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Doctrine of Signatures, 295 Dogon culture, Tantra and, ix-x

Donkeys in the Third Moon of Spring (position), 78, 215, 215

Double Hemisphere (position), 171 Double Mandala of the Two Worlds,

142

Downward Motion, Four Techniques and, 145

Dragons Weary of Battle (position), 216

dreaming, 57-58 Dream Yoga, 58-60 Drops of Wisdom

secret practices for retaining, 65-67 stages of, 64-65

stimulating secretions of, 65 drugs

for contraception, 287 power of, 110-11

as sacraments, 111

Earth, Daughters of, 121-24. See also Dark Girl; Plain Girl

Earth, Heaven and, forces of, 45-46 roles of, 121-22 earth (element), 91

the East, sex as an art form in, 11 ecstasy, fourfold evolution of, 144,

144-46

Eden in the East (Oppenheimer), xiii Egypt

homosexuality in, 267 Sapphism in, 259

EH-VANG, 192-93

Eight Benefits, of love-making rhythms, 219-21

ejaculation. See also retention control of, 225-26

with masturbation, 262-63 premature, 281

regulating, 222-23

Ekamukhalinga (One-Faced Lingam),

18

Elected Girl, 121, 121, 124

the Yellow Emperor and, 122-24 elements, 91

seed sounds of, 192 the senses and, 91-92 the Elephant (Yoni), 156

Elephant Position, 176, 176 Elephant Woman, 154

love postures for, 159

Elevated Rising (position), 177, 177 Elixir Position, 170, 170

Elwin, Verrier, 286-87 the embrace, 148-50 types of, 149-50

Embrace of the Breasts, 149

Embrace of the Forehead, 149—50 Embrace of the Middle, 149 Embrace of the Thighs, 149 emotions, conjuring and channeling,

107

emptiness, principle of phenomena, 84-85

energy

channeling, 55, 61 circulation of, 11, 67-68 exchanging, 54

hands and feet and, 69-71 protection against loss of, 89-90

energy points, of eyes, 83

energy vortex, conception and, 285, 285-86

Enneagram, 205, 205

environment, for love-making, 78—80 Equal-Legged Position, 168, 168 Equal Peaks (position), 179, 179 erogenous zones, 182-85

erotic fantasy. See fantasy erotic passion. See passion erotic sentiment, 126-27

visualization of, 82 erotic visualization, 88

ESP, phases of the moon and, 290,

290

expansion/contraction, principle of phenomena, 84—85

eyes

communicating with, 82-83 energy points, 83

gazes, 82

meaning of Kali's, 100 eye shadow, 188

kohl, 83, 188

face

massage and, 73-74 reflexology charts of, 73

faith, 16

Fang-nei-pu-i, on swallowing partner's saliva, 66-67

fantasy (erotic), 82, 107

during masturbation, 264-65 fan-yun-fu-yu, 273

fasting, 111

Favorite Split (position), 169, 169 fear, effects of, 272

feet

massage of, 69-72, 73

as "outer terminals," 69-72 painted, 187-88, 188 reflexology charts of, 71 worship of, 123

Feet in the Air (position), 169, 169 fertile period, 289-90

fetishism, 123 fifth Veda, 117-18

fifty (number), importance of, 217 Fighting of the Tongue (kiss), 147 fingernails, love-scratches and,

190-91

fire

cultivation of inner, 53 sacred, 52—53

fire (cosmic), 126-27 fire (element), 91

first time (sexual intercourse), 150-53 fish (Matsya), 248

fish posture (matsyasana), 40, 49

Five Desires, means to gauge response, 217

Five Essentials, Rite of, 77, 246, 24650, 247

Five Sacraments, 248

Five Great Elements, 91-92 attributes of, 91

Five Sacraments, 248

Five Symptoms, of sexual excitement, 217

Fixing a Nail (position), 161, 161, 279 Fluttering and Soaring Butterfly

(position), 209, 209 Fluttering Butterfly Searching for

Flowers (position), 215 Fluttering Phoenix (position), 201,

201

fontanel (Aperture of Brahma), 12 food

philosophy of, 46-49 as sacrament, 47-48 types of, 48-49

Foot-Moving (position), 179, 179 foot worship, 123

Forceful Mounting of an Ass, 164 forehead Chakra (Ajna), 64 foreplay, 250—51

form. See Yantra

formidable posture (ugrasana), 37 forward-bending postures, 43 fourfold evolution of ecstasy, 144,

144-46

Four Joys, 114, 144-46

Four Moments, 144-46

Four Techniques, 145-46 Fulfillment Stage, 203

Gaining-Restraining Position, 173,

173

Galloping Hungry Horse (position), 216

Galloping Wild Horses (position), 211,

211

Gandapa, 54-55

Ganesha, 5, 113 creation of, 113 Mantras of, 112 role of, 112-13

index 327

"gates," upper and lower, 12, 34-36 gazes, 82, 82

Gemini Position, 174, 174

gender, determining factors, 268, 270, 285, 286

genitals. See Lingam; sex organs; Yoni gestures

mystic, 69, 72, 116, 117 ritual, 116

Ghantapa, 54

Ghazali (Sufi mystic), on Moslem sexual practices, 277

Gheranda Samhita

on breath control, 20 on breath sounds, 21

on cultivation of inner fire, 53 on elongation of the tongue, 66 on food, 47

on gazing, 82

on inverse postures, 34, 66 on the Island of Jewels, 36 on Jalandhara Mudra, 66 on Kundalini, 27—28

on massage, 73—74 on Nabho Mudra, 66

on solar-lunar breathing, 25-26 on solar-lunar forces, 64

on the Yoni Mudra, 35 ginseng, 296

girls

characteristics of, 298

sex education and, 297-98

Giving a Blow (sexual movement), 167 Glorious Position, 175, 175

Gobbling Fishes (position), 257, 257 Goddess, worship of, 95

goddess triad, god triad and, 100, 100 god triad, goddess triad and, 100, 100 goldasana (crane posture), 38

The Golden Lotus, on oral sex, 197-98

Golden Treatise of Hermes Trismegistus, on menstruation, 282

gomukhasana (head of a cow posture), 39 Gopis (cow-herding women), 258

with Krishna, 129-30 Gorakhsa (Tantric teacher), 41

Goraksapaddhati, on quintessence of the body, 141

goraksasana (cow herder posture), 41

Goraksashatakam

on breath, 21, 22-23 on the Jiva, 34

on special sex gland, 273

on stimulating secretion of Drops of Wisdom, 65

Goraksa Vijaya, Shankini Nadi, 148 Gray's Anatomy, prostate gland, 273 Great Axis (psychic pathway), 12, 30—31

Karma and, 55 Greatly Pressed Kiss, 147

Great Moon Elixir Tantra, love postures, 178-80

Great Soul, 203-4

Great Spirit, 204

Greece, homosexuality in, 267 Gregory VII, Pope, 260 Ground-Pressing (position), 179, 179 Guhyeshwari (Lady of Mysteries), 105 guidebooks, sexual, 215

Gurdjieff, George, 204-5 Gurus

role of, 106-7 Tantric, 106

Gyudzhi, on conception, 268, 270

habits, breaking, 14 halasana (plow posture), 42

Half-moon (love-scratch), 190 Half-Pressed Position, 160, 160 Hand-Holding Position, 172, 172 hands

massage of, 69-72, 73

mystic gestures of, 69, 72, 116, 117 as "outer terminals," 69—72 painted, 188

reflexology charts of, 70 Harappan culture, Tantra and, x-xi the Hare (Lingam), 155

Hare's Jump (love-scratch), 191 Harigata (artificial Lingam), 265, 292 harmonization

of blood circulation (benefit), 220, 220 cosmic, 240

of mood, 143, 215 Hastakara Yantra, 70 Hastini, 154

Hatha Yoga, 36-38. See also Yoga origin of, 24

Hathayoga Pradapika, on breath control, 22

head

massage and, 72-73, 74 reflexology charts of, 73

head (reason), heart (emotion) and, 13 headaches, massage and, 74, 82-83 head of a cow posture (gomukhasana), 39 head stand (shirs as ana), 35, 40, 40, 6 5 -

66, 87, 87 healing, psychic, 89 healing breath, 21-22

heart (emotion), head (reason) and, 13 heart, massage and, 74

Heaven and Earth forces of, 45-46 roles of, 121-22

Heavenly and Earthly Net, 123-24 Hecate, 136

Hephaestus, 134-35

Herd of Cows (position), 165, 165 heroic posture (virasana), 15

Hestia, 135

Hevajra and Nairatma, 238

Hevajra Tantra

on the five elements, 91 on liberation, 132

on passion, 248 Hidden Bite, 190

homosexuality, female, 257-60, 276 homosexuality, male, 267-71

factors determining, 268, 270 oral-genital sex, 270

Reverse Kundalini, 273-74 in various cultures, 267

Honeycomb (position), 179 Hongshan culture, Tantra and, x, xii the Horse (Lingam), 155-56 Hounds of the Ninth Autumn Day

(position), 215, 215 Hsuan-nu (Dark Girl), 121 HUM, 192

Hun (Great Spirit), 204

Ibn Arabi (Sufi mystic), on woman, 277

Ida (psychic channel), 99 illicit affairs, 122 impotence, 108

Imsak, 291

Inanna, 135 incense, 77

increasing the blood (benefit), 220 posture for, 220

incubi, 60 Indians

homosexual rituals, 267 masturbation rite, 266

Indrani Position, 158, 158, 167, 295 Inexhaustible Kindness (position), 169,

169

initiation (sexual), 103-5

initiatress of love, woman as, 131-32 inner scenery, 84-85, 85

inner vision, 83-84

Inside Pressing (Lingam oral sex), 194 intercourse (sexual), 206. See also

sexual union first time, 150-53

internal organs

benefits for, 219, 219 massage and, 73-74

intrauterine devices, 287, 288

inverse postures, 34, 40, 65, 65-66, 69 to control energy currents, 34-36

Inverted Position, 177, 177

Ishimpo, 46 Ishtar, 135-36

Ishvan (Dakini), 120 Isis, 136

Islam

brotherhood of, 266, 267

328 index

sexual practices, 276-79

Kaula Tantra, 254—55

worship of, 95, 96

Island of Jewels, 36

Kaulavali Tantra, on sperm, 262—63

Lingam-waves, 196

 

Kellner, Karl, 239

lion posture (simhasana), 44

Jade Fluid, 229, 230

Kena Upanishad, on inner vision, 83

liver, massage and, 73—74

Jalandhara (liquid holding) Mudra, 66

Khan, Hazrat Inayat, 279

Locana (Dakini), 119

jealousy, 254

khechari (sky flier), 66

Lord and Lady of Secrets, 249

jewelry. See ornaments

kidneys, massage and, 74

Lorrain, Jacques, 286

Jiva (individual immortal soul), 19

Kingfisher Union (position), 208, 208

Lotus-like Position, 162, 162

Karma and, 53-54

Kinsey, Alfred, 270

Lotus Position, 172, 172

movement of, 34

kiss(ing), 146-47

lotus posture (padmasana), 15, 53

Jonas (doctor), astrological birth

for psychic protection, 90

variation,

22

control, 290-91

types of, 147

Lotus Woman, 153-54, 231

Jou Pu Tuan, woman in active role,

Kissing (Lingam oral sex), 194

love

 

138-39. See also The Way to

Kiss of the Upper Lip, 147, 148

battle of, 232-34

Holiness through the Flesh

Knee and Elbow Position, 175, 175

conventional and unconventional,

Jumping White Tiger (position), 212,

Knee-Holding (position), 179

130-31, 136

212,217

Knights Templar, 271

types of,

126

Jumping Wild Horses (position), 151,

kohl, 83, 188

love-bites,

190

210,210

Koka Shastra, 157

love-juices, absorption of, 231—32

Jump of a Tiger, 164

Krishna (Eternal Youth)

love-making

Jungle Fowl (position), 213, 213

with Gopis, 129-30

clothing and, 80-81, 81

 

and Radha, 126, 244

environment for, 78-80

Kaaba, 279

Krishna Lila (Krishna's Play), 129,

four stages of, 144-46

Kaki Mudra (Crow-beak breathing),

129-30

massage and, 74-75

21, 22

Kundalini

psychic protection and, 89-90

Kalachakra, 241

awakening, 27-30, 28, 32-33

ritual, 238-41

Kali (initriatress into transcendence), 4,

Reverse, 273-75

saliva and, 66-67, 294

101, 136. See also Parvati

in sexual ritual, 248-50

therapeutic, 218—21

consonants and vowels and, 105

Kundalini Shakti, 27, 247. See also

love-sounds, 191—93

eliciting sexual secrets from Shiva,

Kundalini

Low-Branched Pine Tree (position),

98-107

Kuntu Zangpo and Kuntu Zangmo

209, 209

her Mantras, 102

(All-Good Father-Mother), 203

Luna (Moon), and Sol (Sun), 137

her Yantra, 102, 102

Kurukulla, 89

lunaception, 289-90, 290

meaning of, 100-101

 

Lunaception (Lacey), 289

Parvati and, 101-2

Lacey, Louise, 289

lunar breathing. See solar-lunar

standing/squatting on Shiva, 102-3,

Lakshmi, 5, 51

breathing

103, 283

Vishnu and, 127-31

lunar forces. See solar-lunar forces

triad of forces and, 100

triad of forces and, 100

lungs, massage and, 74

Kali Posture, 177

Lao-tzu, on self-knowledge, 14—15

 

 

Kalki, 128

Lawlor, Robert, xiii

magical powers, ways of acquiring,

Kama (Love god), 129, 130

Leadbeater, C. W., 31

110-12

Kama Sutra, 10, 157

Leonardo da Vinci, 237

magical rites, belief in, xiv

on clothing, 81

lesbianism, 258-59. See also Sapphism

Mahakala, ix, 232, 268, 269

on fingernails and passion, 190

liberation, 132

Mahanirvana Tantra

on love-bites, 190

libido, and brotherhood of man, 266

on Kundalini, 249

love postures, 158-66

life currents, 34, 85, 85

on psychic protection, 90

on oral sex, 194

Line (love-scratch), 190

Mahayoni Mudra, 117

on sexual union, 157

Lingam(s), 19

Maithuna Sadhana, 242

Kameshwari, 17

enlarging, 155

makeup

 

kapala randhra dhauti (head cavity

Nine Styles of Moving the Jade

body, 187-89

purification), 73-74

Stalk, 205

eyes, 83, 188

Karezza, 222, 291

oral sex variations, 194—95

Tantric, 187, 188

Karezza: Ethics of Marriage (Stockham),

personalizing, 181

Mamaki (Dakini), 119

222, 291

ring, 292

Mandarin Ducks (position), 208, 208

Karma

sexual aids for, 292

man/men

 

and male homosexuality, 270—71

Shiva, xi, 18

brotherhood of, 266

sex and, 53—55

substitute, 262, 292, 293-94

genitals (see Lingam)

Karma Mudras (female consorts), 116-17

symbol of Shiva, 18-19

homosexuality in, 267-71, 273

Katha Upanishad, on the Tree of

terms for, 181

masturbation and, 261-65

Eternity, 87

three types of, 155-56

nine movements of, 167

index 329

oral sex between, 270 orgasm in, 113-14, 114, 263 qualities of, 140-41

size of sex organs, 154—55 Mantra(s)

for channeling sex energy, 192, 192-93

EH-VANG, 192-93 Ganesha's, 112 HUM, 192

Kali's, 102

OM, 58, 63, 63-64, 64 OM - AH - HUM, 192, 192

OM - AH - HUM - VAJRA - GURU -

PEMA-SIDDHI-HUM, 192

OM-BHUR-BHUWAH-SWA, 61, 68, 192

Yantra and, 61-63 Mare's Position, 159, 159 the Mare (Yoni), 156 marijuana, 111

marriage, Tantric mini-, 93 massage, 72-75

of face, 73-74

of hands and feet, 69-72, 73 of head, 72-73, 74 headaches and, 74, 82-83 internal organs and, 73-74 love-making and, 74—75

masturbation, 261—65. See also autoeroticism

in boys, 261-62

with ejaculation, 262-63 female, 263

mutual, 261, 264, 265

matriarchy, and Tantra/Taoism, x-xii, x-xii

matsyasana (fish posture), 40, 49 mayurasana (peacock posture), 43 meat (Mamsa), 248

Medicine of the Three Peaks, 229—32 meditation

breathing exercise, 23 on colored lights, 88-89 self-examination and, 15

menopause, 108 menstrual cycle, 289-90 menstruation, 282—84

love-making during, 282-83 taboos of, 282, 284 withdrawing during, 284

mental attitude conception and, 285—87

contraception and, 286—87 meridians, 69

Method of the Large Bee, 139 Mien-ling, 293

Mixture of Milk and Water (embrace), 149

Mixture of Rice and Sesame Seed (embrace), 149

Moments of Union, 144

Monkey's Attack (position), 199, 199 Monkey Position, 174, 174

mood, harmonization of, 143 Moon Flower Waters, 230, 231-32 moon phases, ESP and, 290, 290 Moslem. See Islam

Mother-goddess, xi

Mountain Goat Facing a Tree (position), 213, 213

Mounted Yantra (position), 180, 180 Mounting of a Horse, 164 Mounting Tortoise (position), 199—

200, 200

Mount Meru. See Great Axis movements (sexual), 167

of Lingam, 205

ten stages, in women, 218

Moving Forward (sexual movement), 167

moxibustion points, 205 Mudra(s), 116

Jalandhara (liquid holding) Mudra, 66

Kaki Mudra (Crow-beak breathing), 21,22

Mahayoni Mudra, 117 Nabho (navel) Mudra, 66 types of, 117

Vajroli Mudra (Diamond Seal), 226, 235, 236

Yoni Mudra, 35

Muhammad, 77, 132

on treatment of women, 277 Mula Bandha, 226, 275

Mundaka Upanishad, on OM, 63 Muria tribe, 286-87

Musgami, 287

mutual absorption, 227, 227—28, 228,

230, 231, 232

Mystical Tree of Kabbalism, 87 mystic child, 109

mystic forms, 106-7

Mytic Bird Soaring over the Ocean (position), 214, 214

Nabho (navel) Mudra, 66 Nadir Shah, King, 3 Nafzawi, Shaykh, 274

on sexual practices, 277, 278—79 Nairatma, 116

Hevajra and, 238

Narada Purana, on sound, 61 narcissism, 123

natural urges, suppression of, 44—45 Nature, love-making in, 80

nature, nurturing, 232, 234—36

Nayika Sadhana Tika, on woman, 131 near-ear bow posture (akarna

dhanurasana), 39

nine (number), significance of, 204-6

Nine Movements of the Man, 167 Nine Positions of the Dark Girl, 198-

202

Nine Spirits of Woman, 202, 203-4 Nine Styles of Moving the Jade Stalk,

205

Noh mask, 189 noises of love, 191-93 Nominal Kiss, 147

numbers, significance of, 204-6, 217 nurturing nature, 232, 234-36 Nyasa, 89, 90

Obstacle-Removing Position, 171,

171

oils

fragrant, 77 for massage, 75

old age, sexuality in, 108 OM, 58, 63, 63-64, 64 OM - AH - HUM, 192, 192

OM-AH-HUM-VAJRA-GURU- PEMA-SIDDHI-HUM, 192

OM-BHUR-BHUWAH-SWA, 61, 68, 192

Omen-Making (Lingam oral sex), 194 One Leg Up (position), 180, 180 Opening and Blossoming Position,

171,171 Oppenheimer, Stephen, xiii oral erotics, 193-95

oral sex, 193-95, 193-98, 197, 231 between men, 270

Ordo Templi Orientis, 239 orgasm, 263

birth-control pills and, 288 controlling, xiii

female, 263 male, 263

of Yoginis, 113, 114, 114 of Yogis, 113-14, 114

ornaments, 81 body, 188

and cosmetics, 187-89 ritual, 151

Outside Pressing (Lingam oral sex), 194

Overlapping Fish-Scales (position), 201,201

overthrowing gaze, 82 ovulation, 286

determining, 290 Packed Position, 162, 162 Padmasambhava, 6

padmasana (lotus posture), 15, 53 Padmini, 153-54

Paia tribe, 259

Pair-Eyed Fish (position), 208, 208 Pair-Legged Position, 174, 174

Pair of Swallows (position), 208, 208 Pair of Tongs (position), 165, 165

330 index

Pandara (Dakini), 119

Parabrahma (universal godhead), 54 Parvati, 136, 136. See also Kali

described, 101—2

eliciting sexual secrets from Shiva, 107-18

Shiva and, 101

paschimottanasana (formidable posture),

37 variations, 43

passion (erotic)

changing location of, in women, 182, 182, 184, 184-85

in sexual ritual, 247-48 passive role, 138-39

Pawing Horse (position), 211, 211 Peacock's Foot (love-scratch), 191 peacock posture (mayurasana), 43 Peak Medicine, absorption of, 231—32 Peng Tsu (Taoist master)

on conception, 285 regulating ejaculation, 222

perfume, 76—78

The Perfumed Garden (Nafzawi), 150 on anal sex, 275

Arabian Nights, 276 love-position, 81

perineal body, 274-75 petrifying gaze, 82

phenomena, principles of, 84-85 Phoenix Holding Its Chicken (posi-

tion), 210, 210

Phoenix Playing in the Cinnabar Crevice (position), 213, 213 Piercing (sexual movement), 167

pillows, and beds, 185-86 pineal gland, 64—65

massage and, 74

Pingala (psychic channel), 99 Ping-i (acu-point), and retention,

224

pituitary gland, 64—65 massage and, 74

Plain Girl, 121, 121, 124, 132

Discourse of the Plain Girl, 218-21 on regulation of ejaculation, 222 on retention, 232

Secret Methods of the Plain Girl, 217 secrets of, 217-18

Sexual Recipes of the Plain Girl, 132, 217

Sexual Secrets of the Plain Girl, 285 the Yellow Emperor and, 121-22

playful variations, 206-17 Playing the Flute, 197-98 Pleasure-Evoking (position), 178 plow posture (halasana), 42

Po (Great Soul), 203

Poetry of the Supreme Joy, on consummation, 151-52

Point Bite, 190

polyandry, 122, 252-53 polygamy, 276

inner meaning of, 121-22 Secret Dalliance and, 252-56

Position of a Cow, 164, 164 Position of a Deer, 164 Position of a Dog, 164 Position of a Goat, 164 positions. See postures (love) post-coital depression, 250

posture of the intermediate state

(yoganidrasana), 43 postures (love)

Ananga Ranga, 168-77 for conception, 285 for Deer Woman, 158

for Elephant Woman, 159 Gobbling Fishes, 257, 257

Great Moon Elixir Tantra, 178-80 Hindu, 157-66

inverse, 34, 34-36, 40, 65, 65-66, 69

Kama Sutra, 158-66

Master Tung's variations, 206—15

The Perfumed Garden, 81 for retention, 225, 291 seated, 242, 243

The Way to Holiness through the Flesh,

215-16 postures (Yoga)

bound lotus posture (bandha padmasana), 41

bow posture (dhanurasana), 39 camel posture (ushtrasana), 42 cat posture (biralasana), 42

corpse posture (shavasana), 56, 56 cow herder posture (goraksasana), 41 crane posture (goldasana), 38

fish posture (matsyasana), 40, 49 formidable posture (ugrasana), 37 forward-bending postures, 43 head of a cow posture

(gomukhasana), 39

head stand (shirsasana), 35, 40, 40,

65-66, 87, 87

heroic posture (virasana), 15 lion posture (simhasana), 44 lotus posture (padmasana), 15,

22,53

near-ear bow posture (akarna dhanurasana), 39

peacock posture (mayurasana), 43 plow posture (halasana), 42 posture of the intermediate state

(yoganidrasana), 43

serpent posture (bhujangasana), 42 shoulder stand (salamba sarvangasana),

41

supported complete body posture

(salamba sarvangasana), 41 Vishnu's sleep posture

(yoganidrasana), 43

Prajnopaya, on inner vision, 85 Prana (life force), 22-23, 34, 85

Prana Upanishad, on Karma, 54 Prapanchasara Tantra, visualization of

Vishnu and Lakshmi, 128 Pratap, V., on altenate-nostril breath-

ing, 24-25 pregnancy, sex and, 109

the Preserver, 4, 5-6. See also Shiva Pressed Kiss, 147

Pressed Position, 160, 160 Pressing (sexual movement), 167 Pressing of an Elephant, 164 Pressing Position, 159

pressure points, sex-related, 183 pre-Vedic Aboriginal tribal culture,

Tantra and, x—xi prostate gland, 273, 273, 275 prostitution, ritual, 135

psychic pathways, 12, 30-31, 55 psychic healing, 89

psychic protection, 89-90 pudendal nerve, 275 Puharich, Andrija, 30

Queen Bee Making Honey (position),

216

Quenching Position, 172, 172

Rabbit Sucking Its Hair (position), 201,201

Radha, and Krishna, 126, 244 Rainbow Serpents, xiv

rajasic food, 48—49

Ramayana, on Sapphic sex, 258 Rasayana, 296

Rati, 130

Rechnitz, Kurt, 291

red, connotations of, 140-41, 142 Red Dakini, 140

Reeling Off Silk (position), 207, 207 reflexology charts

of the face and head, 73 of feet, 71

of hands, 70

Remembrance Wheel (position), 169,

169

resting the spirit (benefit), 219 posture for, 219

Resurrection (position), 177, 177 retention of semen, 202, 223—27. See

also breath, thought, and semen in Battle of Love, 232—33

for birth control, 291 controlling, 115

Four Techniques and, 145

and mutual absorption, 227-28 postures for, 225, 291

in Tantric love-making, 218-21 techniques for, 224-26

Return to Origin, 238

index 331