Siddhi (Ganesha's consort), 113, 113 Siddhis (magical powers), 110
Side Biting (Lingam oral sex), 194 signs, secret, 116
simhasana (lion posture), 44 sisterhood, and Sapphism, 257-60 Sitknti (sound), 192
Sitting Positions (for love-making), 172-74, 172-74
Sixty-four Arts, importance of cultivating, 10-11
"69," 196-97 sleep, 56
dreaming and, 57-58 smell(s), 76-78
molecular structure of, 77
Soaring Sea Gulls (position), 212, 212 Socrates, 131
Sol (Sun), and Luna (Moon), 137 solar-lunar breathing, 23-27
technique, 24, 25 solar-lunar forces, 64, 66
erotic sentiment and, 126-27 Soma drops. See Drops of Wisdom Soma plant, 184
sound(s). See also Mantra(s) of breath, 21
of love, 191-93
Sounding (love-scratch), 190 space (element), 91
sperm, 141-42, 253, 262-63 spermicides, 289
Spinning Top (position), 166, 166 spirit, resting, 219, 219
spiritual longing, 107 spleen, massage and, 74
Splitting a Bamboo (position), 161,
161, 171, 171
Splitting the Cicada, 200, 200 Sporting of a Sparrow (sexual move-
ment), 167 Squatting Position, 180 Sri Chakra, 205, 205 Sri Yantra, 140
Standing Positions (for love-making), 175, 175
Stepping Beyond (position), 84, 168,
168 sterilization, 289
Stockham, Alice, Karezza, 222, 291 Stolkowski, Joseph, 286
Straight Kiss, 147
strengthening the bones (benefit), 219-20
posture for, 220 subduing gaze, 82 sublimation, 226—27
Subtle Body, 30-33, 31, 32, 66, 141 ancient view of, 32
Chakras and, 31-33
"rivers" (psychic pathways) within, 12
succubi, 60
Sucking a Mango (Lingam oral sex), 194
Sufism, 279
Sun and Moon in Close Conjunction, 142
Su-nu (Plain Girl), 121 supported complete body posture
(salamba sarvangasana), 41 Supported Position, 163, 163
Sushruta Samhita
on the elements, 91
on sevenfold generation, 218 Sushumna (psychic channel), 99, 116 Suspended Position, 163, 163 Swallowing Up (Lingam oral sex), 194 the Swing (position), 166, 166
Swing-Rocking (position), 178, 178 Swollen Bite, 190
T'ai Chi, energy circulation and, 67 tamasic food, 48-49
Tank, 135 Tantra
archaic origins of, ix—xiv secret language in, 115—16 sexual rites of, 93
Tantric Eucharist, 246 Tantric Gurus, 106
Tantric Tortoise (position), 180, 180 Taoism
archaic origins of, ix-xiv matriarchal foundations of, x-xii secret disciplines of, xii
Tao te Ching, on self-knowledge, 14— 15
Tara (Dakini), 119
taste, foods categorized by, 47 Tata (emanation of Saraswati) ,118 tea, aphrodisiac, 296
teaching, three levels of, 116 temple dancers, role of, 133-34 Ten Stages of Loving, 218 therapeutic love-making, 218-21 thermatic birth control, 291 Thigh-Rubbing (position), 179
thought, breath, and semen, 223-24 Three Steps (position), 168, 168, 175 Three Steps of Vishnu (position), 175 Throbbing Kiss, 147
thyroid gland, massage and, 74 Tiger's Claw (love-scratch), 190 Tiger's Tread (position), 198-99, 199 Tisserand, Robert, 77
toes, massage of, 72-73 toe touching exercise, 37
Together Pressing (sexual movement),
167 tongue
elongation of, 66 meaning of Kali's, 101
Tortoise Position, 173, 173
Totally Auspicious (position), 180, 180 Touching Kiss, 147
transcendence, meaning of, 98-100 the Transcendental, 4, 5. See also Shiva Transforming the True, 237-38 trataka (gazing), 82
Tree of Eternity, 87 triad of forces, 33
god and goddess triads, 100, 100 relationship of, 4, 99, 100 relevance to sexuality, 98-100
tribal cultures of India, Tantra and, x-xi trident, symbol of Shiva, 60
Ts'ai-nu (Elected Girl), 121 Tung (Taoist master)
harmonization of mood, 143, 215 love-making variations, 206-15 Nine Styles of Moving the Jade
Stalk, 205
on retention, 226 sexual intercourse, 206
Turned Kiss, 147
Turning Dragon (position), 200, 200, 207, 207
Turning Position, 162, 162 Twining Like a Creeper (embrace),
149
Twining Position, 159, 159 Two Dancing Female Phoenixes
(position), 211, 211
Udana (life current), 34, 85 Uddiyana Bandha (Flying-Up
Restraint), 231, 236, 236 ugrasana (formidable posture), 37 union, sexual, 157
Union of a Bull-Elephant with Many Females, 165
Union of a Herd of Deer, 165 Union of Cats, 164
Union of Many Goats, 165
Union of the Clouds and Rain, 273 Union of Three, 254, 255, 255-56,
256
United Position, 163, 163, 253 Upper-Leg Position, 172, 172 upper lip, secret of, 148
urethral sphincter, contracting, 235—36 ushtrasana (camel posture), 42
uterus, connection to breasts, 237—38
Vajravarahi, 282 Vajrini, 116
Vajroli Mudra (Diamond Seal), 226, 235, 236
vampirism, 228
Van Gulik, R. H., 281
Variegated (position), 178, 179, 179 Vasistha (sage), 118
Vasisthadharmashastra, on oral sex, 195