index
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abortion, 291 absorption
mutual, 227, 227-28, 228, 230, 231, 232
of Peak Medicine, 231-32 abstinence, sexual, 111-12 Abu Bakri, 285
active role, 138-39 acu-meridians, 182
Adi Shakti (Original Shakti), 16 adjusting the whole physical system
(benefit), 221 posture for, 221
adultery, in heart, 122-23 affairs, illicit, 122
African spiritual culture, Tantra and, ix after, and before, 250-51
After Completion (hexagram), 205 afterplay, 250-51
Agni (fire god), 52 agression, sex and, 266, 268 air (element), 91
Aisha (wife of Muhammad), 277 Ajna (forehead Chakra), 64 akarna dhanurasana (near-ear bow
posture), 39 Ali (vowels), 105
Ail-Around Position, 173, 173 All-Encompassing Position, 170, 170 alternate-nostril breathing. See solar-
lunar breathing
Alternate Yawning Position, 160, 160 Amritakala, 182
anal sex, 267-68, 271, 271-72, 274 between men, 270
Reverse Kundalini and, 273-74, 275 anal sphincter muscles
contracting, 271, 275 control of, 226
Anandagiri (Hindu teacher), on Kundalini, 29
Ananga Ranga, 157 on bodily scent, 76
on constricting the Yoni, 235—36 on erogenous zones, 182
love postures, 168-77
on passion in women, 182, 184 androgyny, x, x
Shakti and, 16-17 Shiva and, 18-19 animal positions, 164
Apana (life current), 22-23, 34, 85 aphrodisiacs, 295-96
animal, 295
mineral, 296 tea, 296
vegetable, 295-96 Aphrodite, 134, 134-35, 136
temple of, 135 Arabian Nights, 276-80
The Arabian Nights (Burton), 279-80 Ardhanarisvara (androgynous Shiva), 139 arms, meaning of Kali's, 101
Artemis, 135
Art of Aromatherapy (Tisserand), 77 Art Woman, 154,231
Aryadeva (Tantric teacher), on imagination, 84
asanas, 39
akarna dhanurasana (near-ear bow posture), 39
bandha padmasana (bound lotus posture), 41
bhagasana, 17
bhujangasana (serpent posture), 42 biralasana (cat posture), 42 dhanurasana (bow posture), 39 goldasana (crane posture), 38 gomukhasana (head of a cow posture),
39
goraksasana (cow herder posture), 41 halasana (plow posture), 42 matsyasana (fish posture), 40, 49 mayurasana (peacock posture), 43 padmasana (lotus posture), 15, 22, 53 paschimottanasana (formidable
posture), 37, 43
salamba sarvangasana (shoulder stand), 41 shirsasana (head stand), 35, 40, 65—66 simhasana (lion posture), 44
ugrasana (formidable posture), 37 ushtrasana (camel posture), 42 virasana (heroic posture), 15, 94 yoganidrasana (Vishnu's sleep
posture), 43
ascent (orgasmic), four levels of, 114 astrology
sexual positions and, 109 birth control and, 290-91
Athena, 135
Atreya (Hindu teacher), 285 attitude, creative, 8
aura, 30
for psychic protection, 90 austerities, 111—12
Australian Aborigines, Tantra and, xiii—xiv
auto-eroticism, 123. See also masturbation
Avadhuti, 116
Backster, Cleve, 141
Backward Motion, Four Techniques
and, 145, 146
al-Baghdadi, Abd-al-Latif, 259
Balance Position, 171, 171 balancing the elements (benefit), 221
posture for, 221
Bamboo near the Altar (position), 210,
210
bandha padmasana (bound lotus posture), 41
bandhas (locks), 72, 225, 226 bathing, 50-51
Battle of Love,. 232-34 beauty marks, 189
beds, and pillows, 185-86
Bee Buzzing over Man (position), 177,
177
before, and after, 250-51 benefits, eight, of love-making
rhythms, 219-21
benefits for the internal organs, 219 posture for, 219
Bennett, J. G., on polygamy, 276 Bent Kiss, 147
Beyond Telepathy (Puharich), 30 bhagasana, 17
Bhagavad Gita on breath, 22
on the Sacred Tree, 87 Bhairavi Chakra, 103, 104
Bhakti (faith or devotion), Shakti and, 16-17
bhujangasana (serpent posture), 42 biralasana (cat posture), 42
Bird Finding Its Way to the Nest (position), 216
Bird Position, 168, 168
birth control. See contraception birth-control pills, 76-77, 287-88 bisexuality, of all human beings, 16—
17. See also androgyny biting, and scratching, 190—91 blood
harmonization of circulation, 220,
220
increasing, 220, 220
Blow of a Boar (sexual movement), 167 Blue Lotus-Leaf (love-scratch), 191 Boar's Bite, 190
Body, Temple of the, 12-13. See also Subtle Body
body makeup, 187-89 body odors, 76-77 body ornaments, 188 Bombu-Toro, x bondage, 123
bone marrow, 233—34
bones, strengthening, 219-20, 220 bound lotus posture (bandha
padmasana), 41
the Bow (position), 170, 170 bow posture (dhanurasana), 39 boys
characteristics of, 298