its own semen, and drink up the juices of the woman."

Such absorption can take place either by advanced Yoga t e c h n i q u e s (Uddiyana Bandha), which create a vacuum or negative pressure on the bladder of the man, thereby "sucking up the woman's Yoniemissions," or quite simply by the natural absorptive capacity of the

head of the Lingam. The mem branes of the Lingam become erect by absorbing a tremendous quantity of blood. In the same way, when the Lingam becomes soft within

the Yoni, it naturally absorbs its secretions.

Absorption of

the Yoni secretions

Mutual oral sex allows vital secretions to be circulated and exchanged. From a Rajasthani miniature painting of the mideighteenth century.

Taoist love-posture for absorbing female secretions directly through the head of the Lingam. From a Japanese print, circa 1680.