Did you know that your sexual energy is one of the most powerful things there is? Well, yes - but one of the biggest deceptions the modern world has placed on us is completely inverting the sacred nature of this energy.
And this inversion is not a small one - it is the ripping of you from your very source of power.
There’s lots to unpack here, but let’s start with
a) understanding the way sexual energy has been distorted in the modern world
b) what does Hindu tradition have to say about this
c) how do you H E A L your relationship with this energy for your benefit
One thing to understand is that your sexual energy is not just a mechanical thing. It is your actual l i f e - f o r c e - e n e r g y. The ancient Yogis placed so much emphasis on this but that aspect, yet through Islamic and Christian colonisation, it was distorted and removed from public knowledge.
Decolonising sexual energy: the two-sided issue of the modern world
On the one hand, we have one of the biggest issues of our time being the misuse and abuse of sexual energy. The porn industry is one of the most harmful industries on the planet and is actually a demonic consciousness. There is an urgent need to remove the porn industry from the face of the planet, which is the total opposite of sacred sexuality. Not only does it hook you into a very demonic karma - it funds the abuse of women and children. So let’s get that straight first.
Misuse of sexual energy is a real thing - for example, the idea of sexual liberation is not using that energy casually like it is nothing. It is not nothing - it is your power. And the type of person you exchange that energy with actually affects your subtle energy and karma. While some exchanges create a virtuous cycle where that energy then even rises into higher chakras, other exchanges can drag you down. That’s one of the root issues within toxic relationships.
And then, the issue of addiction. Just like alcohol, addiction to misuse your sexual energy as a form of escape is also a real thing. How do you heal that? Read towards the end section to know more.
Now - on the other hand, we have a very real issue of sexual repression. Demonisation of this energy to the point where it is considered ‘dirty’ or ‘impure.’ That just the sight of the female body is something demonic or something to be shamed, is a form of colonial violence. The mainstream spiritual dialogue talks a lot about ‘conquering lust’ but this is just another means of repression, when the integration or conscious use of this energy is not discussed. Transmutation of sexual energy does NOT mean removing it entirely. It means having a healthy relationship with it. This is one of the biggest things the so called spiritual community gets wrong. Your sexual energy is your source of power and not a sin.
What does sexual repression do? Well, we store all negative emotions like guilt, shame and fear in our root and sacral chakras. These chakras have been attacked and abused through centuries of colonisation. The Mughals came and invaded India and told women they have to wear a black cloth over their body. How regressive and patriarchal. Brahmanical patriarchy on the other hand, the form of patriarchy which delivers the knowledge of the vedas also includes knowledge of Tantra, of the Kama Sutra and Yogic methods to use your sexual energy to attain spiritual enlightenment.
Trashing the false anti-Hindu narratives of the modern world aside, the repression of sexual energy can cause not only serious disease, but results in things like alcoholism, violence and crime.
In fact, both the misuse and abuse of sexual energy which is hyper sexualisation is the other side of the same coin which is repression and demonisation of sexual energy. Both cause disease.
The problem with the modern world is that people think their body is just a machine - that this is just a mechanical thing. But what if I told you it is your sacred life force energy which governs your state of mind, health and even finances?
Hindu scriptures clearly tell us that the body is vehicle for enlightenment. It’s your soul which lives inside your body, and body is not mechanical - YOUR BODY HAS IT’S OWN NATURAL INTELLIGENCE AND RECLAIMING THAT IS RECLAIMING YOUR SPIRITUAL POWER. Yes. Read that again.
Your body has it’s own natural intelligence and healing your relationship with your sexual energy involves healing your relationship with the cosmic intelligence of your human body. How do you start doing that? How do you then heal sexual imbalance in any form?
Those are all questions that can be answered with ancient science.
What does Hindu tradition tell us about sexuality?
When it comes to ancient Hindu tradition, the scriptures of the Kamasutra are one area which talk about this topic. Other areas include traditional Tantra but it’s important to note that traditional Tantra is only every practised under a valid Guru Shishya Parampara (NOT new age spirituality) and is again something that cannot be undertaken alone. There is definitely the area of Neo-Tantra or new age tantra of which some aspects can benefit people to heal from sexual trauma, repression and disease but there is a lot of dubious distortion and inversion in that domain too.
Hindu tradition talks about the four Purusharth of life, of which Kama or pleasure is one of them. However, Kama is not just sexuality, it is the enjoyment you have of life. It is actually sacred pleasure of existing - be it watching a flower, sitting in nature, and what I understand as actually inner fulfilment in many ways.
It’s important to note that Hindu traditions have never shamed this topic nor considered it a taboo. Neither was it just something mechanical for the purpose of ‘reproduction,’ it is your pranic life force energy which can be used to attain spiritual growth and heal your energy system. However more discussion on this is beyond the scope of this article, more resources will be shared.
The key thing to note here is that:
The main difference between the inverted sexuality of the modern world and the sacred sexuality in Sanatan Dharma is that the latter understands the sacred nature of life. It teaches us how to integrate those aspects in a balanced and healthy manner such that our life force energy can be in its optimal state.
How do you heal sexual dysfunction and restore it’s balance?
To start with, it’s crucial to understand that the nature of your inputs determines your life. So if your inputs are the things given to you by the modern world, even the use of mechanical objects - that is a consciousness distortion. Likewise, trying to get rid of it is also a distortion. You have to integrate it. The Kamasutra gives a view of sacred sensuality and how it can be approached.
The second thing to note is that you need to understand how to take care of your body instead of treating it like a machine. It is not a machine, secondly - the energy and karma of people around you affects you. That requires you to first have a balanced lifestyle because the quality of your inputs affects the quality of your life force energy .
If you think about it, we actually have a crisis of testosterone deficiency in the modern world. With all the soya, the toxic vaccines and other inputs - you are actually programmed to WEAKEN that energy and not strengthen it.
Restoring that energy into balance first therefore looks like restoring your NATURAL HEALTH AND NUTRITIONAL INPUTS. Your exercise routine.
The second thing to note that this is just creative life force energy, so you absolutely HAVE to find avenues to express this energy organically through things like painting, drawing, singing, writing etc. Is that why I’m writing this article? Haha - well we already know that I am not the doer. I am just the channel. So there you go.
Creativity is related to the Swadhisthan or sacral chakra and when that chakra is out of balance, you will struggle with addictions, lack of self esteem, lack of creative inspiration, toxic relationships and so forth. Swadhisthan literally means where the self is established.
What does this all come down to?
It comes down to spiritual healing modalities. It always comes down to spiritual healing modalities because that’s how you heal yourself naturally.
Where to do you start? That’s something you’ll have to research, take responsibility for and not be deluded with a lot of the ‘awaken your Kundalini' and ‘transmute your sexual energy’ practices on YouTube because remember this is a HINDU science and there are severe risks of doing some intense practices without the origins.
Simple healing practices for the chakra system, to understand how to direct this energy in a conscious and gentle way, restore trust with your physical vessel all have an impact.
If there is any one aspect on this topic you want me to write more on - like healing addiction, please let me know in the comments.
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Will be great if you could write on healing addiction. Half the world is battling porn addiction
Same, as a man of 34, misinformation and fear and taboo of the wisdom of pure sexual energy has done much harm in later adult life and my current phase, an urgent detox is mandatory..else i know i will perish - it is with regret to say that the war has been between an elite group of man who do not want the other man to know of this power and free the world